La Siria - Chiapas

Facts about La Siria

Location of La Siria

La Siria is located in the municipality of Ocosingo in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.693333
Latitude (dec): 17.195000

Height over sea level of La Siria

The locations medium height over sea level is 430 meters.

Population in La Siria

The over all population of La Siria is 312 persons, 156 of them are male and 156 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 177 minors and 135 adults, with 14 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Siria

241 inhabitants of the location La Siria in Mexico live in indigenous households. 192 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 15 people, while 175 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2 citizens of La Siria.

Economic situation

In La Siria exist about 46 households.

Of these households 56 are common houses or apartments, 10 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

39 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 42 are connected to the public water supply, 46 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 30 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Siria

Besides the 41 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

42 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 41 persons did not finish the school. 24 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 46 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 37 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.