Kochol - Yucatán

Facts about Kochol

Location of Kochol

Kochol is located in the municipality of Maxcanú in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -90.159444
Latitude (dec): 20.620000

Height over sea level of Kochol

The locations medium height over sea level is 13 meters.

Population in Kochol

The over all population of Kochol is 1498 persons, 762 of them are male and 736 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 617 minors and 881 adults, with 96 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Kochol

1494 inhabitants of the location Kochol in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1255 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 207 people, while 1036 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 191 citizens of Kochol.

Economic situation

In Kochol exist about 384 households.

Of these households 340 are common houses or apartments, 56 are without floor and about 131 consist of one room only.

28 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 310 are connected to the public water supply, 318 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 88 own a washing machine and 275 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Kochol

Besides the 408 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 39 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

288 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 569 persons did not finish the school. 93 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 6 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 21 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.