Santa Cruz, Madeira

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Santa Cruz
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Region: Madeira Islands
District: Madeira Island
Population: 29,721 2001
Area: 81.52 km²/8,152 ha
Density 354.59/km²
Altitude: Lowest and Centre: Atlantic Ocean
Highest: 1,278 m (western part)
Number of parishes: 5

Santa Cruz
Coat of arms	Flag

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Statistics
Region:	Madeira Islands
District:	Madeira Island
Population:	29,721 2001
Area:	81.52 km²/8,152 ha
Density	354.59/km²
Altitude:	Lowest and Centre: Atlantic Ocean Highest: 1,278 m (western part)
Number of parishes:	5

Santa Cruz (pron. IPA: ['sɐ̃tɐ kɾuʃ], Portuguese meaning Holy Cross) is a parish in the eastern part of Madeira. Much of the parish is mountainous, while farmlands cover the remainder of the land including a couple of cherry fields. Santa Cruz is linked with Madeira's only superhighway. It is the third largest major parish in population after Funchal and Câmara de Lobos. Its parish population is 16,842- and the borough is 29,721. The parish is one of the smallest on the island. Its area is 81.52 km²/8,152 ha. Its density is 354.59/km² thus ranking the second most densest in Madeira. It is located SE of Santana, SW of Machico, NE of Funchal. It is linked with a road linking Funchal and Machico while part of the parish is passed with a road linking to Santana. The urban sprawl of Funchal lies westward.

The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while a number of businesses are in the downtown area. The area is split with a stream.

Location:
*Latitude: 32.6833 (32°41') N
*Longitude: 16.8 (16°48') W

Santa Cruz has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port, beaches and squares or plazas (praças).

Contents

1 Parishes
2 Settlements and geographic areas
3 Parish of Câmara de Lobos

3.1 Nearest parishes (parish)

4 External links

Parishes

The 5 parishes of Santa Cruz include:

Camacha
Caniço
Gaula
Santa Cruz

Santo António da Serra

Parish of Câmara de Lobos

The parish has a population of 6,070 in 2001, its density is 216/km² and the area is 28.1 km²/2,810 ha.

Nearest parishes (parish)

Agua de Pena, north
Santo Antonio da Serra, northwest
Camacha, west
Gaula, southwest

External links

[Official site]
Map and aerial photos
*[Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=32.6822&lons1=-16.8&alts1=35 MapPoint or [Google]
*[Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver] or [Google]
Coordinates: [32°41′0″N, 16°48′0″W]

	North: Santana	Northeast: Machico
West: Funchal	Santa Cruz	East: Atlantic Ocean
	South: Atlantic Ocean

Municipalities of the Madeira Autonomous Region
Madeira Island: Calheta \| Câmara de Lobos \| Funchal \| Machico \| Ponta do Sol \| Porto Moniz \| Ribeira Brava \| Santa Cruz \| Santana \| São Vicente \| Porto Santo Island: Porto Santo \| Desert Islands (Desertas) \| Savage Islands (Selvagens)

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