Socoltenango - Chiapas

Facts about Socoltenango

Location of Socoltenango

Socoltenango is located in the municipality of Socoltenango in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.350556
Latitude (dec): 16.243056

Height over sea level of Socoltenango

The locations medium height over sea level is 860 meters.

Population in Socoltenango

The over all population of Socoltenango is 4674 persons, 2218 of them are male and 2456 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1653 minors and 3021 adults, with 481 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Socoltenango

34 inhabitants of the location Socoltenango in Mexico live in indigenous households. 20 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 0 people, while 17 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2930 citizens of Socoltenango.

Economic situation

In Socoltenango exist about 1263 households.

Of these households 1187 are common houses or apartments, 158 are without floor and about 126 consist of one room only.

1161 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1181 are connected to the public water supply, 1174 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 68 households to own a computer, 639 own a washing machine and 1103 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Socoltenango

Besides the 786 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 51 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

787 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1407 persons did not finish the school. 437 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 666 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 343 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.