La Laja - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about La Laja

Location of La Laja

La Laja is located in the municipality of Ozuluama de Mascareñas in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.695556
Latitude (dec): 21.681389

Height over sea level of La Laja

The locations medium height over sea level is 10 meters.

Population in La Laja

The over all population of La Laja is 426 persons, 208 of them are male and 218 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 147 minors and 279 adults, with 78 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Laja

3 inhabitants of the location La Laja in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1 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 1 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 100 citizens of La Laja.

Economic situation

In La Laja exist about 131 households.

Of these households 126 are common houses or apartments, 1 are without floor and about 12 consist of one room only.

122 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 92 are connected to the public water supply, 124 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 74 own a washing machine and 102 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Laja

Besides the 32 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 14 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

40 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 158 persons did not finish the school. 55 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 43 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 25 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.