Amatán - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Amatán

Location of Amatán

Amatán is located in the municipality of Las Choapas in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -93.681111
Latitude (dec): 17.272222

Height over sea level of Amatán

The locations medium height over sea level is 140 meters.

Population in Amatán

The over all population of Amatán is 600 persons, 301 of them are male and 299 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 339 minors and 261 adults, with 39 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Amatán

586 inhabitants of the location Amatán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 402 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 24 people, while 365 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 9 citizens of Amatán.

Economic situation

In Amatán exist about 111 households.

Of these households 110 are common houses or apartments, 64 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

102 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 108 are connected to the public water supply, 71 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 25 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Amatán

Besides the 111 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

101 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 149 persons did not finish the school. 13 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 4 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 8 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.