Santa Catarina (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Santa Catarina, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 338 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec. There are 338 inhabitants and it is 56 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #44 of the ranking.
Data: In Santa Catarina, 30% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% 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 Catarina? You can find it at 7.8 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Santa Catarina through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Santa Catarina? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Santa Catarina (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Santa Catarina, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca) is 338 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 156 | 182 | 338 |
| 2010 | 179 | 219 | 398 |
| 2005 | 158 | 174 | 332 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.07 | 10.50 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 6.21% | 5.53% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.88% | 13.32% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.44% | 10.50% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.44% | 16.76% |
| Schooling level: | 6.49 | 5.21 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.39 | 5.40 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 75.74% | 81.41% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 37.87% | 40.20% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.59% | 1.01% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.89% | 29.65% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 69.23% | 43.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.49% | 12.29% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 102 | 118 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.10% | 94.39% |
| Homes with piped water: | 71.57% | 44.86% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 78.43% | 94.39% |
| Homes with a radio: | 61.76% | 71.96% |
| Homes with a television: | 70.59% | 73.83% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 77.45% | 61.68% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 35.29% | 28.97% |
| Homes with a car: | 12.75% | 11.21% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.94% | 2.80% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.80% | 9.35% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 63.73% | 48.60% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#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 San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Catarina.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Catarina
Many people want to stay in the town of Santa Catarina 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:- MOTEL SUITES DUBAI: 9 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL&LOUNGE LAS ISLAS: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DE HUÉSPEDES CASAZUL: 12 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES MAMA LALA Y PAPA LALO: 11 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa Catarina
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Santa Catarina? The list of the best places to visit in Santa Catarina and nearby locations.Mountains in Santa Catarina for hiking and trails:
- Flores (138 meters): 15.4 km walk (206 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Jimaguas (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Fuente Villa (301 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- El Tepeyac (11 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Ignacio Zaragoza (161 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca)
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) | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 30 | 33 | 63 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 92 | 110 | 202 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 21 | 39 |
#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 (Oaxaca) is 68440
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: 68440. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa Catarina ("68") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, 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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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in Santa Catarina
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
- Buenavista (20 inhabitants)
- Caracol (52 inhabitants)
- Villa de Guadalupe (Ejido Tuxtepec) (15 inhabitants)
- El Naranjal (5 inhabitants)
- El Zapotal (5 inhabitants)
- Rancho la M (- inhabitants)
- La Puerta del Recreo (Ejido Tuxtepec) (6 inhabitants)
- La Reforma (922 inhabitants)
- Los Manantiales (71 inhabitants)
- Paso Rincón (662 inhabitants)
- Santa Úrsula (869 inhabitants)
- Santa Isabel Río Obispo (- inhabitants)
- Sebastopol (907 inhabitants)
- Tacoteno el Consuelo (Ejido Tuxtepec) (14 inhabitants)
- Vista Hermosa (88 inhabitants)