Santa Catarina Mechoacán (Oaxaca)
Learn about large village of Santa Catarina Mechoacán through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 4,526 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The place of Santa Catarina Mechoacán is inside the municipality of Santa Catarina Mechoacán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 4,526 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality. Santa Catarina Mechoacán is at 280 meters of altitude.
Data: In Santa Catarina Mechoacán, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 6% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
#1 Where is Santa Catarina Mechoacán? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Santa Catarina Mechoacán (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 Mechoacán, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Santa Catarina Mechoacán (Oaxaca) is 4,526 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2315 | 2211 | 4526 |
| 2010 | 2289 | 2211 | 4500 |
| 2005 | 2187 | 2133 | 4320 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.76 | 15.78 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.21% | 0.64% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.23% | 17.29% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.57% | 15.78% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.67% | 18.74% |
| Schooling level: | 6.38 | 5.44 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.41 | 5.51 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.35 | 5.38 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.92% | 99.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 82.43% | 86.73% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 11.03% | 18.44% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 38.18% | 29.20% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.62% | 51.65% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 19.61% | 7.51% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 1,136 | 1,060 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.92% | 92.92% |
| Housing with piped water: | 71.48% | 52.96% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 83.54% | 64.16% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 42.69% | 40.80% |
| Housing with television: | 47.62% | 68.50% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 49.12% | 33.51% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 8.45% | 4.86% |
| Housing with automobile: | 8.36% | 6.87% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.99% | 3.91% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.17% | 10.36% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 78.70% | 3.17% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.59% | 0.63% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa Catarina Mechoacán
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santa Catarina Mechoacán, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa Catarina Mechoacán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Catarina Mechoacán.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Catarina Mechoacán
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Santa Catarina Mechoacán, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Santa Catarina Mechoacán so you can contact them.:- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 8 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- ESTACIONAMIENTO HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 9 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL MIRADOR: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Santa Catarina Mechoacán (Oaxaca)
In Santa Catarina Mechoacán 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 Mechoacán, 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) | 244 | 232 | 476 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 369 | 386 | 755 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 1,407 | 1,315 | 2,722 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 295 | 278 | 573 |
#6 Photos of Santa Catarina Mechoacán
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Santa Catarina Mechoacán? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Santa Catarina Mechoacán.
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#7 The Postal Code of Santa Catarina Mechoacán (Oaxaca) is 71780
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Santa Catarina Mechoacán 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: 71780. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa Catarina Mechoacán ("71") 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Catarina Mechoacán
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Mechoacán
- Desviación Mechoacán (10 inhabitants)
- El Frutillo (38 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina Mechoacán (4526 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (8 inhabitants)