Tecpatlán - Puebla

Facts about Tecpatlán

Location of Tecpatlán

Tecpatlán is located in the municipality of Zihuateutla in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.867500
Latitude (dec): 20.239444

Height over sea level of Tecpatlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 520 meters.

Population in Tecpatlán

The over all population of Tecpatlán is 603 persons, 283 of them are male and 320 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 298 minors and 305 adults, with 33 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Tecpatlán

603 inhabitants of the location Tecpatlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 537 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 518 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 51 citizens of Tecpatlán.

Economic situation

In Tecpatlán exist about 123 households.

Of these households 122 are common houses or apartments, 30 are without floor and about 20 consist of one room only.

118 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 113 are connected to the public water supply, 121 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 31 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Tecpatlán

Besides the 98 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 1 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

89 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 166 persons did not finish the school. 60 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 41 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 39 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.