Loom - Chiapas

Facts about Loom

Location of Loom

Loom is located in the municipality of Chenalhó in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.688889
Latitude (dec): 16.953889

Height over sea level of Loom

The locations medium height over sea level is 1220 meters.

Population in Loom

The over all population of Loom is 107 persons, 52 of them are male and 55 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 58 minors and 49 adults, with 6 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Loom

101 inhabitants of the location Loom in Mexico live in indigenous households. 83 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 37 people, while 46 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 86 citizens of Loom.

Economic situation

In Loom exist about 18 households.

Of these households 19 are common houses or apartments, 13 are without floor and about 4 consist of one room only.

13 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 7 are connected to the public water supply, 18 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 5 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Loom

Besides the 24 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

20 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 32 persons did not finish the school. 5 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 7 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.