Tzum - Chiapas

Facts about Tzum

Location of Tzum

Tzum is located in the municipality of Zinacantán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.772222
Latitude (dec): 16.760556

Height over sea level of Tzum

The locations medium height over sea level is 1700 meters.

Population in Tzum

The over all population of Tzum is 103 persons, 55 of them are male and 48 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 58 minors and 45 adults, with 5 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Tzum

103 inhabitants of the location Tzum in Mexico live in indigenous households. 80 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 48 people, while 32 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1 citizens of Tzum.

Economic situation

In Tzum exist about 18 households.

Of these households 18 are common houses or apartments, 15 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.

13 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 11 are connected to the public water supply, 18 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 4 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Tzum

Besides the 33 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

30 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 14 persons did not finish the school. 6 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

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