Chigmecatitlán - Puebla

Facts about Chigmecatitlán

Location of Chigmecatitlán

Chigmecatitlán is located in the municipality of Chigmecatitlán in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.075278
Latitude (dec): 18.647500

Height over sea level of Chigmecatitlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 1500 meters.

Population in Chigmecatitlán

The over all population of Chigmecatitlán is 1147 persons, 519 of them are male and 628 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 344 minors and 803 adults, with 276 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Chigmecatitlán

1118 inhabitants of the location Chigmecatitlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 816 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 106 people, while 692 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 420 citizens of Chigmecatitlán.

Economic situation

In Chigmecatitlán exist about 347 households.

Of these households 336 are common houses or apartments, 60 are without floor and about 51 consist of one room only.

251 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 316 are connected to the public water supply, 317 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 7 own a washing machine and 229 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chigmecatitlán

Besides the 289 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 7 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

259 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 412 persons did not finish the school. 93 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 90 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 45 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.