Altamirano - Chiapas

Facts about Altamirano

Location of Altamirano

Altamirano is located in the municipality of Altamirano in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.038333
Latitude (dec): 16.735556

Height over sea level of Altamirano

The locations medium height over sea level is 1254 meters.

Population in Altamirano

The over all population of Altamirano is 8030 persons, 3981 of them are male and 4049 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 3889 minors and 4141 adults, with 398 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Altamirano

4471 inhabitants of the location Altamirano in Mexico live in indigenous households. 2440 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 121 people, while 2309 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 856 citizens of Altamirano.

Economic situation

In Altamirano exist about 1626 households.

Of these households 1704 are common houses or apartments, 404 are without floor and about 74 consist of one room only.

1547 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1588 are connected to the public water supply, 1567 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 75 households to own a computer, 269 own a washing machine and 1226 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Altamirano

Besides the 1125 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 123 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

1154 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1959 persons did not finish the school. 707 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 875 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 572 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.