Temax - Chiapas

Facts about Temax

Location of Temax

Temax is located in the municipality of Oxchuc in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.325000
Latitude (dec): 16.887500

Height over sea level of Temax

The locations medium height over sea level is 1280 meters.

Population in Temax

The over all population of Temax is 278 persons, 136 of them are male and 142 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 157 minors and 121 adults, with 9 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Temax

278 inhabitants of the location Temax in Mexico live in indigenous households. 241 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 79 people, while 162 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 257 citizens of Temax.

Economic situation

In Temax exist about 46 households.

Of these households 46 are common houses or apartments, 46 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

42 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 30 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 Temax

Besides the 37 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 18 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 110 persons did not finish the school. 5 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 21 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.