Copala - Guerrero

Facts about Copala

Location of Copala

Copala is located in the municipality of Copala in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.978333
Latitude (dec): 16.607778

Height over sea level of Copala

The locations medium height over sea level is 20 meters.

Population in Copala

The over all population of Copala is 6215 persons, 2913 of them are male and 3302 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2847 minors and 3368 adults, with 825 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Copala

162 inhabitants of the location Copala in Mexico live in indigenous households. 70 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 2 people, while 64 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 957 citizens of Copala.

Economic situation

In Copala exist about 1514 households.

Of these households 1505 are common houses or apartments, 277 are without floor and about 393 consist of one room only.

1024 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1289 are connected to the public water supply, 1462 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 65 households to own a computer, 627 own a washing machine and 1306 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Copala

Besides the 882 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 54 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

894 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1395 persons did not finish the school. 561 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 985 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 540 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.