Cobá (Quintana Roo)
Learn about large village of Cobá through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 1,738 inhabitants of the State of Quintana Roo
The place of Cobá is inside the municipality of Tulum (in the State of Quintana Roo). There are 1,738 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #4 in terms of number of inhabitants. Cobá is at 9 meters of altitude.
Data: In Cobá, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 54% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of Cobá is located at 42.1 kilometers from Tulum, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Cobá.
#1 Where is Cobá? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Cobá (Quintana Roo) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Cobá, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Cobá (Quintana Roo) is 1,738 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 822 | 916 | 1738 |
| 2010 | 610 | 668 | 1278 |
| 2005 | 559 | 608 | 1167 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.39 | 8.83 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Quintana Roo: | 58.52% | 52.27% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.04% | 12.75% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.67% | 8.83% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.37% | 17.05% |
| Schooling level: | 8.17 | 6.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.98 | 6.97 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.35 | 5.87 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 93.33% | 94.37% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 58.29% | 71.52% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 3.91% | 6.34% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tulum (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.87% | 30.20% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.64% | 47.90% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 26.76% | 10.82% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 416 | 388 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.08% | 97.03% |
| Housing with piped water: | 98.08% | 73.93% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.59% | 83.17% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 36.06% | 48.84% |
| Housing with television: | 73.08% | 82.84% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 73.08% | 66.67% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 79.09% | 63.37% |
| Housing with automobile: | 48.32% | 29.70% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 23.32% | 6.93% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 7.93% | 15.84% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 89.66% | 68.32% |
| Homes with Internet: | 53.61% | 2.97% |
#3 Satellite photo of Cobá
With the satellite map of Cobá 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 Tulum. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Cobá.
#4 Population pyramid of Cobá (Quintana Roo)
In Cobá 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 Cobá, 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) | 95 | 133 | 228 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 141 | 183 | 324 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 537 | 547 | 1,084 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 49 | 53 | 102 |
#5 Photos of Cobá
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Cobá? 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 Cobá.
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#6 Vote for Cobá as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Tulum
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- Cayetano Nieto Colín (6 inhabitants)
- Ek Che (7 inhabitants)
- El Durazno (10 inhabitants)
- Javier Rojo Gómez (Punta Allen) (393 inhabitants)
- Lote Treinta y Uno (1 inhabitants)
- Poblado de Apoyo del Hotel Dreams Tulum (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho Morales (9 inhabitants)
- Rancho Pakchen (1 inhabitants)
- San Felipe (5 inhabitants)
- San Juan (770 inhabitants)
- SEMARNAT (2 inhabitants)
- Tankah Cuatro (7 inhabitants)
- Vivero [Vivero (2 inhabitants)
- Yalkú (6 inhabitants)