La Laja - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about La Laja

Location of La Laja

La Laja is located in the municipality of Coatzintla in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.501389
Latitude (dec): 20.485000

Height over sea level of La Laja

The locations medium height over sea level is 60 meters.

Population in La Laja

The over all population of La Laja is 629 persons, 328 of them are male and 301 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 238 minors and 391 adults, with 60 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Laja

85 inhabitants of the location La Laja in Mexico live in indigenous households. 32 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 2 people, while 28 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 393 citizens of La Laja.

Economic situation

In La Laja exist about 145 households.

Of these households 145 are common houses or apartments, 49 are without floor and about 29 consist of one room only.

126 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 78 are connected to the public water supply, 133 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 72 own a washing machine and 125 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Laja

Besides the 74 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 1 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

70 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 192 persons did not finish the school. 101 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 54 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 33 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.