Shashalpa - Chiapas

Facts about Shashalpa

Location of Shashalpa

Shashalpa is located in the municipality of Bochil in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.965278
Latitude (dec): 17.110833

Height over sea level of Shashalpa

The locations medium height over sea level is 1500 meters.

Population in Shashalpa

The over all population of Shashalpa is 230 persons, 131 of them are male and 99 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 126 minors and 104 adults, with 7 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Shashalpa

156 inhabitants of the location Shashalpa in Mexico live in indigenous households. 128 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 7 people, while 118 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 14 citizens of Shashalpa.

Economic situation

In Shashalpa exist about 46 households.

Of these households 46 are common houses or apartments, 37 are without floor and about 0 consist of one room only.

42 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 46 are connected to the public water supply, 46 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 8 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Shashalpa

Besides the 48 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 11 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

51 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 64 persons did not finish the school. 5 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 2 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

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