Las Truchas - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Las Truchas

Location of Las Truchas

Las Truchas is located in the municipality of Altotonga in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.089167
Latitude (dec): 19.785000

Height over sea level of Las Truchas

The locations medium height over sea level is 960 meters.

Population in Las Truchas

The over all population of Las Truchas is 853 persons, 427 of them are male and 426 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 395 minors and 458 adults, with 77 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Las Truchas

3 inhabitants of the location Las Truchas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1 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 1 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2 citizens of Las Truchas.

Economic situation

In Las Truchas exist about 196 households.

Of these households 196 are common houses or apartments, 91 are without floor and about 16 consist of one room only.

181 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 178 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 22 own a washing machine and 123 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Las Truchas

Besides the 197 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 27 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

196 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 242 persons did not finish the school. 48 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 11 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 12 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.