Canakom - Yucatán

Facts about Canakom

Location of Canakom

Canakom is located in the municipality of Yaxcabá in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -88.762778
Latitude (dec): 20.441111

Height over sea level of Canakom

The locations medium height over sea level is 27 meters.

Population in Canakom

The over all population of Canakom is 412 persons, 225 of them are male and 187 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 217 minors and 195 adults, with 24 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Canakom

397 inhabitants of the location Canakom in Mexico live in indigenous households. 325 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 16 people, while 307 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4 citizens of Canakom.

Economic situation

In Canakom exist about 81 households.

Of these households 80 are common houses or apartments, 13 are without floor and about 12 consist of one room only.

7 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 69 are connected to the public water supply, 59 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 17 own a washing machine and 29 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Canakom

Besides the 76 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 7 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

30 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 178 persons did not finish the school. 11 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 17 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.