Potojtic - Chiapas

Facts about Potojtic

Location of Potojtic

Potojtic is located in the municipality of Zinacantán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.833056
Latitude (dec): 16.690000

Height over sea level of Potojtic

The locations medium height over sea level is 1300 meters.

Population in Potojtic

The over all population of Potojtic is 351 persons, 190 of them are male and 161 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 205 minors and 146 adults, with 19 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Potojtic

351 inhabitants of the location Potojtic in Mexico live in indigenous households. 279 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 107 people, while 171 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Potojtic.

Economic situation

In Potojtic exist about 71 households.

Of these households 59 are common houses or apartments, 33 are without floor and about 34 consist of one room only.

39 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 56 are connected to the public water supply, 58 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 Potojtic

Besides the 89 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 18 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

83 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 86 persons did not finish the school. 1 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 2 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.