Santa Cruz

Also known as Santa Cruz, Madeira Municipality, Santa Cruz (Madeira)

municipality in Madeira, Portugal

Key facts

Country: Portugal
Auton region: Madeira
Island: Madeira
Established: Settlement: c.1425 - c.1440, Municipality: 25 June 1515, City: 2 August 1996
President: Élia Ascensão ( JPP )
Total: 81.50 km (31.47 sq mi)
Elevation: 32 m (105 ft)
Density: 527.7/km (1,367/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+00:00 ( WET )
Summer dst: UTC+01:00 ( WEST )
Postal code: 9100-157
Patron: São Salvador & Santa Cruz
Local holiday

Article

Santa Cruz ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʃ] ; "Holy Cross") is a municipality, a parish and a city in the eastern part of the island of Madeira. It is the second most populous municipality, behind Funchal. The population in 2011 was 43,005, in an area of 81.50 km.

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