Chelem - Yucatán

Facts about Chelem

Location of Chelem

Chelem is located in the municipality of Progreso in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -89.743056
Latitude (dec): 21.268889

Height over sea level of Chelem

The locations medium height over sea level is 0 meters.

Population in Chelem

The over all population of Chelem is 3017 persons, 1532 of them are male and 1485 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1129 minors and 1888 adults, with 239 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Chelem

817 inhabitants of the location Chelem in Mexico live in indigenous households. 334 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 326 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1138 citizens of Chelem.

Economic situation

In Chelem exist about 686 households.

Of these households 662 are common houses or apartments, 26 are without floor and about 114 consist of one room only.

590 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 599 are connected to the public water supply, 611 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 23 households to own a computer, 443 own a washing machine and 597 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chelem

Besides the 182 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 22 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

185 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1047 persons did not finish the school. 470 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 325 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 185 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.