Altavista - Puebla

Facts about Altavista

Location of Altavista

Altavista is located in the municipality of Xochiltepec in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.332222
Latitude (dec): 18.645000

Height over sea level of Altavista

The locations medium height over sea level is 1360 meters.

Population in Altavista

The over all population of Altavista is 370 persons, 167 of them are male and 203 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 157 minors and 213 adults, with 45 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Altavista

15 inhabitants of the location Altavista in Mexico live in indigenous households. 6 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 0 people, while 6 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 13 citizens of Altavista.

Economic situation

In Altavista exist about 91 households.

Of these households 90 are common houses or apartments, 13 are without floor and about 13 consist of one room only.

79 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 88 are connected to the public water supply, 89 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 40 own a washing machine and 76 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Altavista

Besides the 28 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

49 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 141 persons did not finish the school. 29 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 19 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 5 years.