La Selva (San Andrés) - Chiapas

Facts about La Selva (San Andrés)

Location of La Selva (San Andrés)

La Selva (San Andrés) is located in the municipality of Ocosingo in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.354444
Latitude (dec): 17.094167

Height over sea level of La Selva (San Andrés)

The locations medium height over sea level is 160 meters.

Population in La Selva (San Andrés)

The over all population of La Selva (San Andrés) is 201 persons, 110 of them are male and 91 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 107 minors and 94 adults, with 7 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Selva (San Andrés)

196 inhabitants of the location La Selva (San Andrés) in Mexico live in indigenous households. 155 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 32 people, while 122 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2 citizens of La Selva (San Andrés).

Economic situation

In La Selva (San Andrés) exist about 32 households.

Of these households 32 are common houses or apartments, 19 are without floor and about 4 consist of one room only.

22 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 28 are connected to the public water supply, 30 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 2 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Selva (San Andrés)

Besides the 43 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 13 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

35 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 69 persons did not finish the school. 4 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 7 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.