Xala - Puebla

Facts about Xala

Location of Xala

Xala is located in the municipality of Ajalpan in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.090833
Latitude (dec): 18.408333

Height over sea level of Xala

The locations medium height over sea level is 2500 meters.

Population in Xala

The over all population of Xala is 292 persons, 136 of them are male and 156 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 140 minors and 152 adults, with 30 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Xala

292 inhabitants of the location Xala in Mexico live in indigenous households. 260 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 231 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2 citizens of Xala.

Economic situation

In Xala exist about 49 households.

Of these households 49 are common houses or apartments, 32 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

44 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 41 are connected to the public water supply, 47 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 31 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Xala

Besides the 82 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

68 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 70 persons did not finish the school. 32 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 11 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.