Colos - Puebla

Facts about Colos

Location of Colos

Colos is located in the municipality of Zacapoaxtla in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.558056
Latitude (dec): 19.883611

Height over sea level of Colos

The locations medium height over sea level is 2120 meters.

Population in Colos

The over all population of Colos is 223 persons, 105 of them are male and 118 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 105 minors and 118 adults, with 20 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Colos

171 inhabitants of the location Colos in Mexico live in indigenous households. 92 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 6 people, while 84 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 19 citizens of Colos.

Economic situation

In Colos exist about 43 households.

Of these households 42 are common houses or apartments, 18 are without floor and about 0 consist of one room only.

34 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 30 are connected to the public water supply, 40 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 2 own a washing machine and 36 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Colos

Besides the 27 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 9 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

28 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 79 persons did not finish the school. 15 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 15 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

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