Torostic - Chiapas

Facts about Torostic

Location of Torostic

Torostic is located in the municipality of Chenalhó in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.590556
Latitude (dec): 16.913056

Height over sea level of Torostic

The locations medium height over sea level is 1780 meters.

Population in Torostic

The over all population of Torostic is 100 persons, 44 of them are male and 56 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 48 minors and 52 adults, with 8 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Torostic

100 inhabitants of the location Torostic in Mexico live in indigenous households. 84 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 38 people, while 45 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 64 citizens of Torostic.

Economic situation

In Torostic exist about 18 households.

Of these households 18 are common houses or apartments, 18 are without floor and about 4 consist of one room only.

13 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 10 are connected to the public water supply, 17 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 4 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Torostic

Besides the 26 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

21 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 40 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 2 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.