La Joya - Michoacán de Ocampo

Facts about La Joya

Location of La Joya

La Joya is located in the municipality of Yurécuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán de Ocampo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -102.158611
Latitude (dec): 20.273333

Height over sea level of La Joya

The locations medium height over sea level is 1700 meters.

Population in La Joya

The over all population of La Joya is 384 persons, 171 of them are male and 213 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 132 minors and 252 adults, with 76 of them being 60 years and older.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 31 citizens of La Joya.

Economic situation

In La Joya exist about 104 households.

Of these households 103 are common houses or apartments, 7 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

61 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 101 are connected to the public water supply, 101 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 51 own a washing machine and 97 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Joya

Besides the 60 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 13 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

62 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 199 persons did not finish the school. 13 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 1 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.