Las Cruces (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Las Cruces, a beautiful small village of 100 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Las Cruces (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Apóstol. There are 100 inhabitants and it is 1,475 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Pablo Villa Mitla is 73 minutes away by car (57 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #3 of the ranking.
Do you want to locate the town of Las Cruces? You can find it at 0.8 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Santiago Apóstol, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Las Cruces through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Las Cruces? How to go? Map
Online map of Las Cruces in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Las Cruces (Oaxaca) is 100 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56 | 44 | 100 |
| 2005 | 56 | 50 | 106 |
According to the 2010 official census, in the town there were 44 males and 56 females. The female/male ratio is 1.273, and the birth rate is 2.23 children per woman. Of the total population, 0.00% comes from outside the State of Oaxaca. 10.00% of the population is illiterate (6.82% of men and 12.50% of women). The education level is 5.89 (6.28 in men and 5.57 in women).
Indigenous culture in Las Cruces96.00% of the population is indigenous, and 53.00% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 0.00% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.Unemployment and the economy in Las Cruces
26.00% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (36.36% of the men, and 17.86% of the women).Housing and infrastructure in Las Cruces
In Las Cruces there are 38 housings. 91.30% of the housings have electricity, 60.87% have piped water, 100.00% have toilet or restroom, 78.26% have a radio receiver, 82.61% a television, 39.13% a fridge, 34.78% a washing-machine, 26.09% a car or a van, 17.39% a personal computer, 0.00% a landline telephone, 56.52% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access. PueblosAmerica.com has been offering reliable and updated information about Mexican towns and cities since 2007. All the data we present is sourced from official Mexican government sources and has been validated by multiple academic articles.. Learn more.
#3 Satellite photo of Las Cruces
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Las Cruces, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Apóstol. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Las Cruces.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Cruces
Do you want to stay in Las Cruces? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Las Cruces:- AUTO HOSTAL MASAK: 5 km away, direction North (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DIAZ: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL DE OCOTLAN: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Las Cruces
A weekend in Las Cruces and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Las Cruces and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Las Cruces for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Alvidoo (1758 meters): 6.6 km walk (102 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro María Sánchez (1908 meters): 9.0 km walk (143 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Tanilín (1719 meters): 9.0 km walk (126 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Yagui (1892 meters): 9.8 km walk (174 minutes), heading North.
- San Pablo Villa Mitla (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Presa 'Piedra Azul'", 73 km, heading East (57 minutes by car)
- Santiago Apóstol (3821 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- San Sebastián Ocotlán (520 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- San Lucas (74 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Piedra Cuache (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- El Zompantle (26 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Las Cruces (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces there is a generational replacement.
#7 Pictures of Las Cruces
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Las Cruces? 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 Las Cruces.
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#8 Vote for Las Cruces 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 Santiago Apóstol
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Apóstol
- Las Cruces (- inhabitants)
- Piedra Cuache (6 inhabitants)
- San Lucas (74 inhabitants)
- San Sebastián Ocotlán (520 inhabitants)
- Santiago Apóstol (3821 inhabitants)