Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 2,237 metres. Santa Cruz is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Also known as: “Colonia Santa Cruz”
  • Postal code: 08910

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iztacalco metro station and Coyuya metro station.

Metro station
Photo: Tbhotch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iztacalco is a station along Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro. Iztacalco is in the , in . Its logo represents the monastery of San Matías, the first church on Calzada de la Viga.

Metro station
Photo: Tbhotch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coyuya is a station on the Mexico City Metro.

Metro station
Photo: Tbhotch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Apatlaco is a station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. The station's logo is a house with hot water and steam inside of it. Apatlaco is a Nahuatl word that means "place of medicinal baths".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iztapalapa and Centro Urbano Benito Juárez.

Photo: Pancho Cárdenas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in the eastern part of . It is a rough and tumble area that is the most populous borough in the city, as well as the poorest, and most crime-ridden.

Locality
Photo: Gobierno CDMX, CC0.
The , more commonly called the Multifamiliar Juárez, was a large apartment complex built on the southeast section of , in the late 1940s and early 1950s. is situated 4½ km northwest of Santa Cruz.

Quarter
Photo: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, Public domain.
is a neighbourhood of . It is a part of the borough of . It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli". is situated 4½ km southwest of Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz

Latitude
19.38789° or 19° 23′ 16″ north
Longitude
-99.12014° or 99° 7′ 13″ west
Elevation
2,237 metres (7,339 feet)
Open location code
76F29VQH+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9041879215
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11562033
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In Other Languages

“Santa Cruz” goes by many names.

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