Santa Catarina (Baja California Sur)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Santa Catarina, a beautiful large village of 651 inhabitants of the State of Baja California Sur
The town of Santa Catarina (Baja California Sur) belongs to the municipality of Los Cabos. There are 651 inhabitants and it is 60 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Costa Azul is 19 km away. It is the most populated town in the position #17 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Santa Catarina, 91% of the inhabitants are catholic and 66% 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 Santa Catarina is located at 8.7 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of San José del Cabo, 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
How to get to the town of Santa Catarina in Baja California Sur? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Santa Catarina.
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#2 The population of Santa Catarina (Baja California Sur) is 651 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 291 | 360 | 651 |
| 2010 | 260 | 301 | 561 |
| 2005 | 197 | 242 | 439 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.31 | 3.65 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Baja California Sur: | 13.52% | 3.57% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.15% | 3.92% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.84% | 3.65% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.30% | 4.23% |
| Schooling level: | 7.92 | 6.62 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.99 | 6.60 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.83 | 6.64 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.89% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| 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 Los Cabos (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 55.76% | 33.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 65.83% | 45.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 43.30% | 19.23% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 190 | 188 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.47% | 98.58% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.37% | 92.91% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.63% | 98.58% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.11% | 72.34% |
| Homes with a television: | 88.42% | 95.04% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.53% | 87.94% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 66.32% | 63.83% |
| Homes with a car: | 69.47% | 64.54% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 17.89% | 8.51% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.11% | 4.96% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 94.21% | 78.72% |
| Homes with Internet: | 18.95% | 2.84% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa Catarina
With the satellite map of Santa Catarina 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 Los Cabos. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Catarina.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Catarina
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Santa Catarina, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Santa Catarina so you can contact them:- MOTEL PALMA REAL: 2 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
- FINCA EL PAREDON: 2 km away, direction Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CACTUS INN: 3 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LUXURY: 3 km away, direction Northwest (2 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.The best beaches in Santa Catarina to enjoy water sports:
- Playa Costa Azul: A 19 km walk (216 minutes) or 26 minutes by car, heading South.
- Cerro de las Cabras (105 meters): 4.1 km walk (57 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Mesa San Bernabé (104 meters): 5.3 km walk (89 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Saltito (580 meters): 8.4 km walk (175 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mesa Santa Anita (182 meters): 13.6 km walk (177 minutes), heading Northwest.
- El Rincón de San Pedro (53 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Las Palmas (11 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- El Encino Gacho (19 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Los Encinitos (14 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Catarina (Baja California Sur)
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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 45 | 44 | 89 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 185 | 224 | 409 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 40 | 65 | 105 |
#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.
Disfrute con las fotos de Santa Catarina en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Santa Catarina (Baja California Sur) is 23425
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: 23425. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa Catarina ("23") correspond to the State of Baja California Sur, 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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Los Cabos
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