Cacalchén - Yucatán

Facts about Cacalchén

Location of Cacalchén

Cacalchén is located in the municipality of Cacalchén in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -89.227778
Latitude (dec): 20.982222

Height over sea level of Cacalchén

The locations medium height over sea level is 10 meters.

Population in Cacalchén

The over all population of Cacalchén is 6399 persons, 3232 of them are male and 3167 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2213 minors and 4186 adults, with 634 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Cacalchén

3801 inhabitants of the location Cacalchén in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1699 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 4 people, while 1626 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 3686 citizens of Cacalchén.

Economic situation

In Cacalchén exist about 1652 households.

Of these households 1538 are common houses or apartments, 24 are without floor and about 359 consist of one room only.

1194 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1281 are connected to the public water supply, 1486 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 35 households to own a computer, 847 own a washing machine and 1410 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Cacalchén

Besides the 660 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 49 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

616 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 2259 persons did not finish the school. 1048 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 592 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 369 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.