Comala - Oaxaca

Facts about Comala

Location of Comala

Comala is located in the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.479167
Latitude (dec): 15.868333

Height over sea level of Comala

The locations medium height over sea level is 348 meters.

Population in Comala

The over all population of Comala is 399 persons, 180 of them are male and 219 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 211 minors and 188 adults, with 32 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Comala

46 inhabitants of the location Comala in Mexico live in indigenous households. 18 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 18 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 8 citizens of Comala.

Economic situation

In Comala exist about 88 households.

Of these households 75 are common houses or apartments, 29 are without floor and about 4 consist of one room only.

66 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 44 are connected to the public water supply, 64 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 35 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Comala

Besides the 81 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 16 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

84 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 75 persons did not finish the school. 31 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 20 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 16 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.