Mezquitic - Jalisco

Facts about Mezquitic

Location of Mezquitic

Mezquitic is located in the municipality of Mezquitic in the Mexican state of Jalisco with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -103.728889
Latitude (dec): 22.388333

Height over sea level of Mezquitic

The locations medium height over sea level is 1360 meters.

Population in Mezquitic

The over all population of Mezquitic is 2187 persons, 1073 of them are male and 1114 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 893 minors and 1294 adults, with 337 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Mezquitic

71 inhabitants of the location Mezquitic in Mexico live in indigenous households. 57 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 0 people, while 56 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 646 citizens of Mezquitic.

Economic situation

In Mezquitic exist about 556 households.

Of these households 575 are common houses or apartments, 51 are without floor and about 13 consist of one room only.

521 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 533 are connected to the public water supply, 528 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 91 households to own a computer, 405 own a washing machine and 489 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Mezquitic

Besides the 145 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 7 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

161 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 615 persons did not finish the school. 269 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 382 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 149 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.