Chojolhó - Chiapas

Facts about Chojolhó

Location of Chojolhó

Chojolhó is located in the municipality of Chenalhó in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.608333
Latitude (dec): 16.935556

Height over sea level of Chojolhó

The locations medium height over sea level is 1760 meters.

Population in Chojolhó

The over all population of Chojolhó is 261 persons, 126 of them are male and 135 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 180 minors and 81 adults, with 9 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Chojolhó

170 inhabitants of the location Chojolhó in Mexico live in indigenous households. 145 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 45 people, while 95 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 69 citizens of Chojolhó.

Economic situation

In Chojolhó exist about 27 households.

Of these households 41 are common houses or apartments, 25 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

16 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1 are connected to the public water supply, 24 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 7 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chojolhó

Besides the 25 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

19 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 68 persons did not finish the school. 1 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 4 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.