Río Grande - Chiapas

Facts about Río Grande

Location of Río Grande

Río Grande is located in the municipality of Tila in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.416944
Latitude (dec): 17.265278

Height over sea level of Río Grande

The locations medium height over sea level is 840 meters.

Population in Río Grande

The over all population of Río Grande is 802 persons, 391 of them are male and 411 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 360 minors and 442 adults, with 57 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Río Grande

802 inhabitants of the location Río Grande in Mexico live in indigenous households. 707 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 122 people, while 585 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 55 citizens of Río Grande.

Economic situation

In Río Grande exist about 164 households.

Of these households 155 are common houses or apartments, 73 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

153 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 153 are connected to the public water supply, 150 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 2 own a washing machine and 76 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Río Grande

Besides the 109 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

86 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 223 persons did not finish the school. 88 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 100 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 69 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.