Galeana - Chiapas

Facts about Galeana

Location of Galeana

Galeana is located in the municipality of La Independencia in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.999444
Latitude (dec): 16.224167

Height over sea level of Galeana

The locations medium height over sea level is 1550 meters.

Population in Galeana

The over all population of Galeana is 762 persons, 339 of them are male and 423 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 281 minors and 481 adults, with 76 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Galeana

4 inhabitants of the location Galeana 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 224 citizens of Galeana.

Economic situation

In Galeana exist about 189 households.

Of these households 179 are common houses or apartments, 13 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

176 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 178 are connected to the public water supply, 179 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 62 own a washing machine and 159 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Galeana

Besides the 70 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

65 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 250 persons did not finish the school. 127 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 97 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 61 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.