Colatlán - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Colatlán

Location of Colatlán

Colatlán is located in the municipality of Ixhuatlán de Madero in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.095556
Latitude (dec): 20.817222

Height over sea level of Colatlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 280 meters.

Population in Colatlán

The over all population of Colatlán is 1421 persons, 648 of them are male and 773 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 535 minors and 886 adults, with 197 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Colatlán

1255 inhabitants of the location Colatlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 825 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 27 people, while 797 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 335 citizens of Colatlán.

Economic situation

In Colatlán exist about 370 households.

Of these households 361 are common houses or apartments, 107 are without floor and about 24 consist of one room only.

340 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 298 are connected to the public water supply, 346 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 25 households to own a computer, 74 own a washing machine and 297 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Colatlán

Besides the 193 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

175 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 356 persons did not finish the school. 146 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 303 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 125 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.