Tuxtla - Puebla

Facts about Tuxtla

Location of Tuxtla

Tuxtla is located in the municipality of Zapotitlán de Méndez in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.654444
Latitude (dec): 20.000556

Height over sea level of Tuxtla

The locations medium height over sea level is 1500 meters.

Population in Tuxtla

The over all population of Tuxtla is 2265 persons, 1112 of them are male and 1153 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1024 minors and 1241 adults, with 205 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Tuxtla

2226 inhabitants of the location Tuxtla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1920 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 270 people, while 1613 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1624 citizens of Tuxtla.

Economic situation

In Tuxtla exist about 461 households.

Of these households 449 are common houses or apartments, 85 are without floor and about 86 consist of one room only.

377 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 325 are connected to the public water supply, 415 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 3 own a washing machine and 206 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Tuxtla

Besides the 456 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 38 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

393 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 595 persons did not finish the school. 193 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 183 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 162 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.