Benemérito de las Américas - Chiapas

Facts about Benemérito de las Américas

Location of Benemérito de las Américas

Benemérito de las Américas is located in the municipality of Benemérito de las Américas in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -90.654722
Latitude (dec): 16.515556

Height over sea level of Benemérito de las Américas

The locations medium height over sea level is 150 meters.

Population in Benemérito de las Américas

The over all population of Benemérito de las Américas is 6356 persons, 3149 of them are male and 3207 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 3270 minors and 3086 adults, with 293 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Benemérito de las Américas

1980 inhabitants of the location Benemérito de las Américas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 905 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 22 people, while 809 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 138 citizens of Benemérito de las Américas.

Economic situation

In Benemérito de las Américas exist about 1276 households.

Of these households 1244 are common houses or apartments, 186 are without floor and about 123 consist of one room only.

1119 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 128 are connected to the public water supply, 1169 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 15 households to own a computer, 291 own a washing machine and 861 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Benemérito de las Américas

Besides the 940 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 171 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

727 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1954 persons did not finish the school. 553 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 375 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 421 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.