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Las Cruces (Durango)

The most complete information about the small village of Las Cruces (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Durango has 186 inhabitants?

The town of Las Cruces (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Mezquital. There are 186 inhabitants and it is 1,419 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #32 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Las Cruces, 12% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Las Cruces is located at 88.7 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of San Francisco del Mezquital, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Las Cruces.

#1 Where is Las Cruces? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Las Cruces (Durango)? 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 Las Cruces (Durango) is 186 inhabitants

Population data in Las Cruces (Durango)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	102	84	186
2010	103	89	192
2005	12	9	21

Evolution of the population in Las Cruces: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Las Cruces:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.11	7.87
Population coming from outside the State of Durango:	0.54%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	11.29%	15.62%
Illiterate population (men):	3.76%	7.87%
Illiterate population (women):	7.53%	22.33%
Schooling level:	6.39	5.53
Schooling level (men):	7.3	6.44
Schooling level (women):	5.63	4.76

Indigenous culture data in Las Cruces:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	80.65%	81.77%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	7.53%	14.58%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Las Cruces, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Durango, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Las Cruces:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	20.97%	20.83%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	28.57%	32.58%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	14.71%	10.68%
Number of inhabited private housings:	37	66
Homes with electricity:	29.73%	57.89%
Homes with piped water:	0.00%	71.05%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a radio:	16.22%	39.47%
Homes with a television:	2.70%	2.63%
Homes with a refrigerator:	2.70%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	13.51%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	2.70%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	27.03%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

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

With the satellite map of Las Cruces 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 Mezquital. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Las Cruces.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Cruces

Many people want to stay in the town of Las Cruces itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• CASA DE ASISTENCIA: 63 km away, direction South (51 minutes by car)
• CUARTOS DE RENTA: 63 km away, direction South (50 minutes by car)
• SILVINO ROJO MADERA: 65 km away, direction South (45 minutes by car)
• HOTEL AZUL: 78 km away, direction South (63 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.
Las mejores montes de Las Cruces para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Los Monos (2272 meters): 6.0 km walk (99 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Los Olotes (1898 meters): 7.4 km walk (114 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro La Chuparrosa (1057 meters): 10.0 km walk (134 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro El Toro (2092 meters): 8.9 km walk (149 minutes), heading East.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Las Cruces?:

• La Soledad (81 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• Chalate 2 (134 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
• La Hacienda (11 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Arroyo de los Limones (12 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 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 Las Cruces (Durango)

In Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces, 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 Las Cruces (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	21	16	37
Youth (6-14 years)	25	21	46
Adults (15-59 years)	51	43	94
Elderly (60+ years)	5	4	9

#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 The Postal Code of Las Cruces (Durango) is 34984

Are you going to send a letter to Las Cruces? Do you have a friend in Las Cruces and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Las Cruces consists of the following 5 digits: 34984. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Las Cruces ("34") correspond to the state code of Durango, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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