Zoquitlán - Puebla

Facts about Zoquitlán

Location of Zoquitlán

Zoquitlán is located in the municipality of Zoquitlán in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.018056
Latitude (dec): 18.336389

Height over sea level of Zoquitlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 2140 meters.

Population in Zoquitlán

The over all population of Zoquitlán is 2778 persons, 1275 of them are male and 1503 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1283 minors and 1495 adults, with 351 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Zoquitlán

2764 inhabitants of the location Zoquitlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 2324 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 390 people, while 1906 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1168 citizens of Zoquitlán.

Economic situation

In Zoquitlán exist about 614 households.

Of these households 607 are common houses or apartments, 401 are without floor and about 74 consist of one room only.

524 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 404 are connected to the public water supply, 591 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 7 households to own a computer, 29 own a washing machine and 449 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Zoquitlán

Besides the 579 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 72 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

546 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 757 persons did not finish the school. 203 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 115 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 96 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.