Mochitlán - Guerrero

Facts about Mochitlán

Location of Mochitlán

Mochitlán is located in the municipality of Mochitlán in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -99.369167
Latitude (dec): 17.471389

Height over sea level of Mochitlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 1000 meters.

Population in Mochitlán

The over all population of Mochitlán is 4957 persons, 2394 of them are male and 2563 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1953 minors and 3004 adults, with 606 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Mochitlán

141 inhabitants of the location Mochitlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 63 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 56 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1333 citizens of Mochitlán.

Economic situation

In Mochitlán exist about 1208 households.

Of these households 1169 are common houses or apartments, 333 are without floor and about 185 consist of one room only.

1078 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1058 are connected to the public water supply, 1134 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 105 households to own a computer, 322 own a washing machine and 1025 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Mochitlán

Besides the 564 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 24 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

552 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1065 persons did not finish the school. 593 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1115 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 470 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 8 years.