Morelos - Chiapas

Facts about Morelos

Location of Morelos

Morelos is located in the municipality of Ocosingo in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.095833
Latitude (dec): 16.892778

Height over sea level of Morelos

The locations medium height over sea level is 960 meters.

Population in Morelos

The over all population of Morelos is 257 persons, 134 of them are male and 123 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 135 minors and 122 adults, with 14 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Morelos

239 inhabitants of the location Morelos in Mexico live in indigenous households. 171 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 21 people, while 149 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4 citizens of Morelos.

Economic situation

In Morelos exist about 43 households.

Of these households 41 are common houses or apartments, 14 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

40 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 18 are connected to the public water supply, 39 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 2 own a washing machine and 27 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Morelos

Besides the 46 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

47 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 64 persons did not finish the school. 18 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 16 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 26 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.