Xalaú (X-Alau) - Yucatán

Facts about Xalaú (X-Alau)

Location of Xalaú (X-Alau)

Xalaú (X-Alau) is located in the municipality of Chemax in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -88.006667
Latitude (dec): 20.677778

Height over sea level of Xalaú (X-Alau)

The locations medium height over sea level is 30 meters.

Population in Xalaú (X-Alau)

The over all population of Xalaú (X-Alau) is 1813 persons, 926 of them are male and 887 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 892 minors and 921 adults, with 127 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Xalaú (X-Alau)

1809 inhabitants of the location Xalaú (X-Alau) in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1502 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 385 people, while 1116 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1178 citizens of Xalaú (X-Alau).

Economic situation

In Xalaú (X-Alau) exist about 359 households.

Of these households 353 are common houses or apartments, 74 are without floor and about 91 consist of one room only.

29 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 343 are connected to the public water supply, 313 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 33 own a washing machine and 225 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Xalaú (X-Alau)

Besides the 345 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 29 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

261 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 576 persons did not finish the school. 165 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 15 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 65 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.