Map of Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Brazil

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of about 104,854. It lies at 7.9575°S, 36.2047°W. Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is about 1,543 km (959 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Toritama, 17 km to the east.

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe at a glance

Where is Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?

• The 13th largest city in Pernambuco on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 40 min on the shortest day to 12 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

• Toritama — 17 km east
• Brejo da Madre de Deus — 28 km southwest
• Caruaru — 44 km southeast
• Belo Jardim — 48 km southwest
• Surubim — 51 km east
• Bezerros — 54 km southeast
• Pesqueira — 70 km southwest
• Bom Jardim — 70 km east
• Gravatá — 75 km east
• Bonito — 77 km southeast

Largest cities in Pernambuco

• Recife — 1,653,461
• Jaboatão dos Guararapes — 644,037
• Petrolina — 418,444
• Caruaru — 402,290
• Olinda — 364,717
• Paulista — 342,167
• Cabo — 216,969
• Garanhuns — 151,803
• Vitória de Santo Antão — 134,084
• Igarassu — 123,017

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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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.