Jala - Colima

Facts about Jala

Location of Jala

Jala is located in the municipality of Coquimatlán in the Mexican state of Colima with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -103.854444
Latitude (dec): 19.127778

Height over sea level of Jala

The locations medium height over sea level is 236 meters.

Population in Jala

The over all population of Jala is 424 persons, 209 of them are male and 215 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 163 minors and 261 adults, with 55 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Jala

1 inhabitants of the location Jala in Mexico live in indigenous households. 2 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 0 people, while 2 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 298 citizens of Jala.

Economic situation

In Jala exist about 108 households.

Of these households 108 are common houses or apartments, 24 are without floor and about 10 consist of one room only.

104 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 105 are connected to the public water supply, 103 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 56 own a washing machine and 81 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Jala

Besides the 44 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

42 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 141 persons did not finish the school. 77 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 28 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 16 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.