Candelaria - Campeche

Facts about Candelaria

Location of Candelaria

Candelaria is located in the municipality of Candelaria in the Mexican state of Campeche with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.046111
Latitude (dec): 18.184444

Height over sea level of Candelaria

The locations medium height over sea level is 40 meters.

Population in Candelaria

The over all population of Candelaria is 9285 persons, 4478 of them are male and 4807 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 4247 minors and 5038 adults, with 592 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Candelaria

522 inhabitants of the location Candelaria in Mexico live in indigenous households. 182 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 3 people, while 169 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 5210 citizens of Candelaria.

Economic situation

In Candelaria exist about 2270 households.

Of these households 2261 are common houses or apartments, 204 are without floor and about 587 consist of one room only.

1985 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1989 are connected to the public water supply, 2057 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 158 households to own a computer, 1360 own a washing machine and 1875 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Candelaria

Besides the 706 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 87 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

921 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 2245 persons did not finish the school. 1321 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1139 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 676 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.