Santa Catarina (San José Tenango, Oaxaca)
Maps, photos and statistics of Santa Catarina, a beautiful small village of 91 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The place of Santa Catarina is inside the municipality of San José Tenango (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 91 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #79 of the ranking. Santa Catarina is at 384 meters of altitude.
Data: In Santa Catarina, 20% of the population over 12 years is single and 7% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Santa Catarina? You can find it at 10.4 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of San José Tenango, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Santa Catarina through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Santa Catarina? How to go? Map
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#2 The population of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca) is 91 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45 | 46 | 91 |
| 2010 | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| 2005 | 60 | 49 | 109 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.14 | 26.83 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.20% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 23.08% | 32.47% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 10.99% | 26.83% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.09% | 38.89% |
| Schooling level: | 4.49 | 3.73 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.48 | 3.63 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.5 | 3.82 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 95.60% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 87.91% | 84.42% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 12.09% | 27.27% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 35.16% | 29.87% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 47.83% | 43.90% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.22% | 13.89% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 27 | 26 |
| Homes with electricity: | 81.48% | 86.36% |
| Housing with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 3.70% | 100.00% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 18.52% | 59.09% |
| Housing with television: | 51.85% | 54.55% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 18.52% | 22.73% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 3.70% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 3.70% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 7.41% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 7.41% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.41% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa Catarina
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santa Catarina, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San José Tenango. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Catarina.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Catarina
Do you want to stay in Santa Catarina? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Santa Catarina:- HOTEL SAN JOSE"": 15 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA DEL LAGO: 19 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS LOS CARRILES: 22 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA AZUL: 22 km away, direction Southeast (17 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca)
In Santa Catarina 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 Catarina, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 25 | 23 | 48 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 9 | 6 | 15 |
#6 Photos of Santa Catarina
In order for you to enjoy nature around Santa Catarina, 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 Catarina, 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 José Tenango
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- Cerro Totomoxtle (45 inhabitants)
- Llano Nuevo de la Cruz (113 inhabitants)
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- Piedra del Sol (62 inhabitants)
- Piedras Negras (306 inhabitants)
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