Río Jordán - Chiapas

Facts about Río Jordán

Location of Río Jordán

Río Jordán is located in the municipality of Salto de Agua in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.932500
Latitude (dec): 17.246667

Height over sea level of Río Jordán

The locations medium height over sea level is 140 meters.

Population in Río Jordán

The over all population of Río Jordán is 1078 persons, 558 of them are male and 520 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 613 minors and 465 adults, with 39 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Río Jordán

1078 inhabitants of the location Río Jordán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 907 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 359 people, while 539 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1 citizens of Río Jordán.

Economic situation

In Río Jordán exist about 194 households.

Of these households 157 are common houses or apartments, 121 are without floor and about 22 consist of one room only.

133 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 153 are connected to the public water supply, 152 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 31 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Río Jordán

Besides the 261 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 25 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

141 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 211 persons did not finish the school. 43 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 35 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 67 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.