Santa Lucia del Camino | |
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Municipality and town | |
Location of the municipality in Oaxaca | |
| Coordinates:17°04′0″N96°42′0″W / 17.06667°N 96.70000°W /17.06667; -96.70000 | |
| Country | |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.437 km2 (3.644 sq mi) |
| • Town | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 50,362 |
| • Density | 5,337/km2 (13,820/sq mi) |
| • Town | 45,895 |
| • Town density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Santa Lucía del Camino is a city and its surroundingmunicipality located in the central part of theMexican state ofOaxaca and is the second most densely populated municipality in Oaxaca behindSanta Cruz Amilpas. It lies just 3 km east of the state capital city ofOaxaca, within the Oaxacametropolitan area. It is part of theCentro District in theValles 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.