Joltojtik - Chiapas

Facts about Joltojtik

Location of Joltojtik

Joltojtik is located in the municipality of Chamula in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.633889
Latitude (dec): 16.795278

Height over sea level of Joltojtik

The locations medium height over sea level is 2000 meters.

Population in Joltojtik

The over all population of Joltojtik is 255 persons, 128 of them are male and 127 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 114 minors and 141 adults, with 12 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Joltojtik

255 inhabitants of the location Joltojtik in Mexico live in indigenous households. 220 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 103 people, while 115 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4 citizens of Joltojtik.

Economic situation

In Joltojtik exist about 55 households.

Of these households 55 are common houses or apartments, 48 are without floor and about 16 consist of one room only.

33 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 37 are connected to the public water supply, 52 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 Joltojtik

Besides the 74 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 9 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

70 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 81 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.