Shunuch - Chiapas

Facts about Shunuch

Location of Shunuch

Shunuch is located in the municipality of Chenalhó in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.583889
Latitude (dec): 16.906667

Height over sea level of Shunuch

The locations medium height over sea level is 1780 meters.

Population in Shunuch

The over all population of Shunuch is 268 persons, 124 of them are male and 144 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 140 minors and 128 adults, with 14 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Shunuch

268 inhabitants of the location Shunuch in Mexico live in indigenous households. 236 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 92 people, while 144 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 52 citizens of Shunuch.

Economic situation

In Shunuch exist about 45 households.

Of these households 45 are common houses or apartments, 44 are without floor and about 14 consist of one room only.

44 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 3 are connected to the public water supply, 44 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 6 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Shunuch

Besides the 56 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 10 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

54 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 80 persons did not finish the school. 8 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 5 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 11 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.