Xala - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Xala

Location of Xala

Xala is located in the municipality of Mixtla de Altamirano in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.976667
Latitude (dec): 18.614722

Height over sea level of Xala

The locations medium height over sea level is 1280 meters.

Population in Xala

The over all population of Xala is 328 persons, 166 of them are male and 162 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 152 minors and 176 adults, with 22 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Xala

322 inhabitants of the location Xala in Mexico live in indigenous households. 281 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 142 people, while 138 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 175 citizens of Xala.

Economic situation

In Xala exist about 73 households.

Of these households 73 are common houses or apartments, 71 are without floor and about 24 consist of one room only.

67 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 6 are connected to the public water supply, 9 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 2 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Xala

Besides the 142 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 20 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

130 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 61 persons did not finish the school. 2 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 4 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 6 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.