Joljá - Chiapas

Facts about Joljá

Location of Joljá

Joljá is located in the municipality of Tila in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.498889
Latitude (dec): 17.202778

Height over sea level of Joljá

The locations medium height over sea level is 850 meters.

Population in Joljá

The over all population of Joljá is 893 persons, 472 of them are male and 421 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 411 minors and 482 adults, with 59 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Joljá

878 inhabitants of the location Joljá in Mexico live in indigenous households. 752 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 176 people, while 572 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 9 citizens of Joljá.

Economic situation

In Joljá exist about 150 households.

Of these households 150 are common houses or apartments, 114 are without floor and about 18 consist of one room only.

143 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 138 are connected to the public water supply, 144 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 36 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Joljá

Besides the 195 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 16 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

160 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 260 persons did not finish the school. 74 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 48 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 62 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.