Santa Cruz, Pernambuco

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]

Santa Cruz's Flag

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco

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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