Zafra - Oaxaca

Facts about Zafra

Location of Zafra

Zafra is located in the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.888889
Latitude (dec): 16.985833

Height over sea level of Zafra

The locations medium height over sea level is 780 meters.

Population in Zafra

The over all population of Zafra is 377 persons, 172 of them are male and 205 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 187 minors and 190 adults, with 32 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Zafra

52 inhabitants of the location Zafra in Mexico live in indigenous households. 20 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 2 people, while 17 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 14 citizens of Zafra.

Economic situation

In Zafra exist about 81 households.

Of these households 83 are common houses or apartments, 24 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.

74 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 68 are connected to the public water supply, 66 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 25 own a washing machine and 54 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Zafra

Besides the 49 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 13 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 128 persons did not finish the school. 33 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 8 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 17 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.