Asia - Chiapas

Facts about Asia

Location of Asia

Asia is located in the municipality of Ocosingo in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.316389
Latitude (dec): 16.953889

Height over sea level of Asia

The locations medium height over sea level is 500 meters.

Population in Asia

The over all population of Asia is 97 persons, 57 of them are male and 40 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 64 minors and 33 adults, with 1 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Asia

97 inhabitants of the location Asia in Mexico live in indigenous households. 80 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 31 people, while 49 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Asia.

Economic situation

In Asia exist about 18 households.

Of these households 16 are common houses or apartments, 6 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

16 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 12 are connected to the public water supply, 13 have access to electricity.

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

School and education in Asia

Besides the 18 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

15 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 24 persons did not finish the school. 3 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 2 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 3 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.