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Santa Catarina (Guerrero)

Learn about large village of Santa Catarina through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 1,462 inhabitants of the State of Guerrero

The town of Santa Catarina (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez. There are 1,462 inhabitants and it is 1,684 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #8 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Santa Catarina, 14% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Santa Catarina is located at 5.6 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Chilapa de Álvarez, 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 Santa Catarina.

#1 Where is Santa Catarina? How to go? Map

Online map of Santa Catarina in Guerrero, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of Santa Catarina (Guerrero) is 1,462 inhabitants

Population data in Santa Catarina (Guerrero)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	807	655	1462
2010	969	967	1936
2005	890	860	1750

Evolution of the population in Santa Catarina: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Santa Catarina:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.39	13.75
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero:	1.92%	1.39%
Illiterate population:	21.14%	19.16%
Illiterate population (men):	6.36%	13.75%
Illiterate population (women):	14.77%	24.56%
Schooling level:	4.68	3.44
Schooling level (men):	5.12	3.89
Schooling level (women):	4.36	3.01

Indigenous culture data in Santa Catarina:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	33.65%	10.18%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	16.76%	4.65%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	1.30%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santa Catarina, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guerrero, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Santa Catarina:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	62.04%	28.77%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	62.29%	49.95%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	61.83%	7.64%
Number of inhabited private housings:	356	471
Homes with electricity:	99.16%	98.30%
Homes with piped water:	62.64%	20.40%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	79.78%	76.49%
Homes with a radio:	63.76%	60.91%
Homes with a television:	87.08%	82.15%
Homes with a refrigerator:	44.38%	20.68%
Homes with a washing machine:	2.25%	0.85%
Homes with a car:	10.96%	4.25%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.40%	0.28%
Homes with landline telephone:	7.58%	15.86%
Homes with cell phones:	81.74%	34.28%
Homes with Internet:	3.37%	0.28%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santa Catarina (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guerrero, and with the total for the country.
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#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 Chilapa de Álvarez. 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:

• MOTEL EL CAMPESTRE: 6 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES MARTINEZ: 8 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA ESTELA: 8 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LA FORTALEZA: 7 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Santa Catarina

A weekend in Santa Catarina and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Santa Catarina and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in Santa Catarina for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Tezquitzin (2114 meters): 2.5 km walk (39 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Totolapa (1800 meters): 3.1 km walk (46 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Bayenchi (2075 meters): 4.0 km walk (50 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Alehuayola (1683 meters): 4.0 km walk (57 minutes), heading Northeast.

Other towns near Santa Catarina:

• Terrero (68 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• Zoquitipa (519 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• Agua Fría (241 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
• Los Amates (644 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Santa Catarina (Guerrero)

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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Santa Catarina (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	94	81	175
Youth (6-14 years)	163	174	337
Adults (15-59 years)	422	332	754
Elderly (60+ years)	128	68	196

#7 Pictures of Santa Catarina

In order for you to enjoy nature around Santa Catarina, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures 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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#8 The Postal Code of Santa Catarina (Guerrero) is 41114

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Santa Catarina 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: 41114. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa Catarina ("41") correspond to the State of Guerrero, 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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#10 Schools in Santa Catarina

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