Las Lajas - Guerrero

Facts about Las Lajas

Location of Las Lajas

Las Lajas is located in the municipality of Copala in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.889444
Latitude (dec): 16.578889

Height over sea level of Las Lajas

The locations medium height over sea level is 20 meters.

Population in Las Lajas

The over all population of Las Lajas is 389 persons, 199 of them are male and 190 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 186 minors and 203 adults, with 34 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Las Lajas

6 inhabitants of the location Las Lajas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1 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 1 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 155 citizens of Las Lajas.

Economic situation

In Las Lajas exist about 86 households.

Of these households 87 are common houses or apartments, 45 are without floor and about 34 consist of one room only.

18 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 41 are connected to the public water supply, 83 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 14 own a washing machine and 60 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Las Lajas

Besides the 69 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

69 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 101 persons did not finish the school. 39 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 19 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 21 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.