Pocoltón - Chiapas

Facts about Pocoltón

Location of Pocoltón

Pocoltón is located in the municipality of Larráinzar in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.700278
Latitude (dec): 16.880000

Height over sea level of Pocoltón

The locations medium height over sea level is 1880 meters.

Population in Pocoltón

The over all population of Pocoltón is 210 persons, 96 of them are male and 114 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 124 minors and 86 adults, with 13 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Pocoltón

193 inhabitants of the location Pocoltón in Mexico live in indigenous households. 162 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 84 people, while 77 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Pocoltón exist about 39 households.

Of these households 42 are common houses or apartments, 39 are without floor and about 26 consist of one room only.

34 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 22 are connected to the public water supply, 30 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 2 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Pocoltón

Besides the 55 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 9 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

44 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 41 persons did not finish the school. 6 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 5 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 7 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.