Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is a Brazilian

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the State of Pernambuco. It is the third largest city in the mesoregion of

Agreste The agreste (, "countryside") is a narrow zone of Brazil in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest '' zona da mata'' and the semiarid ''sertão''. The agreste fades out afte ...

of Pernambuco with a population of 123.104 inhabitants in 2025. It has 335.309 km² (208.5 square miles) of total area and it is located about 185.7 km (115.4 miles) from the capital

Recife Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...

. The city is famous for its textile industry together with

Caruaru Caruaru is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance ...

Geography

* State -

Pernambuco Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...

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of Pernambuco * Boundaries -

Brejo da Madre de Deus Brejo da Madre de Deus (''Swamp of the Mother of God'') is a city located in the Federative units of Brazil, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 202 km away from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated (Brazilian ...

and

Jataúba Jataúba is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste Pernambucano * Boundaries - Paraíba state (N); Belo Jardim (S); Brejo da Madre de Deus and Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (E); Poção and ...

(S),

Taquaritinga do Norte Taquaritinga do Norte is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Geography * State - Pernambuco * Region - Agreste of Pernambuco * Boundaries - Paraíba (N); Caruaru, Toritama and Brejo da Madre de Deus (S); Vertentes (E); Santa Cruz ...

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Paraíba Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...

(N and W). * Area - 335.5 km² * Elevation - 438 m * Hydrography -

Capibaribe River The Capibaribe River () is a river located in Pernambuco state, Brazil, with a length of 240 kilometers. The Capibaribe originates in the Serra do Jacarará, in the municipality of Poção, and flows to the Atlantic Ocean at Recife. Etymology ...

* Vegetation -

Caatinga Caatinga () is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" comes from the Tupi word '' ka'atinga'', meaning "white forest" or "white vegetat ...

hipoxerofila. * Climate - Semi desertic * Annual average temperature - 23.4 c * Main road - BR 203, BR 104 and PE 130 * Distance to

- 185 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe are related with the textile industry (employs 41%) and general commerce.

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Economy by Sector 2006

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