Taxco - Puebla

Facts about Taxco

Location of Taxco

Taxco is located in the municipality of Tetela de Ocampo in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.738056
Latitude (dec): 19.878333

Height over sea level of Taxco

The locations medium height over sea level is 1870 meters.

Population in Taxco

The over all population of Taxco is 550 persons, 278 of them are male and 272 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 259 minors and 291 adults, with 52 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Taxco

254 inhabitants of the location Taxco in Mexico live in indigenous households. 136 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 129 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 9 citizens of Taxco.

Economic situation

In Taxco exist about 138 households.

Of these households 138 are common houses or apartments, 84 are without floor and about 18 consist of one room only.

135 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 36 are connected to the public water supply, 121 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 3 own a washing machine and 45 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Taxco

Besides the 111 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 7 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

90 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 201 persons did not finish the school. 17 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 30 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 28 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.