Platanal - Chiapas

Facts about Platanal

Location of Platanal

Platanal is located in the municipality of Simojovel in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.701111
Latitude (dec): 17.137778

Height over sea level of Platanal

The locations medium height over sea level is 620 meters.

Population in Platanal

The over all population of Platanal is 24 persons, 11 of them are male and 13 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 12 minors and 12 adults, with 4 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Platanal

24 inhabitants of the location Platanal in Mexico live in indigenous households. 18 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 9 people, while 9 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Platanal exist about 5 households.

Of these households 5 are common houses or apartments, 3 are without floor and about 0 consist of one room only.

4 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 5 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 Platanal

Besides the 10 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 0 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

9 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 4 persons did not finish the school. 1 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 0 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.