La Joya - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about La Joya

Location of La Joya

La Joya is located in the municipality of Túxpam in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.387222
Latitude (dec): 20.849444

Height over sea level of La Joya

The locations medium height over sea level is 40 meters.

Population in La Joya

The over all population of La Joya is 216 persons, 103 of them are male and 113 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 80 minors and 136 adults, with 37 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Joya

102 inhabitants of the location La Joya in Mexico live in indigenous households. 39 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 12 citizens of La Joya.

Economic situation

In La Joya exist about 50 households.

Of these households 50 are common houses or apartments, 32 are without floor and about 13 consist of one room only.

49 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 47 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 9 own a washing machine and 43 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Joya

Besides the 35 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

29 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 86 persons did not finish the school. 26 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 11 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 13 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.