Peña Alta - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Peña Alta

Location of Peña Alta

Peña Alta is located in the municipality of Túxpam in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.461389
Latitude (dec): 20.802222

Height over sea level of Peña Alta

The locations medium height over sea level is 60 meters.

Population in Peña Alta

The over all population of Peña Alta is 326 persons, 153 of them are male and 173 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 138 minors and 188 adults, with 38 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Peña Alta

9 inhabitants of the location Peña Alta in Mexico live in indigenous households. 5 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 4 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 10 citizens of Peña Alta.

Economic situation

In Peña Alta exist about 77 households.

Of these households 77 are common houses or apartments, 54 are without floor and about 24 consist of one room only.

73 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 75 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 17 own a washing machine and 68 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Peña Alta

Besides the 32 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

34 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 128 persons did not finish the school. 26 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 25 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 27 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.