Amatenango del Valle - Chiapas

Facts about Amatenango del Valle

Location of Amatenango del Valle

Amatenango del Valle is located in the municipality of Amatenango del Valle in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.434722
Latitude (dec): 16.527222

Height over sea level of Amatenango del Valle

The locations medium height over sea level is 1820 meters.

Population in Amatenango del Valle

The over all population of Amatenango del Valle is 4491 persons, 2155 of them are male and 2336 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2317 minors and 2174 adults, with 213 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Amatenango del Valle

3741 inhabitants of the location Amatenango del Valle in Mexico live in indigenous households. 3314 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 263 people, while 2983 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 18 citizens of Amatenango del Valle.

Economic situation

In Amatenango del Valle exist about 891 households.

Of these households 988 are common houses or apartments, 643 are without floor and about 28 consist of one room only.

676 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 823 are connected to the public water supply, 803 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 9 own a washing machine and 265 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Amatenango del Valle

Besides the 1020 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 109 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

941 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1188 persons did not finish the school. 159 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 136 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 149 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.