Chancala Zapote - Chiapas

Facts about Chancala Zapote

Location of Chancala Zapote

Chancala Zapote is located in the municipality of Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.899167
Latitude (dec): 17.407778

Height over sea level of Chancala Zapote

The locations medium height over sea level is 320 meters.

Population in Chancala Zapote

The over all population of Chancala Zapote is 253 persons, 128 of them are male and 125 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 117 minors and 136 adults, with 15 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Chancala Zapote

246 inhabitants of the location Chancala Zapote in Mexico live in indigenous households. 213 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 198 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1 citizens of Chancala Zapote.

Economic situation

In Chancala Zapote exist about 50 households.

Of these households 50 are common houses or apartments, 19 are without floor and about 21 consist of one room only.

48 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 45 are connected to the public water supply, 45 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 3 own a washing machine and 29 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chancala Zapote

Besides the 53 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

55 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 68 persons did not finish the school. 18 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 15 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

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