Santa Catarina Loxicha - Oaxaca

Facts about Santa Catarina Loxicha

Location of Santa Catarina Loxicha

Santa Catarina Loxicha is located in the municipality of Santa Catarina Loxicha in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.754444
Latitude (dec): 16.066667

Height over sea level of Santa Catarina Loxicha

The locations medium height over sea level is 1240 meters.

Population in Santa Catarina Loxicha

The over all population of Santa Catarina Loxicha is 2970 persons, 1452 of them are male and 1518 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1558 minors and 1412 adults, with 198 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Santa Catarina Loxicha

894 inhabitants of the location Santa Catarina Loxicha in Mexico live in indigenous households. 293 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 285 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 41 citizens of Santa Catarina Loxicha.

Economic situation

In Santa Catarina Loxicha exist about 579 households.

Of these households 567 are common houses or apartments, 284 are without floor and about 49 consist of one room only.

555 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 454 are connected to the public water supply, 553 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 7 households to own a computer, 17 own a washing machine and 301 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Santa Catarina Loxicha

Besides the 406 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 39 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

407 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 865 persons did not finish the school. 240 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 133 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 176 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.