Sombra Grande - Chiapas

Facts about Sombra Grande

Location of Sombra Grande

Sombra Grande is located in the municipality of Tumbalá in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.315833
Latitude (dec): 17.296667

Height over sea level of Sombra Grande

The locations medium height over sea level is 1200 meters.

Population in Sombra Grande

The over all population of Sombra Grande is 356 persons, 177 of them are male and 179 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 173 minors and 183 adults, with 25 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Sombra Grande

356 inhabitants of the location Sombra Grande in Mexico live in indigenous households. 304 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 79 people, while 223 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Sombra Grande exist about 73 households.

Of these households 72 are common houses or apartments, 27 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

71 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 62 are connected to the public water supply, 72 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 41 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Sombra Grande

Besides the 88 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

69 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 95 persons did not finish the school. 30 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 19 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 21 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.