Río Jordan - Chiapas

Facts about Río Jordan

Location of Río Jordan

Río Jordan is located in the municipality of Chamula in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.691389
Latitude (dec): 16.845278

Height over sea level of Río Jordan

The locations medium height over sea level is 2140 meters.

Population in Río Jordan

The over all population of Río Jordan is 79 persons, 39 of them are male and 40 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 39 minors and 40 adults, with 6 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Río Jordan

79 inhabitants of the location Río Jordan in Mexico live in indigenous households. 64 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 18 people, while 41 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 9 citizens of Río Jordan.

Economic situation

In Río Jordan exist about 17 households.

Of these households 17 are common houses or apartments, 2 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

11 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 9 are connected to the public water supply, 12 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 5 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Río Jordan

Besides the 20 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 0 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

19 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 18 persons did not finish the school. 2 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 3 years.