Canech - Chiapas

Facts about Canech

Location of Canech

Canech is located in the municipality of Chalchihuitán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.588889
Latitude (dec): 16.986944

Height over sea level of Canech

The locations medium height over sea level is 1620 meters.

Population in Canech

The over all population of Canech is 471 persons, 240 of them are male and 231 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 274 minors and 197 adults, with 19 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Canech

471 inhabitants of the location Canech in Mexico live in indigenous households. 393 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 91 people, while 302 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 6 citizens of Canech.

Economic situation

In Canech exist about 97 households.

Of these households 97 are common houses or apartments, 94 are without floor and about 11 consist of one room only.

96 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 83 have access to electricity.

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

School and education in Canech

Besides the 78 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 28 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

78 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 121 persons did not finish the school. 19 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 2 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.