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 105,936 inhabitants in 2018. It has 335.309 km² of total area and it is located about 185.7 km from the capital Recife.
The city is famous for its textile industry together with Caruaru and Toritama.
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Agreste of Pernambuco
- Boundaries - Brejo da Madre de Deus and Jataúba, Taquaritinga do Norte, Paraiba.
- 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
Economic Indicators
| Population | GDP x. | GDP pc | 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
| HDI | Hospitals | Hospitals beds | Children's Mortality every 1000 |
| 0.648 | 3 | 115 | 22.5 |