Patosil - Chiapas

Facts about Patosil

Location of Patosil

Patosil is located in the municipality of Zinacantán in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.738889
Latitude (dec): 16.742222

Height over sea level of Patosil

The locations medium height over sea level is 2360 meters.

Population in Patosil

The over all population of Patosil is 1290 persons, 598 of them are male and 692 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 682 minors and 608 adults, with 48 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Patosil

1256 inhabitants of the location Patosil in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1067 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 384 people, while 680 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Patosil exist about 220 households.

Of these households 225 are common houses or apartments, 154 are without floor and about 68 consist of one room only.

197 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 74 are connected to the public water supply, 216 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 95 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Patosil

Besides the 315 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 82 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

306 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 348 persons did not finish the school. 28 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 8 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 18 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.