La Pimienta - Chiapas

Facts about La Pimienta

Location of La Pimienta

La Pimienta is located in the municipality of Simojovel in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.760556
Latitude (dec): 17.140278

Height over sea level of La Pimienta

The locations medium height over sea level is 800 meters.

Population in La Pimienta

The over all population of La Pimienta is 1294 persons, 658 of them are male and 636 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 680 minors and 614 adults, with 69 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Pimienta

1294 inhabitants of the location La Pimienta in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1111 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 455 people, while 656 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2 citizens of La Pimienta.

Economic situation

In La Pimienta exist about 251 households.

Of these households 221 are common houses or apartments, 177 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

221 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 221 are connected to the public water supply, 221 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 69 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Pimienta

Besides the 322 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 23 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

280 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 295 persons did not finish the school. 109 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 33 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 55 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.