Santa Lucía del Camino is a city and its surrounding
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
located in the central part of the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
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 ...
and is the second most densely populated municipality in Oaxaca behind
Santa Cruz Amilpas. It lies just 3 km east of the state capital city of
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 ...
, within the Oaxaca
metropolitan area
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.
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.
The city of Santa Lucía del Camino had a 2005 census population of 42,570 and serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Santa Lucía del Camino, which has an area of 9.437 km² (2.95 sq mi) and a population of 45,752. The only other community in the small municipality is the town of San Francisco Tutla (population 3,182). The city is the seventh-largest community in the state of Oaxaca in population.
As municipal seat, Santa Lucia del Camino has governing jurisdiction over the village of San Francisco Tutla as well as itself.
References
Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
OaxacaEnciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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Municipalities of Oaxaca