Oquem - Chiapas

Facts about Oquem

Location of Oquem

Oquem is located in the municipality of Huixtán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.481944
Latitude (dec): 16.726667

Height over sea level of Oquem

The locations medium height over sea level is 2288 meters.

Population in Oquem

The over all population of Oquem is 687 persons, 315 of them are male and 372 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 326 minors and 361 adults, with 47 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Oquem

685 inhabitants of the location Oquem in Mexico live in indigenous households. 592 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 180 people, while 411 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Oquem exist about 117 households.

Of these households 117 are common houses or apartments, 116 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

115 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 111 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 32 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Oquem

Besides the 161 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 38 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

132 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 243 persons did not finish the school. 14 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 9 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 17 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.