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Santa Cruz Province (other)
Santa Cruz Province may refer to *Santa Cruz Province, Argentina * Santa Cruz Province, Peru *Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain See also *Santa Cruz (other) Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) is a Spanish or Portuguese term meaning "holy cross" and referring to the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Santa Cruz may also refer to: Places Africa *Fort Santa Cruz, Oran, port city in Algeria * Santa Cruz, Cape ... * Santa Cruz Department (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Santa Cruz Province ( es, Provincia de Santa Cruz, , 'Holy Cross') is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut Province to the north, and Chile to the west and south, with an Atlantic coast on its east. Santa Cruz is the second-largest province of the country (after Buenos Aires Province), and the least densely populated in mainland Argentina. The indigenous people of the province are the Tehuelches, who despite European exploration from the 16th century onwards, retained independence until the late 19th century. Soon after the Conquest of the Desert in the 1870s, the area was organised as the Territory of Santa Cruz, named after its original capital in Puerto Santa Cruz. The capital moved to Rio Gallegos in 1888 and has remained there ever since. Immigrants from various European countries came to the territory in the late 19th and early 20th century during a gold rush. Santa Cruz became a province of Argentina in 1957. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz Province, Peru
Santa Cruz Province is a province in the Cajamarca Region of Peru, with its capital at Santa Cruz de Succhabamba. The province has an area of 1,417.93 km² and the government population estimate for 2002 is 49,302, with the 1993 census showing a population of 44,571. Agriculture is the predominant economic activity. Geography Santa Cruz Province's land area is 1,423 km², 4.2% of the total of the Cajamarca Region. It is mostly mountainous in relief. It is located on the Western Mountain range of the Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ... and is bounded by the mountains that descend to the coast and the deep rivers that carve the mountains. Its lowest elevation is in the Saña River, near the small village of Pan de Azucar, 265 meters above sea level, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, also Province of Santa Cruz ( es, link=no, Provincia de Santa Cruz de Tenerife), is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago: the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, and La Palma. It occupies an area of . It also includes a series of adjacent roques (those of Salmor, Fasnia, Bonanza, Garachico and Anaga). Its capital is the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (commonly known as ''Santa Cruz''), on the island of Tenerife (Spain's most populous island). In 2008 the province had 1,018,510 inhabitants and a density of 313.57 /km2, making it the province of Spain with the sixth highest population density, higher than that of the province of Las Palmas (the eastern half of the Canary Islands). 24% live in the capital. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. There are 54 municipalitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz (other)
Santa Cruz (or Santacruz) is a Spanish or Portuguese term meaning "holy cross" and referring to the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Santa Cruz may also refer to: Places Africa *Fort Santa Cruz, Oran, port city in Algeria * Santa Cruz, Cape Verde, municipality on the eastern part of the island of Santiago *Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué, the 16th-century name of Agadir, Morocco * Santa Cruz (Santiago), a town on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde * Santa Cruz, São Tomé and Príncipe, on São Tomé Island Asia and Oceania *Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean India *RAF Santacruz, former Royal Air Force airfield, Mumbai *Santacruz, Mumbai, Maharashtra * Santacruz Airport the domestic airport serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Area * Santacruz metro station, Mumbai *Santacruz railway station, railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway * Santa Cruz, Goa, suburb of the state capital of Panjim Philippines * Santa Cruz, Camarines Norte (other) **Sant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
