La Laguna - Chiapas

Facts about La Laguna

Location of La Laguna

La Laguna is located in the municipality of Yajalón in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.321667
Latitude (dec): 17.160833

Height over sea level of La Laguna

The locations medium height over sea level is 800 meters.

Population in La Laguna

The over all population of La Laguna is 383 persons, 187 of them are male and 196 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 209 minors and 174 adults, with 26 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Laguna

376 inhabitants of the location La Laguna in Mexico live in indigenous households. 296 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 76 people, while 211 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 187 citizens of La Laguna.

Economic situation

In La Laguna exist about 65 households.

Of these households 59 are common houses or apartments, 51 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.

54 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 33 are connected to the public water supply, 37 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 17 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Laguna

Besides the 117 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 25 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

114 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 72 persons did not finish the school. 7 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 9 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 8 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.