Boquem - Chiapas

Facts about Boquem

Location of Boquem

Boquem is located in the municipality of Santiago el Pinar in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.709722
Latitude (dec): 16.941389

Height over sea level of Boquem

The locations medium height over sea level is 1500 meters.

Population in Boquem

The over all population of Boquem is 240 persons, 115 of them are male and 125 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 149 minors and 91 adults, with 8 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Boquem

197 inhabitants of the location Boquem in Mexico live in indigenous households. 160 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 79 people, while 81 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Boquem.

Economic situation

In Boquem exist about 40 households.

Of these households 48 are common houses or apartments, 18 are without floor and about 24 consist of one room only.

39 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 38 are connected to the public water supply, 38 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 2 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Boquem

Besides the 58 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

58 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 23 persons did not finish the school. 21 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 12 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.