Poxcautla - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Poxcautla

Location of Poxcautla

Poxcautla is located in the municipality of Tequila in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.966389
Latitude (dec): 18.746667

Height over sea level of Poxcautla

The locations medium height over sea level is 1140 meters.

Population in Poxcautla

The over all population of Poxcautla is 946 persons, 464 of them are male and 482 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 438 minors and 508 adults, with 71 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Poxcautla

944 inhabitants of the location Poxcautla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 771 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 105 people, while 645 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 86 citizens of Poxcautla.

Economic situation

In Poxcautla exist about 227 households.

Of these households 226 are common houses or apartments, 208 are without floor and about 50 consist of one room only.

196 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 106 are connected to the public water supply, 180 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 43 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Poxcautla

Besides the 205 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 20 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

173 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 314 persons did not finish the school. 49 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 28 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 31 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.