Santa Catarina Juquila - Oaxaca

Facts about Santa Catarina Juquila

Location of Santa Catarina Juquila

Santa Catarina Juquila is located in the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.291944
Latitude (dec): 16.236389

Height over sea level of Santa Catarina Juquila

The locations medium height over sea level is 1462 meters.

Population in Santa Catarina Juquila

The over all population of Santa Catarina Juquila is 5579 persons, 2583 of them are male and 2996 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2475 minors and 3104 adults, with 440 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Santa Catarina Juquila

566 inhabitants of the location Santa Catarina Juquila in Mexico live in indigenous households. 283 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 259 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 204 citizens of Santa Catarina Juquila.

Economic situation

In Santa Catarina Juquila exist about 1196 households.

Of these households 1145 are common houses or apartments, 388 are without floor and about 223 consist of one room only.

1083 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1048 are connected to the public water supply, 1106 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 54 households to own a computer, 345 own a washing machine and 941 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Santa Catarina Juquila

Besides the 599 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 85 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

586 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1674 persons did not finish the school. 571 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 602 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 328 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.