Santa María (Oaxaca)
Learn about large village of Santa María through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 1,346 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Santa María (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Pedro Huamelula. There are 1,346 inhabitants and it is 62 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa La Estrella is 13 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking.
Data: In Santa María, there is a percentage of 25% of indigenous population and 80% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Santa María? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Santa María? You can find it at 5.4 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of San Pedro Huamelula, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Santa María through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Santa María? How to go? Map
Location map of Santa María in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Santa María, which is marked with the following symbol
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#2 The population of Santa María (Oaxaca) is 1,346 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 695 | 651 | 1346 |
2010 | 708 | 666 | 1374 |
2005 | 631 | 551 | 1182 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.59 | 6.31 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 3.34% | 2.55% |
Illiterate population: | 7.13% | 9.68% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.93% | 6.31% |
Illiterate population (women): | 5.20% | 12.85% |
Schooling level: | 7.65 | 6.59 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.93 | 6.93 |
Schooling level (women): | 7.41 | 6.27 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 25.33% | 12.74% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 13.37% | 5.90% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.15% | 0.07% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 44.43% | 31.15% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.22% | 51.20% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.25% | 12.29% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 418 | 448 |
Homes with electricity: | 97.13% | 96.11% |
Homes with piped water: | 98.80% | 96.11% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.65% | 92.49% |
Homes with a radio: | 27.03% | 63.21% |
Homes with a television: | 65.07% | 80.05% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 80.86% | 66.84% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 37.80% | 21.24% |
Homes with a car: | 14.11% | 10.88% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.22% | 7.51% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 1.20% | 2.59% |
Homes with cell phones: | 80.14% | 26.17% |
Homes with Internet: | 35.17% | 1.04% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa María
With the satellite map of Santa María 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 Pedro Huamelula. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santa María.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa María
Do you want to stay in Santa María? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Santa María:- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 3 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARIS: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JUANITA: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 5 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa María
Want to know what to see in Santa María if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Santa María.The best beaches in Santa María to enjoy water sports:
- Playa La Estrella: A 13 km walk (151 minutes) or 15 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa Morro Ayuta: A 17 km walk (153 minutes) or 21 minutes by car, heading South.
- Cerro Juálacojay (892 meters): 3.3 km walk (57 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Barrio Nuevo (338 meters): 3.0 km walk (37 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Naipu (503 meters): 3.7 km walk (61 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Potrillo (501 meters): 4.4 km walk (88 minutes), heading North.
- El Porvenir (73 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- Guayacán (215 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- Santiago Astata (2222 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
- El Bejuco (19 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa María (Oaxaca)
In Santa María 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 María, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 48 | 77 | 125 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 117 | 111 | 228 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 431 | 369 | 800 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 99 | 94 | 193 |
#7 Pictures of Santa María
In order for you to enjoy nature around Santa María, 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 María, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in Santa María
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Pedro Huamelula
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Huamelula
- El Coyul (2497 inhabitants)
- El Crucero de Chacalapa (18 inhabitants)
- El Popoyote (- inhabitants)
- Guayacán (215 inhabitants)
- Las Jícaras (3 inhabitants)
- Los Cocos (13 inhabitants)
- Paja Blanca (119 inhabitants)
- Playa Grande (206 inhabitants)
- Rancho Maximino Cruz (6 inhabitants)
- Río Papaya (23 inhabitants)
- Río Seco (571 inhabitants)
- San Francisco de Asís (95 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Chacalapa (316 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Huamelula (2310 inhabitants)
- Santa María (1346 inhabitants)