Santa Cruz, Madeira

Santa Cruz
Municipality
Houses in Santa Cruz, with the arcades of the International Airport in the distance
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Madeira
Coordinates: 32°41′00″N 16°48′00″W / 32.68333°N 16.80000°W / 32.68333; -16.80000
Country	Portugal
Auton. region	Madeira
Island	Madeira
Established	Settlement: c.1425 - c.1440 Municipality: 25 June 1515 City: 2 August 1996
Parishes	5
Government
• President	Filipe Martiniano Martins de Sousa
Area
• Total	81.50 km2 (31.47 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	43,005
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	9100-157
Area code	291
Patron	São Salvador & Santa Cruz
Local holiday	15 January
Website	http://www.cm-santacruz.pt

Santa Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʃ] ^ⓘ; "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,^[1] in an area of 81.50 km².^[2]