Santa Cruz, Pernambuco
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Country
Brazil
BrazilFounded10 January 1991[1]
Elevation515 m (1,690 ft)
DemonymSantacruzense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Santa Cruz | |
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 Location of Santa Cruz in Pernambuco | |
  Santa Cruz  Santa Cruz | |
| Coordinates: 8°14′24″S 40°20′9″W / 8.24000°S 40.33583°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 10 January 1991[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adegildo Guimaraes Soares (Avante) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Eracildo Barbosa Teixeira (Avante) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,245.983 km2 (481.077 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 13,841[4] |
| • Density | 11.11/km2 (28.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santacruzense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56215-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.549 – low[4] |
| Website | santacruz.pe.gov.br |
Santa Cruz is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 15,558 and the area is 1,245.9 km2 (481.0 sq mi).[6]
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Ouricuri (N); Lagoa Grande (S); Parnamirim and Santa Maria da Boa Vista (E); Dormentes and Santa Filomena (W)
- Area - 1255.9 km2
- Elevation - 515 m
- Hydrography - Brigida and Garças rivers
- Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
- Climate - semi arid - hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 25.0 c
- Distance to Recife - 731 km
