Abalá - Yucatán

Facts about Abalá

Location of Abalá

Abalá is located in the municipality of Abalá in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -89.679722
Latitude (dec): 20.646667

Height over sea level of Abalá

The locations medium height over sea level is 17 meters.

Population in Abalá

The over all population of Abalá is 1797 persons, 924 of them are male and 873 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 614 minors and 1183 adults, with 173 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Abalá

1410 inhabitants of the location Abalá in Mexico live in indigenous households. 688 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 680 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 888 citizens of Abalá.

Economic situation

In Abalá exist about 464 households.

Of these households 455 are common houses or apartments, 13 are without floor and about 131 consist of one room only.

341 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 410 are connected to the public water supply, 421 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 7 households to own a computer, 236 own a washing machine and 410 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Abalá

Besides the 152 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 10 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

133 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 658 persons did not finish the school. 279 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 219 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 122 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.