Sibaniljá Pocolum - Chiapas

Facts about Sibaniljá Pocolum

Location of Sibaniljá Pocolum

Sibaniljá Pocolum is located in the municipality of Tenejapa in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.460833
Latitude (dec): 16.878056

Height over sea level of Sibaniljá Pocolum

The locations medium height over sea level is 1505 meters.

Population in Sibaniljá Pocolum

The over all population of Sibaniljá Pocolum is 1479 persons, 726 of them are male and 753 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 786 minors and 693 adults, with 61 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Sibaniljá Pocolum

1453 inhabitants of the location Sibaniljá Pocolum in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1224 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 353 people, while 859 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 3 citizens of Sibaniljá Pocolum.

Economic situation

In Sibaniljá Pocolum exist about 260 households.

Of these households 242 are common houses or apartments, 163 are without floor and about 31 consist of one room only.

232 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 239 are connected to the public water supply, 229 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 55 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Sibaniljá Pocolum

Besides the 220 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 42 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

188 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 515 persons did not finish the school. 71 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 28 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 65 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.