Palestina - Chiapas

Facts about Palestina

Location of Palestina

Palestina is located in the municipality of Tapalapa in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -93.126111
Latitude (dec): 17.242500

Height over sea level of Palestina

The locations medium height over sea level is 1430 meters.

Population in Palestina

The over all population of Palestina is 156 persons, 82 of them are male and 74 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 73 minors and 83 adults, with 10 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Palestina

156 inhabitants of the location Palestina in Mexico live in indigenous households. 142 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 0 people, while 142 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 3 citizens of Palestina.

Economic situation

In Palestina exist about 33 households.

Of these households 32 are common houses or apartments, 8 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

30 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 29 are connected to the public water supply, 32 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 10 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Palestina

Besides the 11 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

12 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 71 persons did not finish the school. 9 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 8 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 4 years.