Santa Candelaria (Baja California)

We have collected many facts about the large village of Santa Candelaria, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,572 inhabitants of Baja California.

You may know it as Fraccionamiento Santa Candelaria.

The town of Santa Candelaria is located in the Municipality of San Quintín (in the State of Baja California). There are 1,572 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #39 of the whole municipality. Santa Candelaria is at 12 meters of altitude.

This town has recently changed its name. It used to be known as Fraccionamiento Santa Candelaria.

Data: In Santa Candelaria, there is a percentage of 30% of indigenous population and 92% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Santa Candelaria? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Santa Candelaria is located at 125.1 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of , which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Santa Candelaria.

#1 Where is Santa Candelaria? How to get there? Map

Location map of Santa Candelaria in Baja California: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Santa Candelaria, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Santa Candelaria (Baja California) is 1,572 inhabitants

Population data in Santa Candelaria (Baja California)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20207718011572
2010484508992
2005310310620
Evolution of the population in Santa Candelaria: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Santa Candelaria:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.257.48
Population coming from outside the State of Baja California:46.44%53.93%
Illiterate population:7.32%10.79%
Illiterate population (men):3.24%7.48%
Illiterate population (women):4.07%14.26%
Schooling level:6.995.13
Schooling level (men):7.055.58
Schooling level (women):6.924.66
Indigenous culture data in Santa Candelaria:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:30.03%35.89%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:11.20%14.01%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.57%0.20%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santa Candelaria, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Baja California, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Santa Candelaria:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:47.20%40.73%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.68%51.18%
Employed population over 12 years (women):35.28%29.75%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:404309
Homes with electricity:89.11%83.48%
Housing with piped water:72.28%18.75%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:22.28%95.54%
Dwellings with radio:37.87%69.64%
Housing with television:69.06%83.93%
Housing with refrigerator:64.60%49.11%
Housing with washing machine:49.01%43.75%
Housing with automobile:49.26%37.05%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:15.10%4.91%
Homes with landline telephone:1.49%0.89%
Dwellings with cellular phones:91.58%65.62%
Homes with Internet:25.25%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santa Candelaria (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Baja California, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Santa Candelaria

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santa Candelaria, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Quintín. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Candelaria.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Candelaria

Many people want to stay in the town of Santa Candelaria itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

#5 Population pyramid of Santa Candelaria (Baja California)

In Santa Candelaria 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 Santa Candelaria, 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 Santa Candelaria
Data of the age pyramid of the town Santa Candelaria (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)110104214
Youth (6-14 years)151148299
Adults (15-59 years)4835171,000
Elderly (60+ years)273259

#6 Photos of Santa Candelaria

In order for you to enjoy nature around Santa Candelaria, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Santa Candelaria, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Quintín

  1. El Cortez (4 inhabitants)
  2. El Gato Dos (1 inhabitants)
  3. Familia Becerril (10 inhabitants)
  4. Familia Pasillas Vargas (10 inhabitants)
  5. Familia Robles (Estado Veintinueve) (1 inhabitants)
  6. Guadalupe (3 inhabitants)
  7. La Ciénega (2 inhabitants)
  8. Agrícola Amador (Los García) (- inhabitants)
  9. Parcela Veinticuatro (Ejido Baja California) (30 inhabitants)
  10. Puerta de la Mesa Cinco (Familia Ramírez) (- inhabitants)
  11. El Junco (3 inhabitants)
  12. Los Granados (4 inhabitants)
  13. Miramar (- inhabitants)
  14. Santa Cruz (- inhabitants)
  15. Tobel (1 inhabitants)