Las Puentes - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Las Puentes

Location of Las Puentes

Las Puentes is located in the municipality of Chicontepec in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.998611
Latitude (dec): 21.049444

Height over sea level of Las Puentes

The locations medium height over sea level is 120 meters.

Population in Las Puentes

The over all population of Las Puentes is 578 persons, 274 of them are male and 304 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 287 minors and 291 adults, with 62 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Las Puentes

571 inhabitants of the location Las Puentes in Mexico live in indigenous households. 479 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 51 people, while 426 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Las Puentes exist about 111 households.

Of these households 104 are common houses or apartments, 99 are without floor and about 8 consist of one room only.

104 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 9 are connected to the public water supply, 97 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 2 own a washing machine and 73 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Las Puentes

Besides the 80 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

56 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 193 persons did not finish the school. 53 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 43 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 60 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.