Chigtón - Chiapas

Facts about Chigtón

Location of Chigtón

Chigtón is located in the municipality of Huixtán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.461667
Latitude (dec): 16.682500

Height over sea level of Chigtón

The locations medium height over sea level is 2151 meters.

Population in Chigtón

The over all population of Chigtón is 213 persons, 102 of them are male and 111 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 100 minors and 113 adults, with 25 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Chigtón

213 inhabitants of the location Chigtón in Mexico live in indigenous households. 186 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 67 people, while 117 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Chigtón.

Economic situation

In Chigtón exist about 46 households.

Of these households 46 are common houses or apartments, 34 are without floor and about 9 consist of one room only.

43 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 22 are connected to the public water supply, 40 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 1 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chigtón

Besides the 54 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

48 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 62 persons did not finish the school. 12 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 5 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 11 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.