Santa Cruz do Sul

Santa Cruz do Sul
Municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul
Flag of Santa Cruz do Sul
Coat of arms of Santa Cruz do Sul
Location in Rio Grande do Sul
Location in Rio Grande do Sul
Coordinates: 29°43′04″S 52°25′33″W / 29.71778°S 52.42583°W / -29.71778; -52.42583
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Rio Grande do Sul
Founded31 March 1877
Government
 • MayorTelmo José Kirst (PP)
Area
 • Total733.5 km2 (283.2 sq mi)
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total133,230
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2010)0.773 – high[3]
Websitesantacruz.rs.gov.br

Santa Cruz do Sul (pronunciation) is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has an estimate 131,000 inhabitants as of 2020 and sits about 150 km (93 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre. The city enjoys a high standard of living and gross income per capita is 2.5 times greater than that of the state of Rio Grande do Sul as a whole.

  1. ^ "Santa Cruz do Sul" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 21 Jan 2017.
  2. ^ IBGE 2022
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)