Tortugas - Hidalgo

Facts about Tortugas

Location of Tortugas

Tortugas is located in the municipality of Metepec in the Mexican state of Hidalgo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.353056
Latitude (dec): 20.240278

Height over sea level of Tortugas

The locations medium height over sea level is 2120 meters.

Population in Tortugas

The over all population of Tortugas is 177 persons, 86 of them are male and 91 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 65 minors and 112 adults, with 17 of them being 60 years and older.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 29 citizens of Tortugas.

Economic situation

In Tortugas exist about 45 households.

Of these households 45 are common houses or apartments, 2 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.

32 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 40 are connected to the public water supply, 39 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 9 own a washing machine and 36 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Tortugas

Besides the 6 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

13 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 61 persons did not finish the school. 33 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 15 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 10 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.