Salto de Agua - Chiapas

Facts about Salto de Agua

Location of Salto de Agua

Salto de Agua is located in the municipality of Salto de Agua in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.333889
Latitude (dec): 17.555556

Height over sea level of Salto de Agua

The locations medium height over sea level is 10 meters.

Population in Salto de Agua

The over all population of Salto de Agua is 4891 persons, 2344 of them are male and 2547 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2097 minors and 2794 adults, with 360 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Salto de Agua

1587 inhabitants of the location Salto de Agua in Mexico live in indigenous households. 918 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 18 people, while 856 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1852 citizens of Salto de Agua.

Economic situation

In Salto de Agua exist about 1116 households.

Of these households 1129 are common houses or apartments, 156 are without floor and about 199 consist of one room only.

966 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1008 are connected to the public water supply, 1016 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 43 households to own a computer, 286 own a washing machine and 870 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Salto de Agua

Besides the 406 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 36 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

432 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1091 persons did not finish the school. 613 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 957 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 416 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.