Santa Cruz de las Flores, San Martín de Hidalgo, Jalisco
Town in Jalisco, Mexico
Santa Cruz de las Flores Cuauhtémoc | |
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Town | |
| 20°23′30″N 103°57′03″W / 20.39167°N 103.95083°W / 20.39167; -103.95083 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Jalisco |
| Municipality | San Martín de Hidalgo |
| Territorial Sub-committee | Santa Cruz de las Flores |
| Founded | c. 1540 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Delegation |
| • Municipal Delegate | Alfredo Núñez Figueroa |
| • Sub-delegate | José Luis Espinoza Díaz |
| Elevation | 1,372 m (4,501 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,367 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Website | santacruzdlf |
Santa Cruz de las Flores (Nahuatl languages: Cuauhtémoc "descending eagle") is a town in the municipality of San Martín de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is the oldest town in the municipality, sources say it was one of the stopping points of the Aztec tribe before settling in Tenochtitlan, having been revealed the eagle emblem on the hillside area. The population was 1,367 according to the 2020 census.[1]
The town is most famous for its parroquia, which dates to the mid-16th century. The town serves as the medical, cultural, and federal center for the towns surrounding it. The nearby towns within the territorial sub-committee of Santa Cruz are Jesús María, Río Grande, San Jerónimo, Mesa del Cobre, El Cobre, and Lagunillas.
Santa Cruz is strategically situated on an oblong hill about a half-mile south of the municipal seat. The town is known for its streets, that runs from west to east following a sloping terrain, which fits perfectly for the panoramic view of the inset valley of Santa Cruz.
Population
According to the INEGI census of 2010; 1,531 inhabitants reside in Santa Cruz de las Flores. 756 of them male, and 775 of them female. There were a total of 432 homes in the locality. This figure decreased to 1,367 inhabitants in the 2020 census.
References
- ^ "ITER por localidad, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020" (in Spanish). Instituto de Información Estadística y Geográfica de Jalisco. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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Localities of San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
Municipal seat: San Martín de Hidalgo
- Buenavista
- El Crucero de Santa María
- El Salitre
- El Tepehuaje de Morelos
- Santa Cruz de las Flores
- Camajapita
- El Cobre
- Ipazoltic
- Jesús María (El Zapote)
- Labor de Medina
- Lagunillas
- Las Paredes
- Lázaro Cárdenas
- Los Guerrero
- Los Vergara
- Mesa del Cobre
- Río Grande
- San Isidro Palo Verde
- San Jacintito
- San Jacinto
- San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)
- Santa Rosa del Jilguero
- Trapiche de Abra
- Agrícola Confiable
- Antonio Rodríguez Silva
- Casa del Río
- Comunidad de las Rosas
- El Casquito
- El Milagro [Granja]
- El Moral
- Francisco Navarro
- Granja Ramón Zárate
- Hacienda San José de Miravalle
- Jericó [Balneario]
- Jesús Guerrero
- José Jiménez
- La Caballeriza
- La Casita
- La Coraleta
- La Cruz
- La Garita
- La Guamuchilera
- La Huerta de Don Fidencio
- La Lobera
- La Loma
- La Puerta Blanca
- La Reserva
- Los Alazanes
- Los Barrancones
- Los Camichines
- Los Corrales
- Manuel Guerrero
- Ninguno [Bodega]
- Ninguno [Bodega]
- Ninguno [Bodega A]
- Ninguno [Bodega C]
- Planta Purificadora la Paloma
- Planta de Beneficio
- Plaza de Toros
- Potrero San Gabriel
- Rancho del Ingeniero
- Rancho el Machete
- Rancho Jorge Camacho Vázquez
- Rancho la Mezcalera
- Rancho Pancho Villa
- Rancho Roberto Corona
- San Isidro [Granja]
- Tepehuaje [Granja Avícola]
- Venustiano Carranza
- Victoriano Zepeda
- Vivero Municipal
