Santa Cruz (San Mateo Peñasco, Oaxaca)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Santa Cruz (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 309 inhabitants?

The town of Santa Cruz is located in the Municipality of San Mateo Peñasco (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 309 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants. Santa Cruz is at 1,884 meters of altitude.

Data: In Santa Cruz, there is a percentage of 98% of indigenous population and 41% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Santa Cruz? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of Santa Cruz is located at 0.8 kilometers from San Pedro el Alto, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. In addition, it is located at 8.4 kilometers from San Mateo Peñasco, which is the capital of the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Santa Cruz.

#1 Where is Santa Cruz? How to get there? Map

Location map of Santa Cruz in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Santa Cruz, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Santa Cruz (Oaxaca) is 309 inhabitants

Population data in Santa Cruz (San Mateo Peñasco, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020169140309
2010153132285
20057352125
Evolution of the population in Santa Cruz: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Santa Cruz:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.7418.94
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.83%3.86%
Illiterate population:19.42%32.28%
Illiterate population (men):4.85%18.94%
Illiterate population (women):14.56%43.79%
Schooling level:74.53
Schooling level (men):8.166.09
Schooling level (women):6.083.32
Indigenous culture data in Santa Cruz:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:97.73%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:77.99%80.70%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:6.80%14.04%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santa Cruz, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Santa Cruz:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:54.37%9.47%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.00%9.09%
Employed population over 12 years (women):49.70%9.80%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:93144
Homes with electricity:98.92%90.91%
Housing with piped water:97.85%92.21%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:48.39%90.91%
Dwellings with radio:46.24%71.43%
Housing with television:45.16%35.06%
Housing with refrigerator:53.76%23.38%
Housing with washing machine:13.98%6.49%
Housing with automobile:7.53%14.29%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:9.68%5.19%
Homes with landline telephone:2.15%3.90%
Dwellings with cellular phones:40.86%2.60%
Homes with Internet:19.35%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santa Cruz (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#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 San Mateo Peñasco. 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of Santa Cruz (Oaxaca)

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.

Population pyramid of Santa Cruz
Data of the age pyramid of the town Santa Cruz (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)171734
Youth (6-14 years)272350
Adults (15-59 years)9780177
Elderly (60+ years)282048

#6 Photos of Santa Cruz

In order for you to enjoy nature around Santa Cruz, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs 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.

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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of San Mateo Peñasco

  1. El Rosario (104 inhabitants)
  2. El Vergel (136 inhabitants)
  3. San Mateo Peñasco (809 inhabitants)
  4. San Pedro el Alto (945 inhabitants)
  5. San Pedro Mártir (81 inhabitants)
  6. Santa Cruz (309 inhabitants)