Platanillo - Chiapas

Facts about Platanillo

Location of Platanillo

Platanillo is located in the municipality of Cacahoatán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.180556
Latitude (dec): 15.153611

Height over sea level of Platanillo

The locations medium height over sea level is 1221 meters.

Population in Platanillo

The over all population of Platanillo is 226 persons, 101 of them are male and 125 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 127 minors and 99 adults, with 9 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Platanillo

13 inhabitants of the location Platanillo in Mexico live in indigenous households. 3 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 3 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Platanillo exist about 35 households.

Of these households 35 are common houses or apartments, 14 are without floor and about 13 consist of one room only.

27 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1 are connected to the public water supply, 23 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 3 own a washing machine and 16 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Platanillo

Besides the 39 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

37 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 61 persons did not finish the school. 12 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 6 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 10 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.