Santa Cruz (Lagoa)
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| Santa Cruz | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
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| Official name: Freguesia de Santa Cruz | ||
| Name origin: santa cruz, Portuguese for holy cross | ||
| Country |  Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores | |
| Group | Central | |
| Island | São Miguel | |
| Municipality | Lagoa | |
| Localities | Cabo da Vila, Remédios | |
| Rivers | Grota do João Luís, Ribeira Seca | |
| Center | Santa Cruz | |
| - elevation | 193 m (633 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 37°45′1″N 25°32′27″W / 37.75028°N 25.54083°W | |
| Highest point | Chã da Macela | |
| - location | Serra de Água de Pau, Santa Cruz, Lagoa | |
| - elevation | 652.91 m (2,142 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 37°45′49″N 25°30′24″W / 37.76361°N 25.50667°W | |
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 4.16 km (3 mi), Northeast-Southwest | |
| Width | 6.35 km (4 mi), Southwest-Northeast | |
| Area | 14.25 km2 (6 sq mi) | |
| - land | 13.66 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
| - urban | .59 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| Population | 3,501 (2001) | |
| Density | 245.68 / km2 (636 / sq mi) | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Rua Dr. Filomeno da Câmara, Santa Cruz, Lagoa | |
| President Junta | António Augusto da Ponte Borges | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9560-140 Lagoa | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Demonym | Micalense; Santa-cruzense | |
| Parish Address | Rua Dr. Filomeno da Câmara, 31 9560-140 Lagoa | |
| Wikimedia Commons: Santa Cruz (Lagoa) | ||
| Website: cm-lagoa.azoresdigital.pt | ||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
Santa Cruz (Portuguese for Holy Cross) is a parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 3501, in an area of 14.25 km² that extends from the southern coast of São Miguel to the Serra de Água de Pau massif (a density of 245 inhabitants per km²).
Geography
Santa Cruz has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia and a square. In 2007, the parish Santa Cruz will be celebrating 500 years serving the population.
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