the town of Xochimilco is located in the Municipality of Xochimilco (in the State of Distrito Federal). There are 407885 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking. Xochimilco is at 2275 meters of altitude.

In the town there are 201724 men and 206161 women. The ratio women per men is 1.022, and the fecundity rate is 1.92 children per woman. People from outside the State of Distrito Federal account for 16.51% of the total population. 1.98% of the inhabitants are illiterate (1.31% of men and 2.65% of women). The average school enrollment ratio is 10.19 (10.30 within the men and 10.07 within the women).

In 2005, in Xochimilco there were 396852 inhabitants. That is to say, now there are 11033 more people (a variation of 2.78%). Of which there are 5723 more men (a variation of 2.92%), and 5310 more women (a variation of 2.64%).5.19% of the population is indigenous, and 2.16% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 0.01% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.41.94% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (52.38% of the men, and 31.72% of the women).Inthere are 110887 dwellings. 99.28% of the dwellings have electricity, 89.66% have piped water, 98.81% have toilet or restroom, 91.89% have a radio receiver, 97.22% a television, 85.50% a fridge, 71.98% a washing-machine, 43.86% a car or a van, 42.18% a personal computer, 66.37% a landline telephone, 73.08% mobile phone, and 31.92% Internet access.

Within the canals of the town of Xochimico, there is a small island which never intended to be a tourist destination. However, it is filled with hundreds of hanging, decapitated, decomposing dolls, dedicated to the soul of a young girl who died too soon under strange circumstances. The girl was found by the owner of the island, Don Julián Santana Barrera, who saw thereafter, near the canals, a floating doll which probably belonged to the girl. He picked up the doll and hung it to a tree, in order to keep the memory of the girl. After that, Don Julián started to hang more dolls in an attempt to please her spirit.



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