Canek - Yucatán

Facts about Canek

Location of Canek

Canek is located in the municipality of Tekax in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -89.329444
Latitude (dec): 20.200000

Height over sea level of Canek

The locations medium height over sea level is 18 meters.

Population in Canek

The over all population of Canek is 308 persons, 152 of them are male and 156 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 142 minors and 166 adults, with 15 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Canek

308 inhabitants of the location Canek in Mexico live in indigenous households. 274 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 84 people, while 190 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Canek.

Economic situation

In Canek exist about 65 households.

Of these households 65 are common houses or apartments, 9 are without floor and about 15 consist of one room only.

33 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 65 are connected to the public water supply, 65 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 8 own a washing machine and 33 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Canek

Besides the 64 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 15 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

27 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 148 persons did not finish the school. 12 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 2 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 2 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.