Santa Cruz (Nayarit)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Santa Cruz (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Nayarit has 240 inhabitants?
The town of Santa Cruz (Nayarit) belongs to the municipality of Acaponeta. There are 240 inhabitants and it is 1,189 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #28 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Santa Cruz, there is a percentage of 70% of indigenous population and 50% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Santa Cruz? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Santa Cruz is located at 25.1 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Acaponeta, 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
How to get to the town of Santa Cruz in Nayarit? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Santa Cruz.
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#2 The population of Santa Cruz (Nayarit) is 240 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 130 | 110 | 240 |
| 2010 | 80 | 89 | 169 |
| 2005 | 71 | 90 | 161 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.51 | 4.49 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit: | 0.00% | 0.59% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.58% | 7.10% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.67% | 4.49% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.92% | 10.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7.67 | 6.62 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.88 | 6.58 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.46 | 6.66 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 70.00% | 85.80% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 62.50% | 53.25% |
| 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 Acaponeta (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.25% | 33.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.18% | 57.30% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.38% | 7.50% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 46 | 52 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.48% | 81.40% |
| Homes with piped water: | 95.65% | 37.21% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 93.48% | 13.95% |
| Homes with a radio: | 60.87% | 46.51% |
| Homes with a television: | 60.87% | 34.88% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 23.91% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 2.17% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 8.70% | 6.98% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 50.00% | 6.98% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa Cruz
With the satellite map of Santa Cruz 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 Acaponeta. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santa Cruz.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Cruz
Many people want to stay in the town of Santa Cruz 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 HUESPEDES: 32 km away, direction West (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA BLANCA: 38 km away, direction West (30 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA: 40 km away, direction West (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN LUIS: 38 km away, direction West (28 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.Las mejores montes de Santa Cruz para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Colmena (788 meters): 6.9 km walk (109 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Tía Carita (609 meters): 6.3 km walk (127 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Brinco (1421 meters): 7.1 km walk (133 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Guayabo (904 meters): 9.1 km walk (127 minutes), heading South.
- San Diego de Alcalá (433 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the West (11 minutes by car)
- Mesa de la Laguna (138 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the North (13 minutes by car)
- Saycota (94 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the East (16 minutes by car)
- El Duraznito (29 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the North (13 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Cruz (Nayarit)
In Santa Cruz 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 Cruz, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 56 | 41 | 97 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 9 | 16 |
#7 Pictures of Santa Cruz
In order for you to enjoy nature around Santa Cruz, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Santa Cruz, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de Santa Cruz en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Santa Cruz (Nayarit) is 63407
Are you going to send a letter to Santa Cruz? Do you have a friend in Santa Cruz and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Santa Cruz consists of the following 5 digits: 63407. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Santa Cruz ("63") correspond to the state code of Nayarit, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#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 Nayarit, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Nayarit
#10 Schools in Santa Cruz
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Acaponeta
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Acaponeta
- Chalpa (67 inhabitants)
- El Caimanero (- inhabitants)
- El Huanacaxtle (3 inhabitants)
- El Rebombeo (1 inhabitants)
- El Zopilote (1 inhabitants)
- La Cortez (El Zapote) (425 inhabitants)
- La Huerta de Pedrillo (- inhabitants)
- La Palma (48 inhabitants)
- Junquillo (2 inhabitants)
- Los Gavilanes (5 inhabitants)
- Los Sandovales (157 inhabitants)
- Rancho Santa Blanca (- inhabitants)
- San José de Gracia (959 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (663 inhabitants)
- Zacatecas (43 inhabitants)