Otáez - Durango

Facts about Otáez

Location of Otáez

Otáez is located in the municipality of Otáez in the Mexican state of Durango with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -105.993333
Latitude (dec): 24.698056

Height over sea level of Otáez

The locations medium height over sea level is 1780 meters.

Population in Otáez

The over all population of Otáez is 682 persons, 327 of them are male and 355 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 322 minors and 360 adults, with 92 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Otáez

21 inhabitants of the location Otáez in Mexico live in indigenous households. 6 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 5 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 360 citizens of Otáez.

Economic situation

In Otáez exist about 159 households.

Of these households 158 are common houses or apartments, 36 are without floor and about 9 consist of one room only.

94 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 153 are connected to the public water supply, 154 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 10 households to own a computer, 53 own a washing machine and 132 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Otáez

Besides the 56 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

61 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 213 persons did not finish the school. 82 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 67 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 58 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.