Milpoleta - Chiapas

Facts about Milpoleta

Location of Milpoleta

Milpoleta is located in the municipality of Chamula in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.660833
Latitude (dec): 16.772222

Height over sea level of Milpoleta

The locations medium height over sea level is 2380 meters.

Population in Milpoleta

The over all population of Milpoleta is 696 persons, 329 of them are male and 367 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 282 minors and 414 adults, with 72 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Milpoleta

696 inhabitants of the location Milpoleta in Mexico live in indigenous households. 619 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 297 people, while 316 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 3 citizens of Milpoleta.

Economic situation

In Milpoleta exist about 139 households.

Of these households 139 are common houses or apartments, 59 are without floor and about 13 consist of one room only.

132 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 92 are connected to the public water supply, 137 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 63 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Milpoleta

Besides the 232 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 34 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

214 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 212 persons did not finish the school. 10 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 15 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 15 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.