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Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

{{Short description|Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

| official_name = Santa Cruz City

| native_name = Cidade de Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = Santa Cruz do Capibaribe em 2017.jpg

| imagesize = 300px

| image_caption = Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in 2017

| image_flag = Bandeira scc.svg

| image_seal = Brasão de Santa Cruz do Capibaribe.svg

| image_map = Mapa de Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (2).png

| map_caption =

| pushpin_map = Brazil

| coordinates = {{coord|07|57|25|S|36|12|18|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Northeast

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = File:Bandeira de Pernambuco.svg Pernambuco

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = December 29, 1953

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Fábio Queiroz Aragão

| area_total_km2 = 335.309

| elevation_m = 438

| elevation_ft = 1410

| population_total = 123.104

| population_as_of = 2025 [https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/brazil/santa-cruz-do-capibaribe#:~:text=Santa%20Cruz%20do%20Capibaribe's%202025,Cruz%20do%20Capibaribe%20was%2087%2C582.]

| population_footnotes =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_est = 133.355

| population_urban = 125.000

| timezone = BRT

| utc_offset = −3

| timezone_DST =

| utc_offset_DST =

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 55190-000

| area_code = +55 81

| blank_name = HDI (2010)

| blank_info = 0.648 – medium[http://www.br.undp.org/content/brazil/pt/home/idh0/rankings/idhm-municipios-2010.html] - UNDP

| website = {{URL|http://www.santacruzdocapibaribe.pe.gov.br//}}

}}

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Pernambuco. It is the third largest city in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco with a population of 123.104 inhabitants in 2025. It has 335.309 km2 (208.5 square miles) of total area and it is located about 185.7 km (115.4 miles) from the capital Recife.

The city is famous for its textile industry together with Caruaru.

Geography

Economy

{{See also|Largest Cities of Northeast Region, Brazil}}

The main economic activities in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe are related with the textile industry (employs 41%) and general commerce.

=Economic Indicators=

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Population https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/santa-cruz-do-capibaribe/panorama IBGE 2017 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

! GDP x(1000 R$).[http://www.ibge.com.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2003_2007/tab01.pdf Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 2007 GDP IBGE page 31] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001818/http://www.ibge.com.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2003_2007/tab01.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}

! GDP pc (R$) https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/santa-cruz-do-capibaribe/panorama IBGE 2017 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

! PE

105.761

| 332.112

| 12.286

| 0.55%

Economy by Sector

2006

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Primary sector

! Secondary sector

! Service sector

1.14%

| 14.44%

| 84.42%

=Health Indicators=

[http://www2.condepefidem.pe.gov.br/web/condepefidem PE State site - City by city profile]

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HDI (2010)

! Hospitals (2007)

! Hospitals beds (2007)

! Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)

0.648

| 3

| 115

| 22.5

See also

References

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{{Municipalities of Pernambuco}}

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Category:Municipalities in Pernambuco

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