Altar - Sonora

Facts about Altar

Location of Altar

Altar is located in the municipality of Altar in the Mexican state of Sonora with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -111.835278
Latitude (dec): 30.713611

Height over sea level of Altar

The locations medium height over sea level is 42 meters.

Population in Altar

The over all population of Altar is 7257 persons, 3618 of them are male and 3639 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2876 minors and 4381 adults, with 509 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Altar

64 inhabitants of the location Altar in Mexico live in indigenous households. 29 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 28 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2480 citizens of Altar.

Economic situation

In Altar exist about 1751 households.

Of these households 1762 are common houses or apartments, 84 are without floor and about 152 consist of one room only.

1606 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1626 are connected to the public water supply, 1689 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 251 households to own a computer, 1344 own a washing machine and 1648 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Altar

Besides the 259 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 81 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

284 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 2221 persons did not finish the school. 1051 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1178 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 360 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 8 years.