Tzeltal Mukul-Já - Chiapas

Facts about Tzeltal Mukul-Já

Location of Tzeltal Mukul-Já

Tzeltal Mukul-Já is located in the municipality of Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.103333
Latitude (dec): 17.616111

Height over sea level of Tzeltal Mukul-Já

The locations medium height over sea level is 20 meters.

Population in Tzeltal Mukul-Já

The over all population of Tzeltal Mukul-Já is 500 persons, 235 of them are male and 265 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 259 minors and 241 adults, with 25 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Tzeltal Mukul-Já

335 inhabitants of the location Tzeltal Mukul-Já in Mexico live in indigenous households. 198 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 18 people, while 174 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4 citizens of Tzeltal Mukul-Já.

Economic situation

In Tzeltal Mukul-Já exist about 105 households.

Of these households 105 are common houses or apartments, 48 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

50 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 101 are connected to the public water supply, 101 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 11 own a washing machine and 55 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Tzeltal Mukul-Já

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

81 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 129 persons did not finish the school. 40 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 26 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 27 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.