Canalum - Chiapas

Facts about Canalum

Location of Canalum

Canalum is located in the municipality of Comitán de Domínguez in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.051944
Latitude (dec): 16.212222

Height over sea level of Canalum

The locations medium height over sea level is 1560 meters.

Population in Canalum

The over all population of Canalum is 163 persons, 76 of them are male and 87 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 63 minors and 100 adults, with 12 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Canalum

5 inhabitants of the location Canalum in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1 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 0 people, while 1 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 8 citizens of Canalum.

Economic situation

In Canalum exist about 36 households.

Of these households 35 are common houses or apartments, 14 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

34 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 34 are connected to the public water supply, 35 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 29 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Canalum

Besides the 26 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

28 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 69 persons did not finish the school. 12 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 0 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.