Misija - Chiapas

Facts about Misija

Location of Misija

Misija is located in the municipality of Tila in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.381667
Latitude (dec): 17.266389

Height over sea level of Misija

The locations medium height over sea level is 1280 meters.

Population in Misija

The over all population of Misija is 916 persons, 456 of them are male and 460 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 424 minors and 492 adults, with 54 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Misija

916 inhabitants of the location Misija in Mexico live in indigenous households. 798 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 311 people, while 486 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 5 citizens of Misija.

Economic situation

In Misija exist about 215 households.

Of these households 205 are common houses or apartments, 168 are without floor and about 63 consist of one room only.

199 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 9 are connected to the public water supply, 180 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 59 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Misija

Besides the 287 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 24 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

192 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 294 persons did not finish the school. 50 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 14 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 32 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.