Mexcala - San Luis Potosí

Facts about Mexcala

Location of Mexcala

Mexcala is located in the municipality of Tancanhuitz in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.976111
Latitude (dec): 21.579722

Height over sea level of Mexcala

The locations medium height over sea level is 310 meters.

Population in Mexcala

The over all population of Mexcala is 53 persons, 25 of them are male and 28 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 25 minors and 28 adults, with 5 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Mexcala

53 inhabitants of the location Mexcala in Mexico live in indigenous households. 45 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 1 people, while 44 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 3 citizens of Mexcala.

Economic situation

In Mexcala exist about 11 households.

Of these households 11 are common houses or apartments, 10 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

9 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 8 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 6 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Mexcala

Besides the 14 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 0 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

14 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 10 persons did not finish the school. 7 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 2 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.