Muquén - Chiapas

Facts about Muquén

Location of Muquén

Muquén is located in the municipality of Chamula in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.608611
Latitude (dec): 16.808889

Height over sea level of Muquén

The locations medium height over sea level is 2309 meters.

Population in Muquén

The over all population of Muquén is 1312 persons, 649 of them are male and 663 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 658 minors and 654 adults, with 65 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Muquén

1312 inhabitants of the location Muquén in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1097 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 699 people, while 396 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 14 citizens of Muquén.

Economic situation

In Muquén exist about 290 households.

Of these households 290 are common houses or apartments, 243 are without floor and about 129 consist of one room only.

281 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 269 are connected to the public water supply, 249 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 12 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Muquén

Besides the 494 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 94 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

485 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 233 persons did not finish the school. 15 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 16 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.