Arroyo Caracol - Oaxaca

Facts about Arroyo Caracol

Location of Arroyo Caracol

Arroyo Caracol is located in the municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.476111
Latitude (dec): 18.301111

Height over sea level of Arroyo Caracol

The locations medium height over sea level is 103 meters.

Population in Arroyo Caracol

The over all population of Arroyo Caracol is 240 persons, 118 of them are male and 122 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 116 minors and 124 adults, with 20 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Arroyo Caracol

240 inhabitants of the location Arroyo Caracol in Mexico live in indigenous households. 201 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 28 people, while 166 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 7 citizens of Arroyo Caracol.

Economic situation

In Arroyo Caracol exist about 54 households.

Of these households 53 are common houses or apartments, 44 are without floor and about 38 consist of one room only.

44 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 52 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 8 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Arroyo Caracol

Besides the 56 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 7 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

50 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 71 persons did not finish the school. 15 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 2 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 13 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.