Tzontehuitz - Chiapas

Facts about Tzontehuitz

Location of Tzontehuitz

Tzontehuitz is located in the municipality of Chamula in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.578611
Latitude (dec): 16.834444

Height over sea level of Tzontehuitz

The locations medium height over sea level is 2618 meters.

Population in Tzontehuitz

The over all population of Tzontehuitz is 1089 persons, 503 of them are male and 586 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 598 minors and 491 adults, with 50 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Tzontehuitz

1089 inhabitants of the location Tzontehuitz in Mexico live in indigenous households. 881 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 401 people, while 475 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Tzontehuitz.

Economic situation

In Tzontehuitz exist about 201 households.

Of these households 199 are common houses or apartments, 185 are without floor and about 44 consist of one room only.

196 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 163 are connected to the public water supply, 191 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 42 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Tzontehuitz

Besides the 298 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 47 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

308 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 219 persons did not finish the school. 36 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 4 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 31 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.