Potejal - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Potejal

Location of Potejal

Potejal is located in the municipality of Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.277222
Latitude (dec): 20.769722

Height over sea level of Potejal

The locations medium height over sea level is 420 meters.

Population in Potejal

The over all population of Potejal is 78 persons, 33 of them are male and 45 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 41 minors and 37 adults, with 5 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Potejal

71 inhabitants of the location Potejal in Mexico live in indigenous households. 64 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 14 people, while 49 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 78 citizens of Potejal.

Economic situation

In Potejal exist about 15 households.

Of these households 15 are common houses or apartments, 9 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

12 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 15 are connected to the public water supply, 13 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 1 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Potejal

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

12 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 19 persons did not finish the school. 10 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 4 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.