Palapa - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Palapa

Location of Palapa

Palapa is located in the municipality of Zongolica in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.965278
Latitude (dec): 18.692222

Height over sea level of Palapa

The locations medium height over sea level is 1260 meters.

Population in Palapa

The over all population of Palapa is 429 persons, 224 of them are male and 205 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 164 minors and 265 adults, with 35 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Palapa

429 inhabitants of the location Palapa in Mexico live in indigenous households. 361 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 3 people, while 353 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 361 citizens of Palapa.

Economic situation

In Palapa exist about 105 households.

Of these households 105 are common houses or apartments, 91 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

103 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 44 are connected to the public water supply, 84 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 35 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Palapa

Besides the 114 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 0 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

110 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 117 persons did not finish the school. 37 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 22 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 33 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.