Santa Cruz (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the large village of Santa Cruz, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 892 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of Santa Cruz (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Tarímbaro. There are 892 inhabitants and it is 1,909 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Cuitzeo del Porvenir is 21 minutes away by car (19 km). It is the most populated town in the position #32 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Santa Cruz, 31% of individuals have completed secondary education and 9% 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 Santa Cruz is located at 7.0 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Tarímbaro, 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 Santa Cruz.
#1 Where is Santa Cruz? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Santa Cruz (Michoacán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Santa Cruz, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Santa Cruz (Michoacán) is 892 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 446 | 446 | 892 |
| 2010 | 380 | 380 | 760 |
| 2005 | 346 | 312 | 658 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.42 | 6.84 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 3.36% | 2.24% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.06% | 7.37% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.48% | 6.84% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.59% | 7.89% |
| Schooling level: | 6.59 | 5.75 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.7 | 5.85 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.49 | 5.65 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tarímbaro (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.74% | 27.89% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.31% | 44.21% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 31.17% | 11.58% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 222 | 200 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.80% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.10% | 98.80% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 90.09% | 86.83% |
| Homes with a radio: | 74.32% | 84.43% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.24% | 92.81% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.99% | 79.64% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 66.22% | 55.09% |
| Homes with a car: | 28.38% | 29.34% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.56% | 1.80% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.25% | 4.19% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 90.54% | 69.46% |
| Homes with Internet: | 5.41% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa Cruz
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santa Cruz, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tarímbaro. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Cruz.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Cruz
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Santa Cruz, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Santa Cruz so you can contact them:- HOTEL EL RINCONSITO: 16 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL BOULEVARD: 18 km away, direction South (16 minutes by car)
- POSADA DEL LAGO CUITZEO SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VA: 17 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ALEJANDRIA: 20 km away, direction South (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa Cruz
Want to know what to see in Santa Cruz if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Santa Cruz.Mountains in Santa Cruz for hiking and trails:
- La Coronilla (2077 meters): 1.3 km walk (18 minutes), heading North.
- La Milpa (2023 meters): 2.2 km walk (46 minutes), heading Southwest.
- La Lagunilla (2202 meters): 2.9 km walk (57 minutes), heading West.
- Las Majadas (1968 meters): 3.3 km walk (41 minutes), heading South.
- Cuitzeo del Porvenir (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Conjunto Conventual de Santa María Magdalena", 21 km, heading North (19 minutes by car)
- Yuriria (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Templo y Ex Convento Agustino de San Pablo", 72 km, heading North (54 minutes by car)
- Felipe Ángeles (429 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Ampliación Jamaica (273 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- El Carrizal (387 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- La Concepción (La Conchita) (130 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Cruz (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 41 | 48 | 89 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 78 | 86 | 164 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 289 | 261 | 550 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 38 | 51 | 89 |
#7 Pictures of Santa Cruz
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santa Cruz? 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 Cruz.
Disfrute con las fotos de Santa Cruz en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Santa Cruz (Michoacán) is 58887
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Santa Cruz 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: 58887. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa Cruz ("58") correspond to the State of Michoacán, 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.
#9 Vote for Santa Cruz as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Santa Cruz or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Santa Cruz to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Michoacán, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Michoacán
#10 Schools in Santa Cruz
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tarímbaro
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tarímbaro
- Fraccionamiento Paraíso Escondido Etapa I, II y III (97 inhabitants)
- Colonia Cueva del Coyote (2 inhabitants)
- Colonia San Miguel (2 inhabitants)
- Conjunto Habitacional el Trébol (3185 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Mirador de las Monarcas (493 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Paseo Santa Fe (988 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Villa Tzipekua (Fraccionamiento Erandeni 3) (919 inhabitants)
- Jamaica (929 inhabitants)
- La Noria (840 inhabitants)
- La Palma (Las Palmas) (1336 inhabitants)
- Los Pinos (4 inhabitants)
- Los Ruiseñores (2116 inhabitants)
- Mesa de la Bembericua (- inhabitants)
- Palo Blanco (- inhabitants)
- Santa Ana del Arco (421 inhabitants)