Palomas - Tabasco

Facts about Palomas

Location of Palomas

Palomas is located in the municipality of Macuspana in the Mexican state of Tabasco with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.477778
Latitude (dec): 17.655278

Height over sea level of Palomas

The locations medium height over sea level is 40 meters.

Population in Palomas

The over all population of Palomas is 1380 persons, 694 of them are male and 686 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 660 minors and 720 adults, with 65 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Palomas

24 inhabitants of the location Palomas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 7 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 7 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 822 citizens of Palomas.

Economic situation

In Palomas exist about 286 households.

Of these households 280 are common houses or apartments, 101 are without floor and about 105 consist of one room only.

218 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 23 are connected to the public water supply, 262 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 121 own a washing machine and 195 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Palomas

Besides the 95 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 29 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

105 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 414 persons did not finish the school. 244 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 67 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 59 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.