Galeras - Querétaro Arteaga

Facts about Galeras

Location of Galeras

Galeras is located in the municipality of Colón in the Mexican state of Querétaro Arteaga with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -100.158333
Latitude (dec): 20.615278

Height over sea level of Galeras

The locations medium height over sea level is 1920 meters.

Population in Galeras

The over all population of Galeras is 2305 persons, 1125 of them are male and 1180 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 951 minors and 1354 adults, with 141 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Galeras

21 inhabitants of the location Galeras in Mexico live in indigenous households. 10 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 9 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1322 citizens of Galeras.

Economic situation

In Galeras exist about 487 households.

Of these households 367 are common houses or apartments, 62 are without floor and about 19 consist of one room only.

350 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 362 are connected to the public water supply, 364 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 26 households to own a computer, 173 own a washing machine and 358 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Galeras

Besides the 214 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 17 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

163 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 652 persons did not finish the school. 432 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 214 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 112 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.