Santa María (Salto de Agua, Chiapas)

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

All the information about this town of 1,336 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Santa María is located in the Municipality of Salto de Agua (in the State of Chiapas). There are 1,336 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking. Santa María is at 120 meters of altitude.

Data: In Santa María, 20% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Santa María? You can find it at 35.5 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Salto de Agua, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the Santa María location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

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

Map to know how to get to Santa María (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Santa María, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Santa María (Chiapas) is 1,336 inhabitants

Population data in Santa María (Salto de Agua, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206856511336
20106856321317
20056486211269
Evolution of the population in Santa María: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Santa María:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.659.18
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:1.42%0.23%
Illiterate population:16.02%17.31%
Illiterate population (men):4.12%9.18%
Illiterate population (women):11.90%24.82%
Schooling level:6.065.19
Schooling level (men):6.675.70
Schooling level (women):5.464.74
Indigenous culture data in Santa María:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:99.70%98.86%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:87.35%87.93%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:14.67%13.90%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santa María, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Salto de Agua (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Santa María:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:69.61%32.35%
Employed population over 12 years (men):73.89%64.40%
Employed population over 12 years (women):65.55%2.77%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:325320
Homes with electricity:100.00%99.32%
Housing with piped water:98.15%97.97%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.15%96.96%
Dwellings with radio:63.08%69.26%
Housing with television:77.23%65.88%
Housing with refrigerator:55.69%40.20%
Housing with washing machine:12.62%6.42%
Housing with automobile:3.38%3.38%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:1.85%1.69%
Homes with landline telephone:2.77%12.50%
Dwellings with cellular phones:22.15%2.36%
Homes with Internet:7.38%0.34%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santa María (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Santa María

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



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa María

Many people want to stay in the town of Santa María 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 María (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Santa María by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Santa María there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Santa María
Data of the age pyramid of the town Santa María (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)8478162
Youth (6-14 years)117101218
Adults (15-59 years)413392805
Elderly (60+ years)7180151

#6 Photos of Santa María

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

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#7 The Postal Code of Santa María (Chiapas) is 29900

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Santa María so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 29900. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa María ("29") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Salto de Agua

  1. Buenavista (13 inhabitants)
  2. Chapayal (152 inhabitants)
  3. El Diamante (4 inhabitants)
  4. El Diamante (27 inhabitants)
  5. El Rincón (1 inhabitants)
  6. La Esperanza Uno (6 inhabitants)
  7. La Nueva Esperanza (72 inhabitants)
  8. Las Preciosas (El Diamante) (5 inhabitants)
  9. Nazareth (602 inhabitants)
  10. Poza Azul (107 inhabitants)
  11. Río Jordán (1473 inhabitants)
  12. San Antonio (16 inhabitants)
  13. San Cristóbal (- inhabitants)
  14. San Juan del Alto 1ra. Sección (60 inhabitants)
  15. Santa Martha (El Meluco) (- inhabitants)