Zapotitlán de Méndez - Puebla

Facts about Zapotitlán de Méndez

Location of Zapotitlán de Méndez

Zapotitlán de Méndez is located in the municipality of Zapotitlán de Méndez in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.715278
Latitude (dec): 20.003056

Height over sea level of Zapotitlán de Méndez

The locations medium height over sea level is 650 meters.

Population in Zapotitlán de Méndez

The over all population of Zapotitlán de Méndez is 1672 persons, 798 of them are male and 874 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 603 minors and 1069 adults, with 219 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Zapotitlán de Méndez

1135 inhabitants of the location Zapotitlán de Méndez in Mexico live in indigenous households. 553 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 19 people, while 515 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1214 citizens of Zapotitlán de Méndez.

Economic situation

In Zapotitlán de Méndez exist about 450 households.

Of these households 412 are common houses or apartments, 76 are without floor and about 41 consist of one room only.

387 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 366 are connected to the public water supply, 385 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 25 households to own a computer, 55 own a washing machine and 351 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Zapotitlán de Méndez

Besides the 163 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 12 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

134 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 530 persons did not finish the school. 184 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 289 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 99 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.