Santa Cruz das Flores

Santa Cruz das Flores
Pico da Sé: a rare winter scene in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores
Pico da Sé: a rare winter scene in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores
Flag of Santa Cruz das Flores
Coat of arms of Santa Cruz das Flores
Location of the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores in the archipelago of the Azores
Location of the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores in the archipelago of the Azores
Coordinates: 39°27′18″N 31°7′53″W / 39.45500°N 31.13139°W / 39.45500; -31.13139
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandFlores
EstablishedSettlement: c.1470
Municipality: c.1548
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentJosé Carlos Pimentel Mendes (PS)
Area
 • Total70.91 km2 (27.38 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,020
 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9970
Area code292
PatronNossa Senhora da Conceição
Local holiday(variable)
Websitehttp://www.cmscflores.pt/

Santa Cruz das Flores (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʒ ðɐʃ ˈfloɾɨʃ] ; lit.'"Holy Cross of the Flowers"') is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated in the sparsely populated Western Group, the population in 2021 was 2,020 inhabitants[1] in an area that covers approximately 70.91 square kilometres (27.38 sq mi), bordering the southern municipality of Lajes das Flores.[2]