La Higuera - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about La Higuera

Location of La Higuera

La Higuera is located in the municipality of Tantoyuca in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.233889
Latitude (dec): 21.391389

Height over sea level of La Higuera

The locations medium height over sea level is 200 meters.

Population in La Higuera

The over all population of La Higuera is 360 persons, 183 of them are male and 177 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 177 minors and 183 adults, with 37 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Higuera

360 inhabitants of the location La Higuera in Mexico live in indigenous households. 306 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 10 people, while 289 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In La Higuera exist about 77 households.

Of these households 77 are common houses or apartments, 69 are without floor and about 10 consist of one room only.

76 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1 are connected to the public water supply, 3 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 20 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Higuera

Besides the 40 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

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

A total of 10 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.