Río Candelaria - Oaxaca

Facts about Río Candelaria

Location of Río Candelaria

Río Candelaria is located in the municipality of Candelaria Loxicha in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.507778
Latitude (dec): 15.900000

Height over sea level of Río Candelaria

The locations medium height over sea level is 741 meters.

Population in Río Candelaria

The over all population of Río Candelaria is 253 persons, 135 of them are male and 118 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 123 minors and 130 adults, with 21 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Río Candelaria

244 inhabitants of the location Río Candelaria in Mexico live in indigenous households. 188 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 1 people, while 187 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 168 citizens of Río Candelaria.

Economic situation

In Río Candelaria exist about 51 households.

Of these households 51 are common houses or apartments, 49 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

51 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 29 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 15 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Río Candelaria

Besides the 40 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

40 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 82 persons did not finish the school. 16 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 8 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 11 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.