Mecapala - Hidalgo

Facts about Mecapala

Location of Mecapala

Mecapala is located in the municipality of Xochicoatlán in the Mexican state of Hidalgo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.668889
Latitude (dec): 20.817222

Height over sea level of Mecapala

The locations medium height over sea level is 1640 meters.

Population in Mecapala

The over all population of Mecapala is 134 persons, 72 of them are male and 62 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 34 minors and 100 adults, with 41 of them being 60 years and older.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 132 citizens of Mecapala.

Economic situation

In Mecapala exist about 40 households.

Of these households 39 are common houses or apartments, 13 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

38 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 37 are connected to the public water supply, 37 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 2 own a washing machine and 19 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Mecapala

Besides the 13 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 1 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

12 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 61 persons did not finish the school. 27 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 8 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 9 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.