Independencia - Chiapas

Facts about Independencia

Location of Independencia

Independencia is located in the municipality of San Juan Cancuc in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.327778
Latitude (dec): 16.939722

Height over sea level of Independencia

The locations medium height over sea level is 1420 meters.

Population in Independencia

The over all population of Independencia is 269 persons, 127 of them are male and 142 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 178 minors and 91 adults, with 8 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Independencia

225 inhabitants of the location Independencia in Mexico live in indigenous households. 182 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 83 people, while 98 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Independencia exist about 33 households.

Of these households 41 are common houses or apartments, 22 are without floor and about 0 consist of one room only.

29 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 16 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 3 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Independencia

Besides the 51 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 9 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

35 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 59 persons did not finish the school. 12 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 10 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.