Santa Cruz (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of Santa Cruz, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 57 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Santa Cruz (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Miguel Amatitlán. There are 57 inhabitants and it is 1,661 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #16 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Santa Cruz, 29% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% 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 0.7 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of San Lorenzo Vista Hermosa, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (San Miguel Amatitlán) it is at 8.8 kilometers in direction Northeast. 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
Online map of Santa Cruz in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Santa Cruz (Oaxaca) is 57 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 2010 | 27 | 26 | 53 |
| 2005 | 34 | 27 | 61 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.29 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.26% | 3.77% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.28% | 13.21% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.51% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.77% | 25.93% |
| Schooling level: | 5.51 | 4.44 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5 | 6.18 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.06 | 3.25 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 22.81% | 13.21% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.77% | 5.66% |
| 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 San Miguel Amatitlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.35% | 18.87% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.17% | 34.62% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 25.00% | 3.70% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 10 | 9 |
| Homes with electricity: | 90.00% | 87.50% |
| Homes with piped water: | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 20.00% | 37.50% |
| Homes with a radio: | 60.00% | 37.50% |
| Homes with a television: | 60.00% | 62.50% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 30.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 12.50% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 50.00% | 12.50% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 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 Miguel Amatitlán. 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 PALACIOS: 12 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL IMPERIAL: 19 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES GUADALUPE: 22 km away, direction West (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL CENTRO: 23 km away, direction West (17 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 El Alacran (1664 meters): 1.4 km walk (19 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Tempezquixtle (1633 meters): 1.6 km walk (20 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Zorrillo (1604 meters): 2.4 km walk (43 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Yucutabicu (1594 meters): 3.4 km walk (49 minutes), heading South.
- San Miguel Amatitlán (726 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Barrio Tejalpa (44 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Cruz el Limón (370 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Guadalupe Xonoxtle (401 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 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) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 6 | 9 |
#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 Vote for Santa Cruz as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Miguel Amatitlán
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Amatitlán
- Barrio Tejalpa (44 inhabitants)
- Cerro Bellota (- inhabitants)
- Concepción Porfirio Díaz (301 inhabitants)
- El Cajón de Piedra (27 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Llano Grande (111 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Villahermosa (169 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Xonoxtle (401 inhabitants)
- La Nueva Tenochtitlán (185 inhabitants)
- Mezquite Morado (- inhabitants)
- San Jorge el Zapote (692 inhabitants)
- San Lorenzo Vista Hermosa (1211 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Amatitlán (726 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (57 inhabitants)
- Santo Domingo Yolotepec (626 inhabitants)
- Xoconoxtle (429 inhabitants)