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Santa Rita (Chiapas)

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The town of Santa Rita (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 756 inhabitants and it is 878 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #60 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Santa Rita, 25% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of Santa Rita is located at 67.8 kilometers from Ocosingo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Santa Rita.

#1 Where is Santa Rita? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Santa Rita (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of Santa Rita (Chiapas) is 756 inhabitants

Population data in Santa Rita (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	373	383	756
2010	299	306	605
2005	339	342	681

Evolution of the population in Santa Rita: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Santa Rita:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.86	9.15
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	10.98%	15.21%
Illiterate population (men):	3.70%	9.15%
Illiterate population (women):	7.28%	21.40%
Schooling level:	6.13	4.30
Schooling level (men):	6.6	5.22
Schooling level (women):	5.68	3.31

Indigenous culture data in Santa Rita:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	93.55%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	85.05%	80.66%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	23.15%	36.69%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santa Rita, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Santa Rita:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	26.46%	22.31%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	45.43%	43.46%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	6.97%	0.67%
Number of inhabited private housings:	123	103
Homes with electricity:	94.31%	92.50%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	97.50%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	35.77%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	28.46%	42.50%
Homes with a television:	40.65%	21.25%
Homes with a refrigerator:	23.58%	3.75%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	1.25%
Homes with a car:	6.50%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.81%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.81%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	39.02%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	4.07%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santa Rita (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Santa Rita

With the satellite map of Santa Rita 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 Ocosingo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santa Rita.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Rita

Do you want to stay in Santa Rita? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Santa Rita:

• HOTEL SELVA MAYA: 34 km away, direction Southeast (23 minutes by car)
• RENTA DE CUARTOS EN NUEVA PALESTINA: 36 km away, direction Southeast (24 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE LAS ESTRELAS: 40 km away, direction Southeast (28 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE NUEVA PALESTINA: 35 km away, direction Southeast (30 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Santa Rita

Want to know what to see in Santa Rita if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Santa Rita.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Santa Rita?:

• La Culebra (526 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
• 6 de Octubre (115 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
• Pueblo Nuevo Coatzacoalcos (222 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the Southwest (11 minutes by car)
• San Antonio Escobar (344 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the Southeast (10 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Santa Rita (Chiapas)

In Santa Rita 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 Rita, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Santa Rita (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	59	57	116
Youth (6-14 years)	95	114	209
Adults (15-59 years)	208	196	404
Elderly (60+ years)	11	16	27

#7 Pictures of Santa Rita

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santa Rita? 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 Rita.
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#9 Schools in Santa Rita

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