Independencia - Chiapas

Facts about Independencia

Location of Independencia

Independencia is located in the municipality of La Concordia in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.840278
Latitude (dec): 16.091667

Height over sea level of Independencia

The locations medium height over sea level is 550 meters.

Population in Independencia

The over all population of Independencia is 1796 persons, 883 of them are male and 913 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 676 minors and 1120 adults, with 125 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Independencia

51 inhabitants of the location Independencia in Mexico live in indigenous households. 21 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 20 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 87 citizens of Independencia.

Economic situation

In Independencia exist about 440 households.

Of these households 440 are common houses or apartments, 50 are without floor and about 101 consist of one room only.

412 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 166 are connected to the public water supply, 438 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 18 households to own a computer, 208 own a washing machine and 421 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Independencia

Besides the 211 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 22 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

235 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 515 persons did not finish the school. 207 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 282 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 156 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.