Santa Cruz | |
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,_Costa_Rica&sq=&lang=&file=File:Aerial_photo_of_the_town_of_Santa_Cruz_in_Costa_Rica.jpg) The town of Santa Cruz, administrative center of the canton and district of Santa Cruz | |
,_Costa_Rica&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bandera_de_Santa_Cruz_(Costa_Rica).svg) Flag ,_Costa_Rica&sq=&lang=&file=File:Escudo_del_Cant%C3%B3n_de_Santa_Cruz.gif) Seal | |
 Santa Cruz canton | |
,_Costa_Rica&sq=&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg)  Santa Cruz Santa Cruz canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°14′09″N 85°38′27″W / 10.2357596°N 85.6407774°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Creation | 7 December 1848[1] |
| Head city | Santa Cruz |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,312.27 km2 (506.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,104 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 503 |
| Website | santacruz |
Santa Cruz is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Santa Cruz district.
- ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.