Santa Cruz, Pernambuco

Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil

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).[1]

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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$).[2] GDP pc (R$) PE
12.942 35.331 2.589 0.06%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector
18.22% 7.44% 74.34%

Health Indicators

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HDI (2000) Hospitals (2007) Hospitals beds (2007) Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.579 1 8 43.6

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Santa Cruz 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ PE State site - City by city profile
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Capital: Recife
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Agreste Pernambucano
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Brejo Pernambucano
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Mata Pernambucana
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Mata Setentrional
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Vitoria de Santo Antão
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Metropolitana de Recife
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Recife
Porto de Suape
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Sao Francisco Pernambucano
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Sertão Pernambucano
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