Chimalapa - Chiapas

Facts about Chimalapa

Location of Chimalapa

Chimalapa is located in the municipality of El Porvenir in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.241111
Latitude (dec): 15.399444

Height over sea level of Chimalapa

The locations medium height over sea level is 1460 meters.

Population in Chimalapa

The over all population of Chimalapa is 464 persons, 225 of them are male and 239 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 226 minors and 238 adults, with 45 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Chimalapa

39 inhabitants of the location Chimalapa in Mexico live in indigenous households. 21 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 19 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 18 citizens of Chimalapa.

Economic situation

In Chimalapa exist about 69 households.

Of these households 73 are common houses or apartments, 34 are without floor and about 30 consist of one room only.

41 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 23 are connected to the public water supply, 41 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 4 own a washing machine and 12 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chimalapa

Besides the 35 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 15 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

30 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 197 persons did not finish the school. 43 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 8 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 9 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.