Santa Cruz, Chile

Santa Cruz
Church of Santa Cruz
Flag
Coat of arms
Map of Santa Cruz commune in O'Higgins Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Santa Cruz
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 34°38′14″S 71°21′47″W / 34.63722°S 71.36306°W / -34.63722; -71.36306
CountryChile Chile
RegionO'Higgins Region O'Higgins
ProvinceColchagua Province Colchagua
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeWilliam Arévalo
Area
 • Total419.5 km2 (162.0 sq mi)
Elevation
173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total34,914
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,603
 • Rural
13,784
DemonymSantacruzano
Sex
 • Men16,160
 • Women16,227
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code56 + 72
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Santa Cruz is a Chilean city and commune, located in the Colchagua valley, in the O'Higgins Region, located on the southern shore of the Tinguiririca river, 110 miles from Santiago, Chile's capital city, and 27 miles from San Fernando.[5]

  1. ^ "Municipality of Santa Cruz" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  5. ^ "Santa Cruz". LetsGoChile.com. Retrieved 5 September 2010.