Jolxic - Chiapas

Facts about Jolxic

Location of Jolxic

Jolxic is located in the municipality of Chenalhó in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.653611
Latitude (dec): 16.931944

Height over sea level of Jolxic

The locations medium height over sea level is 1800 meters.

Population in Jolxic

The over all population of Jolxic is 307 persons, 144 of them are male and 163 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 161 minors and 146 adults, with 20 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Jolxic

290 inhabitants of the location Jolxic in Mexico live in indigenous households. 245 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 96 people, while 149 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 266 citizens of Jolxic.

Economic situation

In Jolxic exist about 48 households.

Of these households 51 are common houses or apartments, 46 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.

37 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 14 are connected to the public water supply, 48 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 10 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Jolxic

Besides the 65 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 12 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

43 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 112 persons did not finish the school. 2 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 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.