Holbox - Quintana Roo

Facts about Holbox

Location of Holbox

Holbox is located in the municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -87.376667
Latitude (dec): 21.521667

Height over sea level of Holbox

The locations medium height over sea level is 10 meters.

Population in Holbox

The over all population of Holbox is 1198 persons, 604 of them are male and 594 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 415 minors and 783 adults, with 103 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Holbox

251 inhabitants of the location Holbox in Mexico live in indigenous households. 119 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 118 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 378 citizens of Holbox.

Economic situation

In Holbox exist about 347 households.

Of these households 342 are common houses or apartments, 7 are without floor and about 48 consist of one room only.

338 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 323 are connected to the public water supply, 329 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 77 households to own a computer, 267 own a washing machine and 310 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Holbox

Besides the 28 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 9 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

32 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 336 persons did not finish the school. 200 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 259 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 47 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 8 years.