Map of Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Santa Cruz is a city in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with a population of about 37,313. It lies at 6.2294°S, 36.0228°W. Santa Cruz is about 1,677 km (1,042 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Currais Novos, 55 km to the west.
Santa Cruz at a glance
Country
Region
Rio Grande do Norte
Population
37,313GeoNames
Coordinates
-6.2294, -36.02286°13′46″S 36°01′22″W
Time zone
America/FortalezaUTC−03:00
Local time
–
Distance to Brasília
1,677 km (1,042 mi)
Where is Santa Cruz?
- The 12th largest city in Rio Grande do Norte on this site.
- Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 46 min on the shortest day to 12 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Santa Cruz
- Currais Novos — 55 km west
- Nova Cruz — 71 km southeast
- João Câmara — 80 km north
- Macaíba — 85 km northeast
- São José de Mipibu — 88 km east
- São Gonçalo do Amarante — 91 km northeast
- Parnamirim — 91 km northeast
- Guarabira — 91 km southeast
- Ceará Mirim — 93 km northeast
- Extremoz — 98 km northeast
Largest cities in Rio Grande do Norte
- Natal — 896,708
- Parnamirim — 271,713
- Mossoró — 264,577
- São Gonçalo do Amarante — 115,838
- Macaíba — 81,821
- Ceará Mirim — 79,115
- Extremoz — 61,635
- Caicó — 61,146
- Açu — 56,496
- São José de Mipibu — 47,286
Largest cities in Brazil
- São Paulo — 12,400,232
- Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
- Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
- Salvador — 2,711,840
- Fortaleza — 2,400,000
- Manaus — 2,219,580
- Brasília — 2,207,718
- Curitiba — 1,948,626
- Recife — 1,653,461
- Goiânia — 1,536,097
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Other places named Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz — Calabarzon, Philippines
- Santa Cruz — Central Luzon, Philippines
- Santa Cruz — California, United States
- Santa Cruz — O'Higgins Region, Chile
- Santa Cruz — Aruba
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.