Pochoco - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Pochoco

Location of Pochoco

Pochoco is located in the municipality of Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.240556
Latitude (dec): 20.780278

Height over sea level of Pochoco

The locations medium height over sea level is 380 meters.

Population in Pochoco

The over all population of Pochoco is 232 persons, 118 of them are male and 114 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 107 minors and 125 adults, with 13 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Pochoco

232 inhabitants of the location Pochoco in Mexico live in indigenous households. 202 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 37 people, while 162 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 5 citizens of Pochoco.

Economic situation

In Pochoco exist about 47 households.

Of these households 47 are common houses or apartments, 27 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

38 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 36 are connected to the public water supply, 40 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 Pochoco

Besides the 30 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

28 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 68 persons did not finish the school. 26 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 11 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 7 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.