Las Peñitas (Peñas) - Nayarit

Facts about Las Peñitas (Peñas)

Location of Las Peñitas (Peñas)

Las Peñitas (Peñas) is located in the municipality of Tuxpan in the Mexican state of Nayarit with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -105.223333
Latitude (dec): 21.943611

Height over sea level of Las Peñitas (Peñas)

The locations medium height over sea level is 20 meters.

Population in Las Peñitas (Peñas)

The over all population of Las Peñitas (Peñas) is 1698 persons, 829 of them are male and 869 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 642 minors and 1056 adults, with 202 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Las Peñitas (Peñas)

38 inhabitants of the location Las Peñitas (Peñas) in Mexico live in indigenous households. 26 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 23 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1095 citizens of Las Peñitas (Peñas).

Economic situation

In Las Peñitas (Peñas) exist about 504 households.

Of these households 509 are common houses or apartments, 32 are without floor and about 45 consist of one room only.

456 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 431 are connected to the public water supply, 496 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 20 households to own a computer, 304 own a washing machine and 472 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Las Peñitas (Peñas)

Besides the 150 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 10 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

159 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 545 persons did not finish the school. 252 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 212 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 105 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.