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.

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
Hidrography - Brigida and Garças rivers
Vegetation - Caatinga Hiperxerófila
Clima - semi arid - hot and dry
Annual average temperature - 25.0 c
Distance to Recife - 731 km

The main economic activities in Santa Cruz are based in agribusiness, especially creation of goats, cattle, sheeps, ; and plantations of tomatoes and manioc.

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 %

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.579	1	8	43.6