Matlahuacala - Puebla

Facts about Matlahuacala

Location of Matlahuacala

Matlahuacala is located in the municipality of Coyomeapan in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.034722
Latitude (dec): 18.247222

Height over sea level of Matlahuacala

The locations medium height over sea level is 2040 meters.

Population in Matlahuacala

The over all population of Matlahuacala is 480 persons, 240 of them are male and 240 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 228 minors and 252 adults, with 43 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Matlahuacala

476 inhabitants of the location Matlahuacala in Mexico live in indigenous households. 423 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 54 people, while 367 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 11 citizens of Matlahuacala.

Economic situation

In Matlahuacala exist about 111 households.

Of these households 105 are common houses or apartments, 94 are without floor and about 18 consist of one room only.

97 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 19 are connected to the public water supply, 95 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 6 own a washing machine and 34 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Matlahuacala

Besides the 91 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

91 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 156 persons did not finish the school. 35 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 7 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 19 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.