Santa Cruz, Pernambuco
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| 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[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adegildo Guimaraes Soares (Avante) (2025-2028)[3][4] |
| • Vice Mayor | Eracildo Barbosa Teixeira (Avante) (2025-2028)[3][4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,245.983 km2 (481.077 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 13,841[1] |
| • Density | 11.11/km2 (28.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santacruzense (Brazilian Portuguese)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56215-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.549 – low[1] |
| 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]
Geography
- 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
Economy
The main economic activities in Santa Cruz are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheep, and plantations of tomatoes and manioc.
Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x(1000 R$).[7] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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| 12.942 | 35.331 | 2.589 | 0.06% |
Economy by Sector 2006
| Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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| 18.22% | 7.44% | 74.34% |
Health Indicators
| HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.579 | 1 | 8 | 43.6 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Santa Cruz". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "História do Município". Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Cruz (in Brazilian Portuguese). Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Cruz. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Eleições 2024: Cachoeira (AVANTE) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Santa Cruz-PE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Prefeito de Santa Cruz (PE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "CEP Santa Cruz/PE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Santa Cruz 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PE State site - City by city profile