Cosgaya - Yucatán

Facts about Cosgaya

Location of Cosgaya

Cosgaya is located in the municipality of Mérida in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -89.704444
Latitude (dec): 21.095833

Height over sea level of Cosgaya

The locations medium height over sea level is 9 meters.

Population in Cosgaya

The over all population of Cosgaya is 584 persons, 297 of them are male and 287 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 205 minors and 379 adults, with 49 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Cosgaya

510 inhabitants of the location Cosgaya in Mexico live in indigenous households. 254 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 252 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 458 citizens of Cosgaya.

Economic situation

In Cosgaya exist about 148 households.

Of these households 141 are common houses or apartments, 2 are without floor and about 22 consist of one room only.

45 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 131 are connected to the public water supply, 138 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 81 own a washing machine and 130 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Cosgaya

Besides the 55 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

55 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 239 persons did not finish the school. 98 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 32 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 19 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.