Matanzas - Jalisco

Facts about Matanzas

Location of Matanzas

Matanzas is located in the municipality of Ojuelos de Jalisco in the Mexican state of Jalisco with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -101.655278
Latitude (dec): 21.633611

Height over sea level of Matanzas

The locations medium height over sea level is 2205 meters.

Population in Matanzas

The over all population of Matanzas is 1138 persons, 550 of them are male and 588 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 452 minors and 686 adults, with 143 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Matanzas

11 inhabitants of the location Matanzas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 5 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 3 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 302 citizens of Matanzas.

Economic situation

In Matanzas exist about 284 households.

Of these households 283 are common houses or apartments, 11 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

262 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 49 are connected to the public water supply, 278 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 17 households to own a computer, 212 own a washing machine and 268 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Matanzas

Besides the 90 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 26 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

86 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 500 persons did not finish the school. 125 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 42 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 28 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.