Río Grande - Chiapas

Facts about Río Grande

Location of Río Grande

Río Grande is located in the municipality of Comitán de Domínguez in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.124167
Latitude (dec): 16.280833

Height over sea level of Río Grande

The locations medium height over sea level is 1570 meters.

Population in Río Grande

The over all population of Río Grande is 487 persons, 236 of them are male and 251 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 180 minors and 307 adults, with 38 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Río Grande

10 inhabitants of the location Río Grande in Mexico live in indigenous households. 6 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 0 people, while 6 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 12 citizens of Río Grande.

Economic situation

In Río Grande exist about 117 households.

Of these households 117 are common houses or apartments, 14 are without floor and about 8 consist of one room only.

114 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 112 are connected to the public water supply, 111 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 4 households to own a computer, 28 own a washing machine and 107 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Río Grande

Besides the 43 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 16 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

46 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 202 persons did not finish the school. 52 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 34 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 18 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.