Tecalitlán - Jalisco

Facts about Tecalitlán

Location of Tecalitlán

Tecalitlán is located in the municipality of Tecalitlán in the Mexican state of Jalisco with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -103.306389
Latitude (dec): 19.469167

Height over sea level of Tecalitlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 1140 meters.

Population in Tecalitlán

The over all population of Tecalitlán is 12053 persons, 5664 of them are male and 6389 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 4847 minors and 7206 adults, with 1538 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Tecalitlán

57 inhabitants of the location Tecalitlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 27 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 25 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4645 citizens of Tecalitlán.

Economic situation

In Tecalitlán exist about 3041 households.

Of these households 3066 are common houses or apartments, 234 are without floor and about 123 consist of one room only.

2962 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 2967 are connected to the public water supply, 2965 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 356 households to own a computer, 2317 own a washing machine and 2879 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Tecalitlán

Besides the 849 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 143 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

1069 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 3918 persons did not finish the school. 1391 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1496 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 707 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.