Santa Elena (Santa Elena, Yucatán)

Learn about large village of Santa Elena through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 3,767 inhabitants of the State of Yucatán

The town of Santa Elena is located in the Municipality of Santa Elena (in the State of Yucatán). There are 3,767 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality. Santa Elena is at 39 meters of altitude.

Data: In Santa Elena, 60% of the inhabitants are catholic and 67% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

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

Online map of Santa Elena (Yucatán) 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 Santa Elena (Yucatán) is 3,767 inhabitants

Population data in Santa Elena (Santa Elena, Yucatán)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020190318643767
2010179116653456
2005169015623252
Evolution of the population in Santa Elena: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Santa Elena:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.369.13
Population coming from outside the State of Yucatán:2.55%1.42%
Illiterate population:8.76%11.31%
Illiterate population (men):3.85%9.13%
Illiterate population (women):4.91%13.34%
Schooling level:7.446.04
Schooling level (men):7.736.44
Schooling level (women):7.185.70
Indigenous culture data in Santa Elena:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:98.54%98.73%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:67.03%74.13%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:2.26%4.05%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santa Elena, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Yucatán, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Santa Elena:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:41.09%33.28%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.26%51.53%
Employed population over 12 years (women):24.28%16.30%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:9981,018
Homes with electricity:98.50%96.21%
Housing with piped water:98.80%92.77%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:84.37%72.99%
Dwellings with radio:36.57%55.33%
Housing with television:86.67%88.86%
Housing with refrigerator:63.93%52.96%
Housing with washing machine:66.73%57.70%
Housing with automobile:18.24%15.76%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:14.73%5.69%
Homes with landline telephone:2.10%28.20%
Dwellings with cellular phones:78.66%43.13%
Homes with Internet:59.32%1.66%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santa Elena (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Yucatán, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Santa Elena

With the satellite map of Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santa Elena.


#4 Population pyramid of Santa Elena (Yucatán)

In Santa Elena 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 Elena, 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 Elena
Data of the age pyramid of the town Santa Elena (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)208187395
Youth (6-14 years)279331610
Adults (15-59 years)1,2131,1052,318
Elderly (60+ years)203241444

#5 Photos of Santa Elena

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Santa Elena? 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 Santa Elena.

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#6 The Postal Code of Santa Elena (Yucatán) is 97890

Are you going to send a letter to Santa Elena? Do you have a friend in Santa Elena and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Santa Elena consists of the following 5 digits: 97890. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Santa Elena ("97") correspond to the state code of Yucatán, 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 Santa Elena

  1. Beh Haltún (2 inhabitants)
  2. Hotel Villas Arqueológicas (- inhabitants)
  3. Perseverancia (- inhabitants)
  4. Lidia Margarita Caamal Díaz (4 inhabitants)
  5. María Hilda Ek Lara (4 inhabitants)
  6. María Mata Huchin (6 inhabitants)
  7. Parcela Doña Petrona (6 inhabitants)
  8. San Agustín (5 inhabitants)
  9. San Isidro Yibah (- inhabitants)
  10. San Simón (423 inhabitants)
  11. Santa Ana (3 inhabitants)
  12. Santa Elena (3767 inhabitants)