El Colón - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about El Colón

Location of El Colón

El Colón is located in the municipality of Zozocolco de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.564167
Latitude (dec): 20.148333

Height over sea level of El Colón

The locations medium height over sea level is 140 meters.

Population in El Colón

The over all population of El Colón is 338 persons, 165 of them are male and 173 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 147 minors and 191 adults, with 39 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of El Colón

338 inhabitants of the location El Colón in Mexico live in indigenous households. 276 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 53 people, while 222 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 195 citizens of El Colón.

Economic situation

In El Colón exist about 75 households.

Of these households 75 are common houses or apartments, 73 are without floor and about 35 consist of one room only.

40 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 16 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 2 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in El Colón

Besides the 82 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

76 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 115 persons did not finish the school. 16 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 4 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 10 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.