La Peñita (La Peña) - San Luis Potosí

Facts about La Peñita (La Peña)

Location of La Peñita (La Peña)

La Peñita (La Peña) is located in the municipality of Matlapa in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.883333
Latitude (dec): 21.320000

Height over sea level of La Peñita (La Peña)

The locations medium height over sea level is 600 meters.

Population in La Peñita (La Peña)

The over all population of La Peñita (La Peña) is 417 persons, 200 of them are male and 217 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 243 minors and 174 adults, with 20 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Peñita (La Peña)

417 inhabitants of the location La Peñita (La Peña) in Mexico live in indigenous households. 314 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 4 people, while 310 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2 citizens of La Peñita (La Peña).

Economic situation

In La Peñita (La Peña) exist about 71 households.

Of these households 71 are common houses or apartments, 65 are without floor and about 10 consist of one room only.

70 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 5 are connected to the public water supply, 63 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 21 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Peñita (La Peña)

Besides the 26 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

25 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 80 persons did not finish the school. 91 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 10 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 16 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.