Santa Catarina (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Santa Catarina, a beautiful small village of 39 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Juan Lachao. There are 39 inhabitants and it is 1,419 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 30 minutes away by car (25 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #25 of the ranking.
Data: In Santa Catarina, there is a percentage of 79% of indigenous population and 43% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Santa Catarina? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Santa Catarina? You can find it at 4.9 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of San Juan Lachao, 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
Location map of Santa Catarina in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Santa Catarina, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca) is 39 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| 2010 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2005 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.27 | 10.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.69% | 9.09% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.56% | 10.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.13% | 8.33% |
| Schooling level: | 6.63 | 5.18 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.1 | 6 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.11 | 4.20 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 79.49% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 30.77% | 31.82% |
| 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 San Juan Lachao (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 25.64% | 27.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 47.37% | 60.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 5.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 7 | 5 |
| Homes with electricity: | 71.43% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 42.86% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 28.57% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 14.29% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 33.33% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.29% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 42.86% | 100.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#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 San Juan Lachao. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:- CASA DE HUESPEDES JUANITA: 13 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MI SOL: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL INDIO: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PALACIO CHATINO: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa Catarina
Want to know what to see in Santa Catarina if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Santa Catarina.Las mejores montes de Santa Catarina para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Aire (954 meters): 3.9 km walk (53 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Verde (2293 meters): 4.3 km walk (57 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Sangre (2308 meters): 6.8 km walk (136 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Porvenir (1897 meters): 8.7 km walk (149 minutes), heading East.
- Santa Catarina Juquila (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Talleres de tallado de madera", 30 km, heading West (25 minutes by car)
- El Ocote (264 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- La Esperanza (80 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Ciénega (113 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Piedra de Letra (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Santa Catarina by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Santa Catarina there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of Santa Catarina
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santa Catarina? 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 Santa Catarina.
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#8 The Postal Code of Santa Catarina (Oaxaca) is 71943
Are you going to send a letter to Santa Catarina? Do you have a friend in Santa Catarina and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Santa Catarina consists of the following 5 digits: 71943. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Santa Catarina ("71") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for Santa Catarina 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 Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Lachao
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao
- Armenia (88 inhabitants)
- Cañada Río Oriente (105 inhabitants)
- San José el Corozal (66 inhabitants)
- El Ocote (264 inhabitants)
- L3 (6 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (80 inhabitants)
- La Reforma (61 inhabitants)
- Luz de la Luna (- inhabitants)
- Providencia (15 inhabitants)
- Río Sal (14 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (139 inhabitants)
- San José (60 inhabitants)
- San Juan Lachao (1402 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina (39 inhabitants)
- Santa Lucía Tierra Blanca (163 inhabitants)