Jomalchén - Chiapas

Facts about Jomalchén

Location of Jomalchén

Jomalchén is located in the municipality of Ocosingo in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.190833
Latitude (dec): 16.890000

Height over sea level of Jomalchén

The locations medium height over sea level is 1320 meters.

Population in Jomalchén

The over all population of Jomalchén is 155 persons, 92 of them are male and 63 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 89 minors and 66 adults, with 8 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Jomalchén

155 inhabitants of the location Jomalchén in Mexico live in indigenous households. 137 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 42 people, while 95 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Jomalchén exist about 29 households.

Of these households 29 are common houses or apartments, 28 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

6 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 0 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 Jomalchén

Besides the 31 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

31 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 33 persons did not finish the school. 9 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 7 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 11 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.