Caristay - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Caristay

Location of Caristay

Caristay is located in the municipality of Papantla in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.306111
Latitude (dec): 20.644444

Height over sea level of Caristay

The locations medium height over sea level is 50 meters.

Population in Caristay

The over all population of Caristay is 1477 persons, 687 of them are male and 790 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 557 minors and 920 adults, with 159 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Caristay

583 inhabitants of the location Caristay in Mexico live in indigenous households. 257 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 7 people, while 237 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 163 citizens of Caristay.

Economic situation

In Caristay exist about 371 households.

Of these households 366 are common houses or apartments, 209 are without floor and about 57 consist of one room only.

364 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 2 are connected to the public water supply, 348 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 42 own a washing machine and 289 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Caristay

Besides the 232 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 15 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

169 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 543 persons did not finish the school. 168 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 143 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 121 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.