Pochutla - Guerrero

Facts about Pochutla

Location of Pochutla

Pochutla is located in the municipality of Ahuacuotzingo in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.897778
Latitude (dec): 17.660556

Height over sea level of Pochutla

The locations medium height over sea level is 1150 meters.

Population in Pochutla

The over all population of Pochutla is 1224 persons, 528 of them are male and 696 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 594 minors and 630 adults, with 127 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Pochutla

111 inhabitants of the location Pochutla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 49 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 3 people, while 41 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 7 citizens of Pochutla.

Economic situation

In Pochutla exist about 268 households.

Of these households 268 are common houses or apartments, 99 are without floor and about 30 consist of one room only.

198 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 21 are connected to the public water supply, 245 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 65 own a washing machine and 188 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Pochutla

Besides the 324 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 47 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

304 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 348 persons did not finish the school. 60 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 14 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 25 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.