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Santa Rosa de Lima

México, Mexico · North America

About Santa Rosa de Lima

Santa Rosa de Lima is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Colonia Cuauhtémoc, 25km from Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.

Santa Rosa de Lima is a town located in México, Mexico. With a population of 1,533, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Santa Rosa de Lima sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Santa Rosa de Lima to your route.

About Santa Rosa de Lima

El Oro is one of 125 municipalities in the State of Mexico within the United Mexican States. The municipal seat is the town of El Oro de Hidalgo. The name El Oro (Spanish: [el ˈoɾo] ) means "the gold" in Spanish. It has subsequently been given an alternative Nahuatl name of "Teocuitlatl", meaning "sacred excrement"

Read more (referring to gold). Its seal, in the form of an Aztec glyph, contains elements referring to gold and to caves, of which there are many in the municipality. The municipality is located in the northwest of the State of Mexico, 96 km from the state capital of Toluca, and is bounded by the municipalities of Temascalcingo to the north, Jocotitlán to the east, San Felipe del Progreso and San José del Rincón to the south, and by the state of Michoacán to the west. As of 2005, the municipal seat with the formal name of El Oro de Hidalgo had a population of 5,797, and the municipality of El Oro had a population of 31,847. While the settlement made its name as a major gold- and silver-mining town from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, the mines have since been tapped out and the town is turning to tourism for economic development.

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Where is Santa Rosa de Lima located?

Santa Rosa de Lima is located in México, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.7859 latitude, -100.0961 longitude.

What is the population of Santa Rosa de Lima?

Santa Rosa de Lima has a population of approximately 1,533 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,533
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
México
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.7859, -100.0961

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Santa Rosa de Lima

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

Fir forests on the Michoacán–State of Mexico border where hundreds of millions of monarchs cluster so densely from November to March that branches bend under them. El Rosario and Sierra Chincua are the main road-accessible sanctuaries.

25 km · about 30 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Santa Rosa de Lima.

Santiago Oxtempan

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 1,772

San Nicolás el Oro

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 1,435

Colonia Cuauhtémoc

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 1,055

El Oro de Hidalgo

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 5,776

Buenavista

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 1,291

San Miguel del Centro

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 1,741

Tlalpujahua de Rayón

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 3,530

Rincón de los Pirules

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,026

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