La Caoba - Chiapas

Facts about La Caoba

Location of La Caoba

La Caoba is located in the municipality of Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -91.612222
Latitude (dec): 17.308889

Height over sea level of La Caoba

The locations medium height over sea level is 120 meters.

Population in La Caoba

The over all population of La Caoba is 201 persons, 105 of them are male and 96 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 116 minors and 85 adults, with 5 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Caoba

193 inhabitants of the location La Caoba in Mexico live in indigenous households. 152 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 2 people, while 150 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In La Caoba exist about 36 households.

Of these households 35 are common houses or apartments, 24 are without floor and about 9 consist of one room only.

26 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 35 are connected to the public water supply, 31 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 8 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Caoba

Besides the 37 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

38 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 51 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 4 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.