Santa Cruz das Flores

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Santa Cruz das Flores
Municipality
Pico da Sé: a rare winter scene in the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores in the archipelago of the Azores
Coordinates: 39°27′18″N 31°7′53″W / 39.45500°N 31.13139°W / 39.45500; -31.13139
Country	Portugal
Auton. region	Azores
Island	Flores
Established	Settlement: c.1470 Municipality: c.1548
Parishes	4
Government
• President	José Carlos Pimentel Mendes (PS)
Area
• Total	70.91 km2 (27.38 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,020
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−01:00 (AZOT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code	9970
Area code	292
Patron	Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Local holiday	(variable)
Website	http://www.cmscflores.pt/

Santa Cruz das Flores (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʒ ðɐʃ ˈfloɾɨʃ] ^ⓘ; lit. '"Holy Cross of the Flowers"') 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^[1] in an area that covers approximately 70.91 square kilometres (27.38 sq mi), bordering the southern municipality of Lajes das Flores.^[2]