Becán - Campeche

Facts about Becán

Location of Becán

Becán is located in the municipality of Calakmul in the Mexican state of Campeche with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -89.463333
Latitude (dec): 18.512500

Height over sea level of Becán

The locations medium height over sea level is 270 meters.

Population in Becán

The over all population of Becán is 214 persons, 100 of them are male and 114 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 114 minors and 100 adults, with 8 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Becán

151 inhabitants of the location Becán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 98 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 2 people, while 93 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 14 citizens of Becán.

Economic situation

In Becán exist about 42 households.

Of these households 42 are common houses or apartments, 8 are without floor and about 9 consist of one room only.

36 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1 are connected to the public water supply, 36 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 18 own a washing machine and 21 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Becán

Besides the 27 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 1 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

25 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 55 persons did not finish the school. 24 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 14 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 5 years.