Rayón - Chiapas

Facts about Rayón

Location of Rayón

Rayón is located in the municipality of Rayón in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -93.011667
Latitude (dec): 17.200833

Height over sea level of Rayón

The locations medium height over sea level is 1340 meters.

Population in Rayón

The over all population of Rayón is 5151 persons, 2561 of them are male and 2590 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2412 minors and 2739 adults, with 344 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Rayón

3009 inhabitants of the location Rayón in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1656 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 6 people, while 1558 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 301 citizens of Rayón.

Economic situation

In Rayón exist about 1057 households.

Of these households 1044 are common houses or apartments, 319 are without floor and about 169 consist of one room only.

935 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 934 are connected to the public water supply, 930 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 28 households to own a computer, 56 own a washing machine and 663 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Rayón

Besides the 864 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 69 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

817 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1188 persons did not finish the school. 373 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 666 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 453 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.