Santa Cruz, Pernambuco
Santa Cruz is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 12.942[1] and the area is 1255.9 km².
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.
References
- http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf IBGE Population 2009 Santa Cruz, page 34]
- Santa Cruz 2007 GDP IBGE page 32 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- PE State site - City by city profile
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