La Cruz - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about La Cruz

Location of La Cruz

La Cruz is located in the municipality of Mecatlán in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.671389
Latitude (dec): 20.198611

Height over sea level of La Cruz

The locations medium height over sea level is 680 meters.

Population in La Cruz

The over all population of La Cruz is 572 persons, 280 of them are male and 292 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 282 minors and 290 adults, with 35 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Cruz

572 inhabitants of the location La Cruz in Mexico live in indigenous households. 481 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 150 people, while 331 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 333 citizens of La Cruz.

Economic situation

In La Cruz exist about 110 households.

Of these households 105 are common houses or apartments, 88 are without floor and about 23 consist of one room only.

87 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 79 are connected to the public water supply, 69 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 27 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Cruz

Besides the 149 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

145 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 146 persons did not finish the school. 23 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 14 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 26 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.