Masoja Grande - Chiapas

Facts about Masoja Grande

Location of Masoja Grande

Masoja Grande is located in the municipality of Tila in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.455833
Latitude (dec): 17.433611

Height over sea level of Masoja Grande

The locations medium height over sea level is 800 meters.

Population in Masoja Grande

The over all population of Masoja Grande is 471 persons, 239 of them are male and 232 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 223 minors and 248 adults, with 38 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Masoja Grande

471 inhabitants of the location Masoja Grande in Mexico live in indigenous households. 433 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 96 people, while 335 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 8 citizens of Masoja Grande.

Economic situation

In Masoja Grande exist about 82 households.

Of these households 82 are common houses or apartments, 54 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.

82 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 81 are connected to the public water supply, 82 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 30 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Masoja Grande

Besides the 84 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 17 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

53 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 161 persons did not finish the school. 43 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 37 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 34 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.