Palma Alta - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Palma Alta

Location of Palma Alta

Palma Alta is located in the municipality of Tantoyuca in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.222222
Latitude (dec): 21.431944

Height over sea level of Palma Alta

The locations medium height over sea level is 150 meters.

Population in Palma Alta

The over all population of Palma Alta is 658 persons, 337 of them are male and 321 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 311 minors and 347 adults, with 60 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Palma Alta

624 inhabitants of the location Palma Alta in Mexico live in indigenous households. 578 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 566 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 6 citizens of Palma Alta.

Economic situation

In Palma Alta exist about 135 households.

Of these households 136 are common houses or apartments, 126 are without floor and about 13 consist of one room only.

133 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 83 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 3 own a washing machine and 34 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Palma Alta

Besides the 92 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

89 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 226 persons did not finish the school. 53 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 35 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 52 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.