▁de ▁Ros ales ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁Ros ales ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ch ih u ah ua ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Pedro ▁River , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁rivers ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Con chos ▁River . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁margin ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Ros ales ▁at ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁coordinates ▁ ▁and ▁s its ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 1 , 1 8 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁Two ▁state ▁roads ▁connect ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁Ros ales ▁with ▁its ▁closest ▁neighb ors , ▁Me o qui ▁and ▁Del ici as , ▁which ▁are ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁kilom eters ▁away ▁respectively . ▁The ▁road ▁that ▁joins ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁Ros ales ▁to ▁Me o qui ▁also ▁connect s ▁it ▁with ▁Cong reg ación ▁Ort íz , ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁populated ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁municipality . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁Population ▁and ▁H ous ing ▁Census ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Statistics ▁and ▁Geography ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁Ros ales ▁is ▁ 5 , 5 7 0 ▁inhabitants , ▁with ▁ 2 , 7 4 6 ▁men ▁and ▁ 2 , 8 2 4 ▁women . ▁This ▁makes ▁it ▁the ▁ 2 7 th - larg est ▁municipality ▁in ▁Ch ih u