Santa Cruz Amilpas is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...
in southeastern
Mexico
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and is the second smallest municipality in Oaxaca, only being bigger than
Natividad. However, it is also the most densely populated municipality in Oaxaca. The municipality covers an area of 2.27 km².
It is part of the
Centro District
Centro District is located in the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district includes the state capital Oaxaca and satellite towns.
The district has an average elevation of 1,550 meters.
The climate is mild, with averag ...
in the
Valles Centrales region.
In 2010, the municipality had a population of 10,120.
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca
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