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 104,854 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
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
The main economic activities in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe are related with the textile industry (employs 41%) and general commerce.
Economic Indicators
Population https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pe/santa-cruz-do-capibaribe/panorama IBGE 2017 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe GDP x(1000 R$).Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 GDP pc (R$)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 Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 1.14% 14.44% 84.42%
Health Indicators
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
References