Acala - Chiapas

Facts about Acala

Location of Acala

Acala is located in the municipality of Acala in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.805556
Latitude (dec): 16.556111

Height over sea level of Acala

The locations medium height over sea level is 420 meters.

Population in Acala

The over all population of Acala is 12686 persons, 6294 of them are male and 6392 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 5069 minors and 7617 adults, with 1195 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Acala

224 inhabitants of the location Acala in Mexico live in indigenous households. 116 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 4 people, while 83 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2366 citizens of Acala.

Economic situation

In Acala exist about 3210 households.

Of these households 3129 are common houses or apartments, 389 are without floor and about 779 consist of one room only.

2884 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 2894 are connected to the public water supply, 2955 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 96 households to own a computer, 854 own a washing machine and 2659 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Acala

Besides the 1983 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 248 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

2040 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 3456 persons did not finish the school. 1246 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1560 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 813 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.