Punta Chueca - Sonora

Facts about Punta Chueca

Location of Punta Chueca

Punta Chueca is located in the municipality of Hermosillo in the Mexican state of Sonora with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -112.160278
Latitude (dec): 29.014722

Height over sea level of Punta Chueca

The locations medium height over sea level is 10 meters.

Population in Punta Chueca

The over all population of Punta Chueca is 405 persons, 193 of them are male and 212 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 166 minors and 239 adults, with 17 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Punta Chueca

393 inhabitants of the location Punta Chueca in Mexico live in indigenous households. 311 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 2 people, while 305 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 179 citizens of Punta Chueca.

Economic situation

In Punta Chueca exist about 91 households.

Of these households 92 are common houses or apartments, 19 are without floor and about 15 consist of one room only.

67 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 46 are connected to the public water supply, 80 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 13 own a washing machine and 41 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Punta Chueca

Besides the 14 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 1 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 137 persons did not finish the school. 63 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 22 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 12 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.