Las Lajas - Chiapas

Facts about Las Lajas

Location of Las Lajas

Las Lajas is located in the municipality of Huixtán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.427778
Latitude (dec): 16.715278

Height over sea level of Las Lajas

The locations medium height over sea level is 1930 meters.

Population in Las Lajas

The over all population of Las Lajas is 120 persons, 55 of them are male and 65 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 58 minors and 62 adults, with 9 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Las Lajas

120 inhabitants of the location Las Lajas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 105 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 51 people, while 54 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Las Lajas.

Economic situation

In Las Lajas exist about 21 households.

Of these households 21 are common houses or apartments, 17 are without floor and about 2 consist of one room only.

19 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 4 are connected to the public water supply, 21 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 4 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Las Lajas

Besides the 39 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

38 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 20 persons did not finish the school. 5 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 4 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 5 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.