Santa Cruz de Gamboa
Learn about large village of Santa Cruz de Gamboa through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 972 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of Santa Cruz de Gamboa belongs to the municipality of Apaseo el Alto (State of Guanajuato). There are 972 inhabitants and it is 2,005 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #13 of the ranking.
Data: In Santa Cruz de Gamboa, 92% of the inhabitants are catholic and 55% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Santa Cruz de Gamboa? You can find it at 13.2 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Apaseo el Alto, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Santa Cruz de Gamboa through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Santa Cruz de Gamboa? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Santa Cruz de Gamboa in Guanajuato? 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 de Gamboa.
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#2 The population of Santa Cruz de Gamboa (Guanajuato) is 972 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 503 | 469 | 972 |
| 2010 | 451 | 425 | 876 |
| 2005 | 398 | 385 | 783 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.42 | 8.71 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 10.91% | 8.56% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.74% | 10.62% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.53% | 8.71% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.22% | 12.42% |
| Schooling level: | 7.05 | 5.66 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.69 | 5.69 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.39 | 5.63 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.44% | 0.68% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.31% | 0.11% |
| 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 Apaseo el Alto (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 52.88% | 29.11% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.98% | 47.53% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 45.33% | 11.75% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 285 | 294 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.95% | 97.05% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.65% | 72.57% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.84% | 77.64% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.88% | 69.62% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.68% | 91.98% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.32% | 70.46% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 55.44% | 29.11% |
| Homes with a car: | 34.74% | 24.47% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 15.79% | 2.53% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 23.51% | 30.38% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 60.35% | 15.61% |
| Homes with Internet: | 27.02% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa Cruz de Gamboa
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santa Cruz de Gamboa, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Apaseo el Alto. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santa Cruz de Gamboa.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Cruz de Gamboa
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Santa Cruz de Gamboa, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Santa Cruz de Gamboa so you can contact them:- HOTEL GALI: 17 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JARDIN: 18 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AVILA: 18 km away, direction Northwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BETO S: 18 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa Cruz de Gamboa
A weekend in Santa Cruz de Gamboa and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Santa Cruz de Gamboa and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Santa Cruz de Gamboa para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- El Chivato (2123 meters): 3.5 km walk (44 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Campana (2110 meters): 3.9 km walk (51 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Muerto (2126 meters): 4.7 km walk (61 minutes), heading North.
- El Cabero (2034 meters): 5.3 km walk (74 minutes), heading West.
- El Refugio de Gamboa (El Refugio) (296 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- San Isidro de Gamboa (1194 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Soldado (201 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Belén (625 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Cruz de Gamboa (Guanajuato)
In Santa Cruz de Gamboa 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 de Gamboa, 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) | 58 | 51 | 109 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 72 | 76 | 148 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 316 | 289 | 605 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 57 | 53 | 110 |
#7 Pictures of Santa Cruz de Gamboa
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santa Cruz de Gamboa? 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 de Gamboa.
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20160628140559if_/https://https://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/56350781.jpg "la iglesia de \belem\")
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#8 The Postal Code of Santa Cruz de Gamboa (Guanajuato) is 38533
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Santa Cruz de Gamboa 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: 38533. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa Cruz de Gamboa ("38") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, 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.
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#10 Schools in Santa Cruz de Gamboa
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Apaseo el Alto
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