Chiquinival - Chiapas

Facts about Chiquinival

Location of Chiquinival

Chiquinival is located in the municipality of Chilón in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.965000
Latitude (dec): 16.990833

Height over sea level of Chiquinival

The locations medium height over sea level is 1140 meters.

Population in Chiquinival

The over all population of Chiquinival is 1026 persons, 542 of them are male and 484 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 606 minors and 420 adults, with 36 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Chiquinival

1026 inhabitants of the location Chiquinival in Mexico live in indigenous households. 855 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 316 people, while 538 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1 citizens of Chiquinival.

Economic situation

In Chiquinival exist about 173 households.

Of these households 168 are common houses or apartments, 97 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

164 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 142 are connected to the public water supply, 168 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 37 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chiquinival

Besides the 189 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 10 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

168 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 223 persons did not finish the school. 58 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 47 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 82 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.