El Centenario (La Paz, Baja California Sur)

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Did you know that this town in Baja California Sur has 6,221 inhabitants?

The place of El Centenario is inside the municipality of La Paz (in the State of Baja California Sur). There are 6,221 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Centenario is at 3 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Centenario, 75% of the inhabitants are catholic and 78% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Centenario is located at 11.4 kilometers from La Paz, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Centenario.

#1 Where is El Centenario? How to go? Map

Online map of El Centenario (Baja California Sur) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Centenario (Baja California Sur) is 6,221 inhabitants

Population data in El Centenario (La Paz, Baja California Sur)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020309131306221
2010233523614696
2005181318133626
Evolution of the population in El Centenario: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Centenario:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.063.47
Population coming from outside the State of Baja California Sur:29.11%30.41%
Illiterate population:2.51%3.60%
Illiterate population (men):1.22%3.47%
Illiterate population (women):1.29%3.73%
Schooling level:10.58.80
Schooling level (men):10.478.71
Schooling level (women):10.538.89
Indigenous culture data in El Centenario:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:2.78%2.90%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:1.04%1.04%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.02%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Centenario, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Baja California Sur, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Centenario:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:49.94%41.40%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.79%55.70%
Employed population over 12 years (women):40.99%26.94%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1,8171,624
Homes with electricity:98.35%95.67%
Housing with piped water:96.81%93.85%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:96.81%97.64%
Dwellings with radio:66.92%75.10%
Housing with television:92.90%95.27%
Housing with refrigerator:95.05%89.99%
Housing with washing machine:77.82%68.79%
Housing with automobile:76.06%74.31%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:49.92%36.88%
Homes with landline telephone:43.37%37.90%
Dwellings with cellular phones:93.67%85.74%
Homes with Internet:58.67%29.08%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Centenario (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Baja California Sur, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Centenario

With the satellite map of El Centenario will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of La Paz. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Centenario.


#4 Population pyramid of El Centenario (Baja California Sur)

In El Centenario there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of El Centenario, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Population pyramid of El Centenario
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Centenario (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)294299593
Youth (6-14 years)449475924
Adults (15-59 years)1,9541,9753,929
Elderly (60+ years)394381775

#5 Photos of El Centenario

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Centenario? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Centenario.

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#6 The Postal Code of El Centenario (Baja California Sur) is 23205

Are you going to send a letter to El Centenario? Do you have a friend in El Centenario and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Centenario consists of the following 5 digits: 23205. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Centenario ("23") correspond to the state code of Baja California Sur, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of La Paz

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  3. El Agua de las Palomas (- inhabitants)
  4. El Comitán (87 inhabitants)
  5. El Corral Falso (34 inhabitants)
  6. El Cuave (13 inhabitants)
  7. El Retiro (Granja) (1 inhabitants)
  8. Kilómetro 95 (1 inhabitants)
  9. Las Paredes (7 inhabitants)
  10. Las Parras (5 inhabitants)
  11. Lomita Amarilla (- inhabitants)
  12. Los Encinos (1 inhabitants)
  13. Punta Prieta (4 inhabitants)
  14. San Francisco de la Costa (- inhabitants)
  15. San Martín (- inhabitants)