Coquija - Chiapas

Facts about Coquija

Location of Coquija

Coquija is located in the municipality of Tila in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.485278
Latitude (dec): 17.280556

Height over sea level of Coquija

The locations medium height over sea level is 1260 meters.

Population in Coquija

The over all population of Coquija is 551 persons, 269 of them are male and 282 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 303 minors and 248 adults, with 31 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Coquija

551 inhabitants of the location Coquija in Mexico live in indigenous households. 465 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 158 people, while 307 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Coquija exist about 93 households.

Of these households 91 are common houses or apartments, 81 are without floor and about 10 consist of one room only.

90 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 39 are connected to the public water supply, 84 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 22 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Coquija

Besides the 79 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

56 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 158 persons did not finish the school. 43 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 27 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 35 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.