Nijoj - Chiapas

Facts about Nijoj

Location of Nijoj

Nijoj is located in the municipality of Chenalhó in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.636667
Latitude (dec): 16.887500

Height over sea level of Nijoj

The locations medium height over sea level is 1740 meters.

Population in Nijoj

The over all population of Nijoj is 63 persons, 32 of them are male and 31 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 36 minors and 27 adults, with 2 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Nijoj

57 inhabitants of the location Nijoj in Mexico live in indigenous households. 51 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 28 people, while 23 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 56 citizens of Nijoj.

Economic situation

In Nijoj exist about 12 households.

Of these households 13 are common houses or apartments, 12 are without floor and about 8 consist of one room only.

8 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 4 are connected to the public water supply, 6 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 2 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Nijoj

Besides the 21 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 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 12 persons did not finish the school. 0 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 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 2 years.