Potrerillo - Chiapas

Facts about Potrerillo

Location of Potrerillo

Potrerillo is located in the municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.021389
Latitude (dec): 15.630000

Height over sea level of Potrerillo

The locations medium height over sea level is 720 meters.

Population in Potrerillo

The over all population of Potrerillo is 1754 persons, 834 of them are male and 920 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 796 minors and 958 adults, with 153 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Potrerillo

5 inhabitants of the location Potrerillo in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1 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 0 people, while 1 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 7 citizens of Potrerillo.

Economic situation

In Potrerillo exist about 403 households.

Of these households 404 are common houses or apartments, 69 are without floor and about 16 consist of one room only.

390 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 403 are connected to the public water supply, 403 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 4 households to own a computer, 113 own a washing machine and 302 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Potrerillo

Besides the 260 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 35 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

281 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 567 persons did not finish the school. 193 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 45 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 58 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.