Chentón - Chiapas

Facts about Chentón

Location of Chentón

Chentón is located in the municipality of La Independencia in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.988056
Latitude (dec): 16.206944

Height over sea level of Chentón

The locations medium height over sea level is 1581 meters.

Population in Chentón

The over all population of Chentón is 456 persons, 203 of them are male and 253 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 175 minors and 281 adults, with 47 of them being 60 years and older.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 22 citizens of Chentón.

Economic situation

In Chentón exist about 113 households.

Of these households 108 are common houses or apartments, 21 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

107 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 106 are connected to the public water supply, 108 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 14 own a washing machine and 95 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chentón

Besides the 61 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 9 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

53 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 222 persons did not finish the school. 21 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 11 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 12 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.