Santa Cruz (Spanish or Portuguese, 'holy cross') or Santacruz may refer to:

Places

Africa

Fort of Santa Cruz (Oran) Santa Cruz Fort is one of the three forts in Oran, the second largest port city of Algeria; the other two forts are Fort de la Moune at the western end of the port and Fort Saint-Philippe, a replacement of the old castle of the Saints known in Spa ...

, a fort in Oran port city in Algeria *

Santa Cruz, Cape Verde Santa Cruz is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the eastern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Pedra Badejo. Its population was 26,617 at the 2010 census, and its area is 112.2 km2. Economy Its ...

, a municipality on the eastern part of the island of Santiago *Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué, the 16th-century name of

Agadir Agadir (, ; ) is a major List of cities in Morocco, city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sous River, Souss River flows into the ocean, and south of Casabla ...

, Morocco * Santa Cruz (Santiago), a town on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde *

Santa Cruz, São Tomé and Príncipe Santa Cruz is a village on São Tomé Island in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equa ...

, on São Tomé Island

Asia and Oceania

Santa Cruz Islands The Santa Cruz Islands form an archipelago in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. They lie approximately to the southeast of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), Solomon Islands archipelago, just north of the archipelago of Vanuatu and are con ...

, Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean

India

RAF Santa Cruz Royal Air Force Santa Cruz or more simply Santa Cruz is a former Royal Air Force station in Bombay (now called Mumbai), then British India which saw extensive use in the Second World War. History The Airfield was constructed in the 1930s wh ...

, a former Royal Air Force airfield, Mumbai *

Santacruz, Mumbai Santacruz or Santa Cruz (Pronunciation: aːn̪t̪akɾuːz is a suburb of Mumbai. The Santacruz railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, the domestic terminal (T1) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and one camp ...

, Maharashtra *Santacruz Airport, the domestic terminal of

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is the international airport serving Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the second-busiest airport in India in terms of total and international passenger traffic a ...

* Santacruz metro station, Mumbai *

Santacruz railway station Santacruz (station code: STC) is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capi ...

, railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway *

Santa Cruz, Goa St. Cruz or Santa Cruz (formerly Calapor) is a village located next to the city of Panaji, capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is located on the island of Tiswadi, one of the talukas in the state of Goa. Population Santa Cruz (meaning hol ...

, a suburb of the state capital of Panjim

Philippines

* Santa Cruz, Camarines Norte (disambiguation) **Santa Cruz, a barangay in Jose Panganiban **Santa Cruz, a barangay in Labo **Santa Cruz, a barangay in Talisay *

Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 101,125 people. The Municipality of Santa Cruz is part of Met ...

, a municipality in Metropolitan Davao *

Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur Santa Cruz (, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,366 people. Etymology The place now known as Santa Cruz was the ...

, a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur *

Santa Cruz, Laguna Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (), is a municipality and capital of the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 123,574 people. Santa Cruz is situated on the banks of the ...

, a municipality and the capital of Laguna *

Santa Cruz, Manila Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the Manila, City of Manila, Philippines, located on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth. It is bordered by the districts of Tondo, Manila, Tondo, Binondo, Manila, Binondo, Quiapo, Ma ...

, a district in the north part of the city *

Santa Cruz, Marinduque Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (), is a municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,692 people. History Republic Act No. 204, approved May 28, 1948, co ...

, a municipality in the province of Marinduque *

Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (), is a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,417 people. Santa Cruz was formerly known as Talabasi durin ...

, a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro *

Santa Cruz, Quezon City Santa Cruz often abbreviated as Sta. Cruz is a barangay located in the San Francisco del Monte, San Francisco Del Monte district of Quezon City with an approximate land area of 44 hectares bounded by South and West Triangles in the East, Quezon Av ...

, a village in the San Francisco Del Monte district of Quezon City *

Santa Cruz, San Jose, Camarines Sur San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (; ), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,973 people. Geography San Jose has a total land area of 4,702.8146 ...

, a barangay *

Santa Cruz, San Jose, Dinagat Islands San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan San Jose''; ; ), is a municipality and capital of the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,375 people. ...

, a barangay *

Santa Cruz, Tubajon Tubajon, officially the Municipality of Tubajon (; Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Tubajon''; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,119 people, making it the leas ...

, Dinagat Islands, a barangay *

Santa Cruz, Zambales Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,839 people. Santa Cruz is from Olongapo, from Iba, and from M ...

, a municipality in the province of Zambales *Santa Cruz, a barangay in the municipality of

Anda, Bohol Anda, officially the Municipality of Anda (; ), is a Municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,778 people. In 2006, the Lis ...

*Santa Cruz, a barangay in the municipality of

Cagayancillo Cagayancillo, officially the Municipality of Cagayancillo (), is a municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,884 people. Located between the islands of Palawan and Negros in th ...

, Palawan *Santa Cruz, a barangay in

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...

*Santa Cruz, a barangay in

Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig (), is a highly-urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the eastern border of Metro Mani ...

* Santa Cruz Poblacion, a barangay in Calabanga, Camarines Sur

Europe

Portugal

Santa Cruz (Almodôvar) Santa Cruz is a civil parish contained in the municipality of Almodôvar Almodôvar ( , from ), officially known as Town of Almodôvar (), is a town and a municipality in the District of Beja, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,449, in an ar ...

, civil parish in the municipality of Almodôvar * Santa Cruz (Coimbra), civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra *

Santa Cruz, Madeira Santa Cruz (; "Holy Cross") is a municipality, a parish and a city in the eastern part of the island of Madeira. It is the second most populous municipality, behind Funchal. The population in 2011 was 43,005, in an area of 81.50 km2. History ...

, municipality on the island of Madeira *

Santa Cruz (Praia da Vitória) Santa Cruz (Spanish or Portuguese, 'holy cross') or Santacruz may refer to: Places Africa *Fort of Santa Cruz (Oran), a fort in Oran port city in Algeria *Santa Cruz, Cape Verde, a municipality on the eastern part of the island of Santiago *Sant ...

, a civil parish on Terceira Island, Azores *, civil parish in

Armamar Armamar () is a municipality in Viseu District The Districts of Portugal, District of Viseu ( ) is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu. Municipalities The district is composed by 24 municipaliti ...

*, former civil parish in

Santiago do Cacém Santiago do Cacém () is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749, in an area of 1059.69 km2. The present mayor is Álvaro Beijinha, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday ...

* Santa Cruz (Torres Vedras), village and beach resort in the parish of Silveira *, civil parish in the municipality of

Vinhais Vinhais (; ), officially Town of Vinhais (), is a municipality in the district of Bragança, northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,066, in an area of 694.76 km2. The present mayor is Américo Afonso Pereira, elected by the Social ...

=Azores

= *

Santa Cruz (Lagoa) Santa Cruz ( Portuguese for Holy Cross) is a parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). ...

, civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa *

Santa Cruz das Flores Santa Cruz das Flores (; ) 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 in an a ...

, municipality on the island of Flores **

Santa Cruz das Flores (parish) Santa Cruz das Flores is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores, Azores, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,552, in an area of 39.68 km². It is the largest population center in the Western Group of the Portuguese Az ...

, civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores *

Santa Cruz da Graciosa Santa Cruz da Graciosa () is a Portuguese municipality on the volcanic island of Graciosa, in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 4,391, in an area of 60.66 km2. It includes four local parishes and one municipal governm ...

, municipality on the island of Graciosa ** Santa Cruz da Graciosa (parish), civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa

Spain

=Municipalities

= *

Santa Cruz de Bezana Santa Cruz de Bezana is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. Localilities * Azoños * Maoño * Mompía * Prezanes * Sancibrián * Bezana (capital) * Soto de la Marina Twin towns * Martignas-sur-Jalle, Franc ...

, municipality in Cantabria * Santa Cruz de Boedo, municipality in Palencia *

Santa Cruz de Grío Santa Cruz de Grío is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census,Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) the municipality has a population of 164 inhabitants. This town is located between t ...

, municipality in Zaragoza * Santa Cruz de Moncayo, municipality in Zaragoza *

Santa Cruz de Mudela Santa Cruz de Mudela is a municipality of the Spanish Province of Ciudad Real located in the southeastern corner of the autonomous community Castilla–La Mancha. Geography Santa Cruz de Mudela has a Mediterranean–Continental climate that cons ...

, municipality in Ciudad Real * Santa Cruz de Nogueras, municipality in Teruel *

Santa Cruz de la Salceda Santa Cruz de la Salceda is a municipality and town in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and ...

, municipality in Burgos * Santa Cruz de la Serós, municipality in Huesca *

Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos (also called SCdlC or simply SCC) is a municipality located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe ...

, municipality in Ciudad Real * Santa Cruz de La Palma, municipality in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands

=Other places in Spain

= *

Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, also Province of Santa Cruz (), is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago: the islands o ...

, containing the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Palma *Santa Cruz, an urban area in

Oleiros, Galicia Oleiros (Spanish and Galician: ) is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. The whole municipality is basically a residential area and the vast majority of its residents commute o ...

* Santa Cruz (Mieres), a parish in Mieres, Asturias *

Santa Cruz, Seville Santa Cruz, is the primary tourist neighborhood of Seville, Spain, and the former Jewish quarter of the medieval city. Santa Cruz is bordered by the Jardines de Murillo, the Real Alcázar, Calle Mateos Gago, and Calle Santa María La Blanca/San Jo ...

, city district * Castillo de Santa Cruz, castle on the Isla de Santa Cruz in A Coruña, Galicia *

Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife (; locally ), commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and one of the capitals of the Canary Islands, along with Las Palmas. Santa Cruz has a ...

, capital of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and joint capital of the Canary Islands *Santa Cruz del

Valle de los Caídos The Valley of Cuelgamuros (Spanish: ''Valle de Cuelgamuros''), until 2022 Valley of the Fallen (Spanish: ''Valle de los Caídos''), is a monument in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid. The valley contains a Catholic basilica and a monumen ...

, basilica and monument in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid

North and Central America

Santa Cruz (canton), Costa Rica Santa Cruz is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Santa Cruz district. History Santa Cruz was created on 7 December 1848 ...

, in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica *

Santa Cruz del Quiché Santa Cruz del Quiché is a city, with a population of 78,279 (2018 census), in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of the El Quiché department and the municipal seat of Santa Cruz del Quiché municipality. The city is located at , at an elevati ...

, city in Guatemala *

Santa Cruz, Lempira Santa Cruz () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is one of the most hidden municipalities of the Lempira department. It is 70 km away from the city of Gracias, forced to pass by San Juan del Caite in Intibuca ...

, a municipality in the department of Lempira, Honduras *

Santa Cruz de Yojoa Santa Cruz de Yojoa is a town, with a population of 20,960 (2023 calculation), and a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisd ...

, municipality in Honduras *

Santa Cruz, Jamaica Santa Cruz is a town in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, on the A2 road connecting Black River, Jamaica, Black River to Mandeville, Jamaica, Mandeville. A minor market village until the 1950s, the development of nearby areas for bauxite mining stimul ...

, town in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica *

Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago Santa Cruz is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It extends across the Santa Cruz Valley, between Maraval and San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago, San Juan, along the Saddle Road. It lies between the hills of the Northern Range, a mountain range. Formerly ...

, town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago

Belize

Santa Cruz, Orange Walk Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring gifts during the ...

, a municipality in Belize *

Santa Cruz, Stann Creek Santa Cruz is a village in Stann Creek District, Belize. It is located 24 miles northwest of the Placencia peninsula. History The village was formed as a result of the combined efforts of the people who lived in what was called “Old Santa Cruz� ...

, municipality * Santa Cruz, Toledo, village in

Toledo District Toledo is the southernmost and least populated district in Belize. Punta Gorda is the District capital. According to the Human Development Index (HDI), it is the second most developed region in the country. The district has a diverse topograph ...

Canada

* Santa Cruz, Ontario, an underwater ghost town

Cuba

Santa Cruz del Norte Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. Before 2011 it was part of La Habana Province. It is located on the north shore, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River. ...

, town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province *

Santa Cruz del Sur Santa Cruz del Sur is a town and municipality in Cuba. It is located in Camagüey Province south of the provincial capital of Camagüey. It lies on the Caribbean coast. Geography The municipality is divided into the barrios of Buenaventura, Doce ...

, town and municipality in the Camagüey Province

Dominican Republic

Santa Cruz de Barahona Barahona, also known as Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the main city of the Barahona Province, in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It has one of the most active ports in the region, as well as many ecotourism attractions. The city is a centre ...

, city in the Barahona Province *

Santa Cruz de El Seibo Santa Cruz del Seibo or El Seibo, is a city and municipality in the El Seibo Province of the Dominican Republic, located in the eastern part of the country. History El Seibo is one of the oldest towns in the country, it was created by the Const ...

, city in the El Seibo Province * Santa Cruz de Mao, municipality in the Valverde province

Dutch Caribbean

Santa Cruz, Aruba Santa Cruz is a Region and Town in central Aruba, dominated by the Arikok National Park. The town is connected by Highway 7 from west to east and Highway 4 from north to south. The district has an area of 41.04 square kilometers and 12,870 inhabi ...

, town in central Aruba * Playa Santa Cruz, beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao

Mexico

=State of Oaxaca

= *

Santa Cruz Acatepec Santa Cruz Acatepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 14.03 km2. It is part of the Teotitlán District in the north of the Cañada Region Cañada is a region in the state of Oax ...

, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Amilpas Santa Cruz Amilpas is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico and is the second smallest municipality in Oaxaca, only being bigger than Natividad. However, it is also the most densely populated municipality in Oaxaca. The munic ...

, town and municipality * Santa Cruz de Bravo, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Itundujia, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Mixtepec Santa Cruz Mixtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The town covers an area of 66.34 km². It is part of the Zimatlán District Zimatlán District is located in the west of the Valles Centrales de Oaxaca, Valles Centr ...

, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Nundaco Santa Cruz Nundaco is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca ...

, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Papalutla, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Tacache de Mina, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Tacahua, town and municipality * Santa Cruz Tayata, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Xitla Santa Cruz Xitla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total popul ...

, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán is a small city and municipality located 5 km from the state capital of Oaxaca in the south of Mexico. It is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. The name comes from the Nahuatl word “xocotl� ...

, town and municipality *

Santa Cruz Zenzontepec Santa Cruz Zenzontepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Sola de Vega District in the Sierra Sur Region. Name The name "Zenzontepec" means "Four hills". Geography The municipality covers an area of ...

, town and municipality

=Other Mexican states

= *

Santa Cruz Atizapán Santa Cruz Atizapán is a city and municipality, in Mexico State The State of Mexico, officially just Mexico, is one of the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (fr ...

, town and municipality in Mexico State *

Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the central east region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 428.64 square kilometres (1.40% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the no ...

, city and municipality in Guanajuato *

Santa Cruz del Rincón Santa Cruz del Rincón ( Me'phaa: Xkuaa, "flat place") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It is located about southeast of the state capital of Chilpancingo. Its creation from the municipality of Malinaltepec was approved in 2021 ...

, municipality in Guerrero *

Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora Santa Cruz is a municipality in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. The municipal seat is at Santa Cruz, Sonora. Geography Adjacent municipalities and counties * Cananea - east and southeast * Ímuris - southwest * Nogales - west * S ...

Santa Cruz, Sonora Santa Cruz is a town in Santa Cruz Municipality, in the northern region of the Mexican state of Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrati ...

, town in Santa Cruz Municipality

Nicaragua

* Santa Cruz, Rivas, village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua * Santa Cruz, Rio San Juan, village in

El Castillo, Nicaragua El Castillo is a municipality located on the Río San Juan (San Juan River) in the Río San Juan Department of Nicaragua. The settlement of what would eventually become the municipality of El Castillo began in 1673, when construction of the ''Fort ...

Panama

* Santa Cruz, Renacimiento, corregimiento in Renacimiento District, Chiriquí Province *

Santa Cruz, San Félix Santa Cruz is a corregimiento in San Félix District, Chiriquí Province, Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Co ...

, corregimiento in San Félix District, Chiriquí Province

Puerto Rico

Santa Cruz, Carolina, Puerto Rico Santa Cruz is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. According to the 2010 Census, its population in that year was 1,927. History Santa Cruz was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Sp ...

, a ''barrio''

United States

Santa Cruz, Arizona Santa Cruz ( O'odham: Hia-t-ab) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, located in the Gila River Indian Community. The population was 37 at the 2010 census. Demographics As of the census of 2010, ther ...

, a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County * Santa Cruz, Pima County, Arizona, a populated place situated in Pima County *

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Santa Cruz is a County (United States), county in southern Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population is 47,669. The county seat is Nogales, Arizona, Nogales. The county was established in 1899. It ...

Santa Cruz River (Arizona) The Santa Cruz River ( "Christian cross, Holy Cross River") is a left tributary of the Gila River in Southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. It is approximately long. Course The Santa Cruz has its headwaters in the high intermontane gra ...

, river in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico *

Santa Cruz County, California Santa Cruz County (), officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,861. The county seat is Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County comprises the Sa ...

Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz (Spanish language, Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city population ...

, county seat and city in Santa Cruz County *

Santa Cruz Island Santa Cruz Island (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Isla Santa Cruz'', Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''Limuw'') is located off the southwestern coast of Ventura, California, United States. It is the largest island in California and largest of the ei ...

, Santa Barbara County, California *Santa Cruz (Mariposa County), the former name of Indian Gulch, California *

Santa Cruz, New Mexico Santa Cruz, historically known as Santa Cruz de la Cañada, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The po ...

* Santa Cruz, Texas, a former census-designated place in Starr County *

Santa Cruz, Starr County, Texas Santa Cruz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It was formed for the 2010 census with a population of 54. There is a former CDP of the same name ( Santa Cruz CDP) that was split prior to the 2010 censu ...

, a census-designated place in Starr County *Santa Cruz, the Spanish name for

Saint Croix Saint Croix ( ; ; ; ; Danish language, Danish and ; ) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands, district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an Unin ...

, United States Virgin Islands

South America

Santa Cruz, Chile 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. History ...

, city and commune in the O'Higgins Region * Santa Cruz, Aragua, city and part of the metropolitan area of Maracay, Venezuela

Argentina

Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Santa Cruz Province (, , "Holy Cross") is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut Province to the north, and Chile to the west and south, with the Atlantic Ocean ...

, in Patagonia **

Puerto Santa Cruz Puerto Santa Cruz is a town and municipality in Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina.Ministerio del Interior
I ...

, town and municipality in Santa Cruz province * Santa Cruz, Catamarca, village and municipality * Santa Cruz, La Rioja, village and municipality *

Santa Cruz River (Argentina) Santa Cruz River () is a river in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz begins at the shore of the Viedma and Argentino Lakes, of glacial origin and located in the Los Glaciares National Park, and runs eastwards before reaching ...

, in Santa Cruz province

Bolivia

Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Santa Cruz () is the largest of the Departments of Bolivia, nine constituent departments of Bolivia, occupying about one-third (33.74%) of the country's territory. With an area of , it is slightly smaller than Japan or the United States, US st ...

Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; ), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia), Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River (Bolivia), Pirai River in the eastern Tropical ...

, capital city of Santa Cruz Department

Brazil

=Municipalities

= * Santa Cruz, Paraíba *

Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christma ...

Santa Cruz do Arari Santa Cruz do Arari is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 10,314 people. The area of the municipality is 1,074.854 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and the micro ...

, Pará *

Santa Cruz Cabrália Santa Cruz Cabrália is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Historical Sites See also *List of municipalities in Bahia This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Bahia (BA), located in the No ...

, Bahia * Santa Cruz da Conceição, São Paulo * Santa Cruz do Escalvado, Minas Gerais * Santa Cruz da Esperança, São Paulo *

Santa Cruz de Goiás Santa Cruz de Goiás is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Santa Cruz is located in the southeastern part of the state, 33 km. west of regional center, Pires do Rio. The Rio dos Bois, a tributary of the Corumbá R ...

* Santa Cruz dos Milagres, Piauí * Santa Cruz de Minas, Minas Gerais * Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, São Paulo * Santa Cruz do Piauí, Piauí *

Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 47,943 (2020 est.) in an area of 1115 km2. The elevation is 467 m. The city is known for rice processing - producing up to 25 percent of the stat ...

, São Paulo *

Santa Cruz de Salinas Santa Cruz de Salinas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 4,107 inhabitants in a total area of 587 km². Santa Cruz de Salinas belongs to the Salinas statistical microregion ...

, Minas Gerais * Santa Cruz da Vitória, Bahia

=Cities

= *

Santa Cruz, Pernambuco Santa Cruz is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 15,558 and the area is . Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão Pernambucano * Boundaries - Ouricuri (N); Lagoa Grande (S ...

, city in the state of Pernambuco *

Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde Santa Cruz da Baixa Verde is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. According to IBGE, its population was 12,650 in 2020. The city's total area is 114.93 km2. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Sertão Pernambucano * Boundarie ...

, city in the state of Pernambuco *

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is a Brazilian municipality in the State of Pernambuco. It is the third largest city in the mesoregion of Agreste of Pernambuco with a population of 123.104 inhabitants in 2025. It has 335.309 km2 (208.5 square mil ...

, city in the state of Pernambuco *

Santa Cruz do Sul Santa Cruz do Sul () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality located in the central region of the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul, approximately from Porto Alegre. According to estimates by the Brazilian Institute of ...

, city in Rio Grande do Sul

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Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro Santa Cruz ('Holy Cross') is an extensive and populous neighborhood of the high class, lower middle and low in the Rio de Janeiro#West Zone, West Zone of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the farthest from the Centro, Rio de Janeiro, cen ...

, neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro *

Santa Cruz (São Paulo Metro) Santa Cruz is an interchange station metro station on Line 1 (Blue) and Line 5 (Lilac) of the São Paulo Metro in the Vila Mariana district of São Paulo, Brazil. SPTrans lines The following SPTrans (SPTrans) (English: São Paulo Transport) ...

, metro station in the Vila Mariana district of São Paulo

Colombia

Santa Cruz de Lorica Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular ...

, town and municipality in the department of Cordoba *

Santa Cruz de Mompox Mompox or Mompós, officially Santa Cruz de Mompox, is a town and municipality in northern Colombia, in the Bolívar Department. The town initially grew from its proximity to the Magdalena river and has preserved much of its colonial character. I ...

, town and municipality in the Bolívar Department *

Santa Cruz del Islote Santa Cruz del Islote ( Spanish for: ''Santa Cruz of the Islet'' or ''Holy Cross of the Islet'') is an artificial island located off the coast of Bolívar Department in Colombia, close to Tolú and Coveñas. It is a part of the Archipelago of San ...

, island in the Caribbean Sea, part of the Archipelago of San Bernardo * Santacruz, Nariño, town and municipality * Santa Cruz (Medellín), commune in the city of

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

Ecuador

* Santa Cruz Canton, Ecuador, canton in the province of Galápagos *

Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos) Santa Cruz Island (), also known as Indefatigable Island and by #Names, other names, is the most populous and second-largest List of islands of South America#Ecuador, island in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Situated in the middle of the gro ...

, one of the Galápagos Islands

Peru

Santa Cruz (mountain) Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) or Pico de Huaylas (Spanish for "peak of Huaylas") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz Distri ...

, mountain in the Cordillera Blanca *

Santa Cruz District, Alto Amazonas Santa Cruz District is one of six districts of the province Alto Amazonas in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informati ...

, district of Alto Amazonas Province *

Santa Cruz District, Ancash The Santa Cruz District () is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is Huaripampa. Geography The district is located in the central-eastern part of the province at an elevation of 2, ...

, district of Huaylas Province *

Santa Cruz de Andamarca District Santa Cruz de Andamarca District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaral in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. See also * Puwaq Hanka * Puwaq Hanka mo ...

, district of Huaral Province * Santa Cruz de Chuca District, district of Santiago de Chuco Province * Santa Cruz de Cocachacra District, district of Huarochirí Province * Santa Cruz de Flores District, district of Cañete Province * Santa Cruz District, Palpa, district of Palpa Province * Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, district and capital of Santa Cruz Province * Santa Cruz de Toledo District, district of Contumazá Province * Santa Cruz, Satipo, Peru, a settlement founded by Franciscans in 1673 * Santa Cruz Province, Peru, province in the Cajamarca Region

People

* Santa Cruz (surname), list of notable people bearing this name

Business

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1907, it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States. Description ...

, oceanfront amusement park, Santa Cruz, California *

Santa Cruz Bicycles Santa Cruz Bicycles, LLC is an American division of Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings that manufactures mountain bikes in Santa Cruz, California. They sponsor the Santa Cruz Syndicate, a downhill racing team. The company moved premises from 104 B ...

, American bicycle manufacturer * Santa Cruz Games, video game company *

Santa Cruz Guitar Company The Santa Cruz Guitar Company is an American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, located in Santa Cruz, California. The company was started in 1976 by luthier Richard A. Hoover, who is reputed to have "trained some of the most accomplished contempo ...

, American manufacturer of acoustic guitars, Santa Cruz, California *

Santa Cruz Operation The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (usually known as SCO, pronounced either as individual letters or as a word) was an American software company, based in Santa Cruz, California, that was best known for selling three Unix operating system variants ...

, software company * Santa Cruz Skateboards, American brand of skateboards manufactured by

NHS, Inc. NHS, Inc. is an American sports equipment distribution company based in Santa Cruz, California.(May 21–27, 1998."Extreme Success - A hedonist work ethic leads to big bucks for SC entrepreneurial slacker"fro''Metro Santa Cruz'' published by Me ...

*Santa Cruz, sound card manufactured by

Turtle Beach Systems The Turtle Beach Corporation (commonly referred to as Turtle Beach) is an American gaming accessory manufacturer based in San Diego, California. The company has roots dating back to the 1970s where it developed sound cards, MIDI synthesizers, an ...

Military

* Battle of Santa Cruz (disambiguation), list of notable battles bearing this name *

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or Third Battle of Solomon Sea, in Japan as the Battle of the South Pacific ( ''Minamitaiheiyō kaisen''), was the fourt ...

, late−October, 1942 * Fort of Santa Cruz (Horta), fort in the Azores *

, fort in Algeria

Music

Santa Cruz (band) Santa Cruz was a Finnish hard rock band formed in 2007 in Helsinki by Archie Cruz and Johnny Parkkonen. The band's music has appeared in TV commercials for Mercedes-Benz and in sports compilations on ESPN. Vocalist and guitarist Archie Cruz ha ...

, a 2007–2024 Finnish hard rock band *''Santa Cruz'', a 2024 album by Pedro the Lion *" Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)", a 2002 song by the Thrills

Sports

Football (soccer)

Brazil

Associação Atlética Santa Cruz Associação Atlética Santa Cruz is a football (soccer) club in Salinópolis, Pará, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies ...

, football club in Salinópolis *

Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club from Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on March 26, 1913. It plays in the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2. Its rival is Esporte Clube Avenida. History Santa Cruz was founded on M ...

, football club in Santa Cruz do Sol *

Santa Cruz Esporte Clube Santa Cruz Esporte Clube was a football (soccer) club from Barra do Bugres, Mato Grosso, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependenc ...

, football club in Barra do Bugres *

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Recife, Pernambuco, that competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, and in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuco stat ...

, football club in Recife * Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (MG), football club in Belo Horizonte *

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (RJ) Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazilian Association football, football club based in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state. History The club was founded on October 1, 2007. The club profession ...

, football club in Rio de Janeiro * Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (RN), football club in Natal * Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube, football club in Santa Rita *

Sport Club Santa Cruz Sport Club Santa Cruz, also known as Santa Cruz, are a Brazilian football team from Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série C in 2008. History Sport Club Santa Cruz were founded on November 30, 2003. They won the Campeona ...

, football club in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte

Chile

Deportes Santa Cruz Club de Deportes Santa Cruz is a football club based in Santa Cruz, Chile. The club currently plays in the Chilean Primera Division B, the second tier of Chilean football. The club was founded on May 25, 1913 as Unión Comercio. In 1983 the ...

, football club in Santa Cruz

Bolivia

Real Santa Cruz Club Real Santa Cruz is a football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' ...

, football club in Santa Cruz de la Sierra *

Club Blooming Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo de Blooming, commonly known as Blooming, is a Bolivian professional football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra that currently plays in the Bolivian Primera División. Founded in 1946, its home colours are sky bl ...

Santa Cruz, football club in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Other sports

Santa Cruz Syndicate The Santa Cruz Syndicate (), is a professional mountain bike racing team sponsored by Santa Cruz Bicycles, competing in the World Cup and World Championships, as well as national level events, in the downhill category. The Syndicate was founded ...

, professional mountain bike racing team *

Santa Cruz Warriors The Santa Cruz Warriors are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Santa Cruz, California, and are affiliated with the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors play their home games at Kaiser Permanente Arena. Prior to ...

, basketball team * UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, sports teams of the University of California, Santa Cruz

Other uses

* Santa Cruz (Martian crater) * Santa Cruz Cartel, Bolivian drug cartel * Santa Cruz II, cruise ship of Ecuador *

Santa Cruz massacre The Santa Cruz massacre (also known as the Dili massacre) was the murder of at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery in the capital, Dili, on 12 November 1991, during the Indonesian occupation of Eas ...

, 1991 massacre in Timor-Leste (formerly Indonesia) *

Hyundai Santa Cruz The Hyundai Santa Cruz is a four-door compact pickup truck manufactured and marketed by Hyundai. Released in 2021 for the 2022 model year, the Santa Cruz is the first four-door pickup truck sold by Hyundai in the North American market. The v ...

, pickup truck introduced in 2021