Altamira - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Altamira

Location of Altamira

Altamira is located in the municipality of Túxpam in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.401389
Latitude (dec): 20.886111

Height over sea level of Altamira

The locations medium height over sea level is 40 meters.

Population in Altamira

The over all population of Altamira is 188 persons, 94 of them are male and 94 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 79 minors and 109 adults, with 17 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Altamira

24 inhabitants of the location Altamira in Mexico live in indigenous households. 8 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 0 people, while 7 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Altamira exist about 39 households.

Of these households 39 are common houses or apartments, 22 are without floor and about 9 consist of one room only.

38 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 33 are connected to the public water supply, 36 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 12 own a washing machine and 33 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Altamira

Besides the 18 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

13 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 82 persons did not finish the school. 24 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 7 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 8 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.