Placetas - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Placetas

Location of Placetas

Placetas is located in the municipality of Ixcatepec in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.009722
Latitude (dec): 21.266111

Height over sea level of Placetas

The locations medium height over sea level is 100 meters.

Population in Placetas

The over all population of Placetas is 273 persons, 135 of them are male and 138 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 112 minors and 161 adults, with 53 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Placetas

90 inhabitants of the location Placetas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 35 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 0 people, while 35 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 8 citizens of Placetas.

Economic situation

In Placetas exist about 66 households.

Of these households 64 are common houses or apartments, 62 are without floor and about 8 consist of one room only.

64 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 56 are connected to the public water supply, 59 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 34 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Placetas

Besides the 36 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

35 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 95 persons did not finish the school. 35 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 18 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 20 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.