Temax - Yucatán

Facts about Temax

Location of Temax

Temax is located in the municipality of Temax in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -88.938889
Latitude (dec): 21.150000

Height over sea level of Temax

The locations medium height over sea level is 7 meters.

Population in Temax

The over all population of Temax is 6130 persons, 3078 of them are male and 3052 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2273 minors and 3857 adults, with 777 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Temax

3473 inhabitants of the location Temax in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1571 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 12 people, while 1453 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2179 citizens of Temax.

Economic situation

In Temax exist about 1451 households.

Of these households 1377 are common houses or apartments, 41 are without floor and about 350 consist of one room only.

1181 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1217 are connected to the public water supply, 1291 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 20 households to own a computer, 631 own a washing machine and 1191 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Temax

Besides the 926 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 45 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

505 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 2190 persons did not finish the school. 522 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 618 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 410 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.