Las Tortugas - Durango

Facts about Las Tortugas

Location of Las Tortugas

Las Tortugas is located in the municipality of Mezquital in the Mexican state of Durango with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -104.776389
Latitude (dec): 23.177222

Height over sea level of Las Tortugas

The locations medium height over sea level is 1630 meters.

Population in Las Tortugas

The over all population of Las Tortugas is 33 persons, 20 of them are male and 13 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 20 minors and 13 adults, with 2 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Las Tortugas

33 inhabitants of the location Las Tortugas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 29 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 27 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Las Tortugas.

Economic situation

In Las Tortugas exist about 5 households.

Of these households 5 are common houses or apartments, 5 are without floor and about 0 consist of one room only.

5 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 3 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 1 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Las Tortugas

Besides the 4 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 1 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

4 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 11 persons did not finish the school. 0 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 1 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.