Independencia - Oaxaca

Facts about Independencia

Location of Independencia

Independencia is located in the municipality of Chalcatongo de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.587500
Latitude (dec): 17.036111

Height over sea level of Independencia

The locations medium height over sea level is 2440 meters.

Population in Independencia

The over all population of Independencia is 237 persons, 105 of them are male and 132 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 104 minors and 133 adults, with 48 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Independencia

184 inhabitants of the location Independencia in Mexico live in indigenous households. 105 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 104 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1 citizens of Independencia.

Economic situation

In Independencia exist about 60 households.

Of these households 60 are common houses or apartments, 24 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

55 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 53 are connected to the public water supply, 58 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 4 own a washing machine and 26 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Independencia

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

31 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 89 persons did not finish the school. 21 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 8 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 14 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.