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Santa Cruz do Sul
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Santa Cruz do Sul
Total population
133,246
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Santa Cruz do Sul is a Brazilian municipality located in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, approximately 155 kilometres (96 mi) from Porto Alegre. According to estimates by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), its population in 2024 was 138,104, making it the 14th most populous municipality in Rio Grande do Sul. Covering an area of 733.4 square kilometres (283.2 mi2), it is situated in the Vale do Rio Pardo region, bordering the municipalities of Vera Cruz, Rio Pardo, Sinimbu, Venâncio Aires, and Passo do Sobrado. The municipality has a temperate climate, lies in a physiographic transition zone between the Brazilian Highlands and the Central Depression, and features vegetation from both the Atlantic Forest and the Pampas, with a predominance of volcanic rocks.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Notable people from here
Geography & sun
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 4316808
- UF
- RS
- Mesorregião
- Centro Oriental Rio-grandense
- Microrregião
- Santa Cruz do Sul
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
- • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br