Xaya - Yucatán

Facts about Xaya

Location of Xaya

Xaya is located in the municipality of Tekax in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -89.186389
Latitude (dec): 20.295278

Height over sea level of Xaya

The locations medium height over sea level is 17 meters.

Population in Xaya

The over all population of Xaya is 1676 persons, 854 of them are male and 822 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 800 minors and 876 adults, with 107 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Xaya

1669 inhabitants of the location Xaya in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1435 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 279 people, while 1141 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 38 citizens of Xaya.

Economic situation

In Xaya exist about 326 households.

Of these households 323 are common houses or apartments, 24 are without floor and about 74 consist of one room only.

239 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 307 are connected to the public water supply, 263 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 98 own a washing machine and 199 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Xaya

Besides the 292 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 35 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

199 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 575 persons did not finish the school. 192 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 22 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 47 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.