Hierba Santa - Chiapas

Facts about Hierba Santa

Location of Hierba Santa

Hierba Santa is located in the municipality of Jiquipilas in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -93.573889
Latitude (dec): 16.736389

Height over sea level of Hierba Santa

The locations medium height over sea level is 860 meters.

Population in Hierba Santa

The over all population of Hierba Santa is 329 persons, 160 of them are male and 169 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 196 minors and 133 adults, with 14 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Hierba Santa

294 inhabitants of the location Hierba Santa in Mexico live in indigenous households. 172 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 2 people, while 159 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 9 citizens of Hierba Santa.

Economic situation

In Hierba Santa exist about 68 households.

Of these households 64 are common houses or apartments, 49 are without floor and about 22 consist of one room only.

37 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 28 are connected to the public water supply, 57 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 30 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Hierba Santa

Besides the 79 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 14 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

76 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 74 persons did not finish the school. 4 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 0 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.