San Carlos (Baja California)
We have collected many facts about the small village of San Carlos, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 46 inhabitants of Baja California.
You may know it as Rancho San Carlos.
The town of San Carlos (Baja California) belongs to the municipality of Tecate. There are 46 inhabitants and it is 700 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tecate is 25 minutes away by car (21 km). It is the most populated town in the position #73 of the whole municipality.
This town has recently changed its name. It used to be known as Rancho San Carlos. This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.
Data: In San Carlos, 48% of the inhabitants are catholic and 75% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San Carlos is located at 13.1 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Tecate, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of San Carlos.
#1 Where is San Carlos? How to go? Map
Location map of San Carlos in Baja California: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in San Carlos, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Carlos (Baja California) is 46 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| 2010 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2005 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.31 | 8.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Baja California: | 54.35% | 57.14% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.17% | 4.76% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.17% | 8.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 9 | 7 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9 | 8.20 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9 | 4.60 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.70% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tecate (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 32.61% | 33.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 40.91% | 41.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 25.00% | 22.22% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 12 | 33 |
| Homes with electricity: | 83.33% | 62.50% |
| Homes with piped water: | 83.33% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 58.33% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 83.33% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 75.00% | 25.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 83.33% | 50.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 25.00% | 12.50% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 25.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 91.67% | 75.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 25.00% | 12.50% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Carlos
Amazing satellite GPS maps of San Carlos, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tecate. You can search free satellite map (2024) of San Carlos.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Carlos
Do you want to stay in San Carlos? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Carlos:- HOTEL EL PORTAL INN S. DE R.L.: 4 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- ALBERCAS TANAMA: 5 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BOUGAMBILIAS: 16 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL COLONIAL: 21 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Carlos
A weekend in San Carlos and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Carlos and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de San Carlos para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Buenavista (712 meters): 0.1 km walk (3 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Dieciséis (1037 meters): 2.2 km walk (28 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Los Monos (1096 meters): 3.5 km walk (42 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Bateques (809 meters): 4.8 km walk (85 minutes), heading South.
- Tecate (Baja California): Don't miss "El Cuchamá", 25 km, heading Northwest (21 minutes by car)
- Rancho Puerto el Roble (12 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Ejido Nueva Colonia Hindú (5254 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Cerro Lindo (21 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- Rancho El Dieciséis (7 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Carlos (Baja California)
In San Carlos 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 San Carlos, 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) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
#7 Pictures of San Carlos
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Carlos? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like San Carlos.
Disfrute con las fotos de San Carlos en este enlace
#8 Vote for San Carlos as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Baja California, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Baja California
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tecate
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Tecate
- Cañón el Macho (8 inhabitants)
- Chagolla (Mi Ranchito) (6 inhabitants)
- El Alcanfor (2 inhabitants)
- El Tony (3 inhabitants)
- Familia Luna (Valle las Palmas) (- inhabitants)
- Familia Navarro (3 inhabitants)
- Familia Valencia (2 inhabitants)
- La Casita (- inhabitants)
- Peña Fuerte (6 inhabitants)
- Rancho Celia Cuellar (- inhabitants)
- El Encino (4 inhabitants)
- El Ex-Militar (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Nichos (2 inhabitants)
- Santa Alicia (3 inhabitants)
- Tecate (81059 inhabitants)