Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

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.

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Cidade de Santa Cruz do Capibaribe
City
Santa Cruz City
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in 2017
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Santa Cruz do Capibaribe
Coordinates: 07°57′25″S 36°12′18″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Founded	December 29, 1953
Government
• Mayor	Fábio Queiroz Aragão
Area
• City	335.309 km2 (129.464 sq mi)
Elevation	438 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2025 [1])
• City	123.104
• Estimate  ({{{pop_est_as_of}}})	133.355
• Density	0.37/km2 (0.95/sq mi)
• Urban	125.000
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	55190-000
Area code	+55 81
HDI (2010)	0.648 – medium[2]
Website	www.santacruzdocapibaribe.pe.gov.br//

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

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
• Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de Deus and Jataúba (S), Taquaritinga do Norte (E), Paraíba (N and W).
• Area - 335.5 km²
• Elevation - 438 m
• Hydrography - Capibaribe River
• Vegetation - Caatinga hipoxerofila.
• Climate - Semi desertic
• Annual average temperature - 23.4 c
• Main road - BR 203, BR 104 and PE 130
• Distance to Recife - 185 km

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

Population [3]	GDP x(1000 R$).[4]	GDP pc (R$) [5]	PE
105.761	332.112	12.286	0.55%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
1.14%	14.44%	84.42%

Health Indicators

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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

• List of municipalities in Pernambuco