Betania - Chiapas

Facts about Betania

Location of Betania

Betania is located in the municipality of Teopisca in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.523056
Latitude (dec): 16.610000

Height over sea level of Betania

The locations medium height over sea level is 2080 meters.

Population in Betania

The over all population of Betania is 2385 persons, 1088 of them are male and 1297 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1254 minors and 1131 adults, with 118 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Betania

2327 inhabitants of the location Betania in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1952 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 729 people, while 1211 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 8 citizens of Betania.

Economic situation

In Betania exist about 443 households.

Of these households 415 are common houses or apartments, 285 are without floor and about 4 consist of one room only.

410 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 401 are connected to the public water supply, 408 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 7 own a washing machine and 141 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Betania

Besides the 555 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 142 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

539 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 699 persons did not finish the school. 50 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 12 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 40 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.