Tortugas (Santa Catarina, San Luis Potosí)

Learn about small village of Tortugas through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 52 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí

The place of Tortugas is inside the municipality of Santa Catarina (in the State of San Luis Potosí). There are 52 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #51 of the ranking. Tortugas is at 900 meters of altitude.

Data: In Tortugas, 22% of the population over 12 years is single and 13% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Tortugas? You can find it at 13.7 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of San Diego (Pueblo Viejo), which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa Catarina, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Southesast, at 6.8 kilometers. To enjoy the town of Tortugas through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Tortugas? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Tortugas (San Luis Potosí) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Tortugas, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Tortugas (San Luis Potosí) is 52 inhabitants

Population data in Tortugas (Santa Catarina, San Luis Potosí)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020282452
2010182240
2005151934
Evolution of the population in Tortugas: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Tortugas:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.427.27
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:0.00%7.50%
Illiterate population:19.23%30.00%
Illiterate population (men):7.69%27.27%
Illiterate population (women):11.54%33.33%
Schooling level:5.122.84
Schooling level (men):5.072.50
Schooling level (women):5.163.15
Indigenous culture data in Tortugas:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%95.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:63.46%57.50%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:1.92%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Tortugas, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of San Luis Potosí, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Tortugas:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:26.92%30.00%
Employed population over 12 years (men):45.83%45.45%
Employed population over 12 years (women):10.71%11.11%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1511
Homes with electricity:93.33%11.11%
Housing with piped water:100.00%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:0.00%66.67%
Dwellings with radio:33.33%22.22%
Housing with television:40.00%22.22%
Housing with refrigerator:26.67%11.11%
Housing with washing machine:13.33%0.00%
Housing with automobile:13.33%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:6.67%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:6.67%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:33.33%0.00%
Homes with Internet:13.33%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tortugas (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of San Luis Potosí, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Tortugas

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Tortugas, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa Catarina. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tortugas.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tortugas

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

#5 Population pyramid of Tortugas (San Luis Potosí)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Tortugas by age and sex, 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 Tortugas there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Tortugas
Data of the age pyramid of the town Tortugas (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)7310
Youth (6-14 years)268
Adults (15-59 years)181331
Elderly (60+ years)123

#6 Photos of Tortugas

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Tortugas? 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 Tortugas.

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#7 The Postal Code of Tortugas (San Luis Potosí) is 79796

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Tortugas 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: 79796. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Tortugas ("79") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, 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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  2. Carrizal Grande (129 inhabitants)
  3. Corrales (9 inhabitants)
  4. El Arado (34 inhabitants)
  5. El Huizache (Las Jaritas) (62 inhabitants)
  6. El Potrerito (- inhabitants)
  7. Frijolares (97 inhabitants)
  8. Joya del Gavilán (148 inhabitants)
  9. La Cercada (63 inhabitants)
  10. La Compuerta (186 inhabitants)
  11. Las Joyas (2 inhabitants)
  12. Limón de la Peña (339 inhabitants)
  13. Plan de Santo Domingo (26 inhabitants)
  14. San José (347 inhabitants)
  15. San Nicolás de Tampote (137 inhabitants)