Joltzemén - Chiapas

Facts about Joltzemén

Location of Joltzemén

Joltzemén is located in the municipality of Chamula in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.620833
Latitude (dec): 16.805000

Height over sea level of Joltzemén

The locations medium height over sea level is 2332 meters.

Population in Joltzemén

The over all population of Joltzemén is 840 persons, 397 of them are male and 443 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 451 minors and 389 adults, with 56 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Joltzemén

840 inhabitants of the location Joltzemén in Mexico live in indigenous households. 716 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 406 people, while 309 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1 citizens of Joltzemén.

Economic situation

In Joltzemén exist about 191 households.

Of these households 191 are common houses or apartments, 72 are without floor and about 84 consist of one room only.

188 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 180 are connected to the public water supply, 175 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 1 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Joltzemén

Besides the 270 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 70 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

255 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 182 persons did not finish the school. 6 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 6 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.