Santa Cruz (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Santa Cruz, a beautiful medium-sized town of 424 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Santa Cruz (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Agustín Loxicha. There are 424 inhabitants and it is 742 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 62 minutes away by car (56 km). It is the most populated town in the position #16 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Santa Cruz, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% 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 9.7 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of San Agustín Loxicha, 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 (Oaxaca) 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 (Oaxaca) is 424 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 216 | 208 | 424 |
| 2010 | 196 | 203 | 399 |
| 2005 | 123 | 134 | 257 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.69 | 11.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.86% | 17.29% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.25% | 11.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.61% | 23.47% |
| Schooling level: | 5.41 | 3.85 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.21 | 4.42 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.69 | 3.27 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.49% | 84.71% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 31.60% | 31.33% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Agustín Loxicha (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 15.80% | 19.55% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 26.44% | 35.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 5.56% | 2.55% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 95 | 99 |
| Homes with electricity: | 88.42% | 88.16% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.89% | 1.32% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 8.42% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 55.79% | 44.74% |
| Homes with a television: | 52.63% | 23.68% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 18.95% | 13.16% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 3.16% | 1.32% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.11% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.11% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 1.32% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 65.26% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.21% | 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 San Agustín Loxicha. You can search free satellite map (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:- HOTEL LÓPEZ: 13 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOXICHA: 14 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HERMANOS VÁSQUEZ: 14 km away, direction Northeast (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CENTRO SANTA CATA: 25 km away, direction Northwest (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa Cruz
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Santa Cruz? The list of the best places to visit in Santa Cruz and nearby locations.Mountains in Santa Cruz for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Tepehuaje (1152 meters): 6.0 km walk (112 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Gachupín (1220 meters): 6.4 km walk (88 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Cantor (1504 meters): 6.7 km walk (107 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro San Antonio (791 meters): 8.3 km walk (139 minutes), heading South.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Playa Bermejita", 62 km, heading Southeast (56 minutes by car)
- Piedra Virgen (714 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Quelové (1119 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- La Sirena (878 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- Vista al Mar (51 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Cruz (Oaxaca)
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) | 31 | 38 | 69 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 53 | 53 | 106 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 120 | 103 | 223 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 14 | 26 |
#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 (Oaxaca) is 70926
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: 70926. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa Cruz ("70") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, 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 Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#10 Schools in Santa Cruz
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Agustín Loxicha
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Agustín Loxicha
- Cerro Cantor (753 inhabitants)
- Desviación Copalita (Barrio Progreso) (197 inhabitants)
- El Manantial (104 inhabitants)
- Barrio El Paraíso (94 inhabitants)
- El Recuerdo (342 inhabitants)
- Barrio Estrella (56 inhabitants)
- La Mojonera (32 inhabitants)
- Barrio Nueva Esperanza (146 inhabitants)
- Llano Cuil (40 inhabitants)
- Llano Mamey (322 inhabitants)
- Llano Paraje (184 inhabitants)
- Rancho La Charca (5 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Loxicha (844 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Miramar (120 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Camalote (266 inhabitants)