Katab - Campeche

Facts about Katab

Location of Katab

Katab is located in the municipality of Hopelchén in the Mexican state of Campeche with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -89.842222
Latitude (dec): 19.910278

Height over sea level of Katab

The locations medium height over sea level is 110 meters.

Population in Katab

The over all population of Katab is 390 persons, 193 of them are male and 197 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 199 minors and 191 adults, with 17 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Katab

390 inhabitants of the location Katab in Mexico live in indigenous households. 297 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 9 people, while 281 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 236 citizens of Katab.

Economic situation

In Katab exist about 70 households.

Of these households 69 are common houses or apartments, 5 are without floor and about 12 consist of one room only.

9 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 64 are connected to the public water supply, 67 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 33 own a washing machine and 58 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Katab

Besides the 54 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

47 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 131 persons did not finish the school. 18 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 16 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 14 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.