Amatitlán - Chiapas

Facts about Amatitlán

Location of Amatitlán

Amatitlán is located in the municipality of Maravilla Tenejapa in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.288889
Latitude (dec): 16.236944

Height over sea level of Amatitlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 220 meters.

Population in Amatitlán

The over all population of Amatitlán is 353 persons, 182 of them are male and 171 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 168 minors and 185 adults, with 23 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Amatitlán

42 inhabitants of the location Amatitlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 23 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 17 citizens of Amatitlán.

Economic situation

In Amatitlán exist about 68 households.

Of these households 68 are common houses or apartments, 19 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

67 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 65 are connected to the public water supply, 65 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 3 own a washing machine and 27 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Amatitlán

Besides the 36 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

32 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 145 persons did not finish the school. 33 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 2 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 14 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.