Santa Cruz (Guerrero)
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 Guerrero has 336 inhabitants?
The town of Santa Cruz (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Malinaltepec. There are 336 inhabitants and it is 1,089 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #35 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Santa Cruz, 19% of individuals have completed secondary education and 5% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Santa Cruz is located at 22.9 kilometers from El Rincón (Santa Cruz del Rincón), which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. In addition, it is located at 6.5 kilometers from Malinaltepec, which is the capital of the municipality, in the South 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 go? Map
Map to know how to get to Santa Cruz (Guerrero) 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 (Guerrero) is 336 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 160 | 176 | 336 |
| 2010 | 118 | 98 | 216 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.74 | 8.16 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 0.60% | 2.78% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.25% | 13.43% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.79% | 8.16% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.46% | 17.80% |
| Schooling level: | 8.91 | 7.04 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.35 | 7.80 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.48 | 6.43 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 88.69% | 83.33% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.89% | 5.09% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Malinaltepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 17.56% | 18.06% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 32.39% | 28.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 1.25% | 9.32% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 81 | 74 |
| Homes with electricity: | 92.59% | 80.85% |
| Homes with piped water: | 90.12% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 24.69% | 27.66% |
| Homes with a radio: | 19.75% | 53.19% |
| Homes with a television: | 58.02% | 40.43% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 65.43% | 36.17% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 6.17% | 8.51% |
| Homes with a car: | 4.94% | 4.26% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.94% | 2.13% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 2.13% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 40.74% | 0.00% |
| 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 Malinaltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Cruz.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Cruz
Do you want to stay in Santa Cruz? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Santa Cruz:- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES ILIATENCO: 10 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ILIATENCO: 10 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAGRADO CORAZON: 10 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL FIGUEROA: 24 km away, direction Southeast (17 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:
- Cerro Guayabo (1579 meters): 3.2 km walk (66 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Luna (1913 meters): 3.4 km walk (46 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Alchipahuac (2001 meters): 4.6 km walk (91 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Cacalote (1105 meters): 4.4 km walk (69 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Tilapa (521 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- La Villa de Guadalupe (267 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Tepeyac (131 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Mirador (256 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
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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 Guerrero, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Guerrero
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Malinaltepec
#7 Other towns in the Municipality of Malinaltepec
- Ahuejuyo Viejo (113 inhabitants)
- Colonia del Obispo (Loma del Obispo) (260 inhabitants)
- Colonia Natividad (91 inhabitants)
- Cuadrilla Mango (3 inhabitants)
- La Mina (11 inhabitants)
- La Soledad (347 inhabitants)
- Laguna Tres Marías (118 inhabitants)
- Linda Vista (172 inhabitants)
- Llano de Manzano (89 inhabitants)
- Loma Linda Vista (Cerro Luna) (37 inhabitants)
- Loma Toro (51 inhabitants)
- Villa del Perdón (49 inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (113 inhabitants)
- Tilapa (521 inhabitants)
- Xkua Xtuti (135 inhabitants)