Mitontic

Mitontic is a municipality of Chiapas with 13,755 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,927 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 4.5 years.

Demographics of Mitontic

Demographic structure of Mitontic according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,302 people under 15 years old (45.8%), 7,079 people of working age (51.5%) and 374 elderly over 65 years old (2.7%).

0-14 years

6,302

45.8% of the population

15-64 years

7,079

51.5% - Working age

65+ years

374

2.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

94.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mitontic

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,190	1,149	2,339	17%
5-9 years	1,071	1,107	2,178	15.8%
10-14 years	939	846	1,785	13%
15-19 years	713	793	1,506	10.9%
20-24 years	589	709	1,298	9.4%
25-29 years	501	536	1,037	7.5%
30-34 years	412	459	871	6.3%
35-39 years	307	340	647	4.7%
40-44 years	219	236	455	3.3%
45-49 years	208	229	437	3.2%
50-54 years	129	161	290	2.1%
55-59 years	169	171	340	2.5%
60-64 years	110	88	198	1.4%
65-69 years	70	81	151	1.1%
70-74 years	48	45	93	0.7%
75-79 years	25	33	58	0.4%
80-84 years	15	21	36	0.3%
85+ years	18	18	36	0.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mitontic

Population Origin

Born in State

13,741

99.9%

Born in Another State

5

0%

Lived in Another State in 2015

2

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12,129

88.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

4,175

34.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

7,453

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

13,567

500.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

118

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

66 / 52

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

60

0.4%

With Limitation

172

1.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	25
Visual	24
Hearing	20
Speech	11
Mental	5

Education in Mitontic

Literacy and Schooling

In Mitontic, 2,730 people aged 15 and over can read and write (273000%), while 2,457 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.5 years (4.9 men, 4.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	979	1,478	2,457	245700%
Incomplete primary	582	542	1,124	112400%
Complete primary	1,013	1,143	2,156	215600%
Incomplete secondary	103	82	185	18500%
Complete secondary	566	492	1,058	105800%
Post-basic education (18+)	240	136	376	37600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	800
6-11 years	324
12-14 years	442

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 42 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	17	17
Primaria	17	17
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Mitontic

In Mitontic, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,119 people. Of those, 2,075 are employed and 44 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

2,119

H: 1,916 / M: 203

Employed Population

2,075

H: 1,874 / M: 201

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

44 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,297

H: 2,128 / M: 4,169

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,866	93.5%
IMSS	1,020	7.4%
ISSSTE	15	0.1%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,975	58%
IMSS Bienestar	4,473	32.5%
Private insurance	13	0.1%
Other institution	54	0.4%
Without health coverage	882	6.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Mitontic

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,253

525300%

Single

2,657

265700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

518

51800%

Households

Total Households

2,710

5 average occupants

Male-headed

2,312

85.3%

Female-headed

398

14.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,516	25.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	8,299	60.3%
Other religions	240	1.7%
No religion	1,606	11.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Mitontic

Mitontic has 3,500 total dwellings, of which 2,712 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,978	73.2%
Earthen floor	732	27.1%
1 bedroom	913	33.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,797	66.5%
1 room	157	5.8%
2 rooms	784	29%
3+ rooms	1,769	65.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

2,689 dwellings

Piped Water

75%

2,028 dwellings

With Drainage

67.1%

1,814 dwellings

All Services

53%

1,434 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,689	99.4%
Without electricity	21	0.8%
Public water network	2,028	75%
Hauled water	988	36.5%
Other water source	682	25.2%
With water tank	876	32.4%
With cistern	46	1.7%
With toilet	1,236	45.7%
With latrine	1,432	53%
With drainage	1,814	67.1%
Without drainage	896	33.1%
With all services	1,434	53%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Mitontic

Household equipment in Mitontic according to the 2020 Census. 0.1% of dwellings have internet and 6.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	214	7.9%
Washing machine	11	0.4%
Microwave oven	7	0.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	78	2.9%
Motorcycle	3	0.1%
Bicycle	6	0.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	934	34.5%
Radio	529	19.6%
Landline phone	59	2.2%
Cell phone	179	6.6%
Computer	8	0.3%
Internet	3	0.1%
Pay TV	32	1.2%
Streaming platforms	1	0%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,642

60.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,485

91.9%

No Computer or Internet

2,700

99.9%

No ICT at All

1,589

58.8%

Companies and Economy in Mitontic

The main economic sectors of Mitontic are Comercio al por menor with 60 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	60
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	10
Industrias manufactureras	6
Servicios educativos	4
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	3

Poverty and Social Development in Mitontic

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mitontic has a poverty rate of 98.2% and extreme poverty of 61.8%.

Poverty

98.2%

11,827 people

Extreme Poverty

61.8%

7,439 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

0.6%

78 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.2%

139 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%

2 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	50.2%	6,045
Lack of access to health services	9.7%	1,167
Lack of access to social security	82%	9,882
Lack of housing quality and spaces	45%	5,419
Lack of access to basic housing services	90.3%	10,882
Lack of access to food	11.3%	1,364
Income below welfare line	99.3%	11,966
Income below minimum welfare line	94.6%	11,398

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	97.8%	70.5%	2.2%	0%	0
2015	98.2%	61.8%	0.6%	0%	0

Crime in Mitontic

In the last 12 months, 18 crimes were recorded in Mitontic. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/08	1
2025/01	1
2024/02	1
2023/06	3
2022/12	1
2022/01	2
2021/10	1
2021/07	2
2021/06	1
2021/05	2
2021/04	1
2020/11	2

Health in Mitontic

Mitontic has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mitontic

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tzoeptic	1,831	1,984
Oxinam	1,483	2,036
Chimhucum	1,392	1,781
Mitontic	1,275	1,698
Chalam	1,205	1,768
Cuchumtón	1,103	2,100
Titaltetic	1,074	2,033
Suyalhó	908	2,032
Alamul	777	1,892
Pulumsibac	746	1,922

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