Platanitos - Nayarit

Facts about Platanitos

Location of Platanitos

Platanitos is located in the municipality of Tepic in the Mexican state of Nayarit with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -104.974444
Latitude (dec): 21.521389

Height over sea level of Platanitos

The locations medium height over sea level is 1090 meters.

Population in Platanitos

The over all population of Platanitos is 414 persons, 213 of them are male and 201 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 169 minors and 245 adults, with 37 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Platanitos

25 inhabitants of the location Platanitos in Mexico live in indigenous households. 11 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 10 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 296 citizens of Platanitos.

Economic situation

In Platanitos exist about 94 households.

Of these households 94 are common houses or apartments, 4 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

86 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 3 are connected to the public water supply, 93 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 58 own a washing machine and 92 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Platanitos

Besides the 22 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

20 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 123 persons did not finish the school. 96 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 42 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 21 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.