Soconusco - Chiapas

Facts about Soconusco

Location of Soconusco

Soconusco is located in the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.864444
Latitude (dec): 17.213056

Height over sea level of Soconusco

The locations medium height over sea level is 1370 meters.

Population in Soconusco

The over all population of Soconusco is 467 persons, 240 of them are male and 227 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 245 minors and 222 adults, with 17 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Soconusco

186 inhabitants of the location Soconusco in Mexico live in indigenous households. 94 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 90 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 247 citizens of Soconusco.

Economic situation

In Soconusco exist about 81 households.

Of these households 66 are common houses or apartments, 57 are without floor and about 10 consist of one room only.

60 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 66 are connected to the public water supply, 65 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 23 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Soconusco

Besides the 59 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 13 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

61 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 170 persons did not finish the school. 18 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 12 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 23 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.