Potoichán - Guerrero

Facts about Potoichán

Location of Potoichán

Potoichán is located in the municipality of Copanatoyac in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.719444
Latitude (dec): 17.424722

Height over sea level of Potoichán

The locations medium height over sea level is 1520 meters.

Population in Potoichán

The over all population of Potoichán is 569 persons, 251 of them are male and 318 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 328 minors and 241 adults, with 47 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Potoichán

569 inhabitants of the location Potoichán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 442 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 173 people, while 267 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 5 citizens of Potoichán.

Economic situation

In Potoichán exist about 93 households.

Of these households 93 are common houses or apartments, 80 are without floor and about 41 consist of one room only.

16 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 72 are connected to the public water supply, 76 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 13 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Potoichán

Besides the 131 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 14 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

124 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 140 persons did not finish the school. 15 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 8 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 19 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.