Santa Cruz
in Santa Cruz Municipality, Cape Verde
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Praia International Airport (15 mi) - Maio Airport (24 mi)
- Mosteiros Airport (52 mi)
- São Filipe Airport (63 mi)
- Rabil Airport (83 mi)
- Preguiça Airport (111 mi)
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport (118 mi)
- São Pedro Airport (154 mi)
- Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 15.133 and -23.567 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 15° 7' 59" and W -23° 34' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Escudo - CVE
- Spoken languages:
- Portuguese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:18 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- UTC/GMT offset: -1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:46 am and 6:02 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -11.380 and 154.283 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kwanka - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Cape Verde.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Cape Verde. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Municipality with it's 9,488 inhabitants is a city in Cape Verde about 14 mi (or 23 km) north of Praia, the country's capital.
Local time in Santa Cruz is now 05:18 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Cape Verde with an UTC offset of minus one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Santa Cruz. The closest airport in Cape Verde is Praia International Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande in a distance of 80 mi (or 128 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pedra Badejo, Calheta, Joao Teves, Picos and Sao Domingos. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
| Night Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024
26°C (78 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
26°C (79 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
27°C (80 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Villa Morgana Cape Verde Resort
Hotel Edu Horizonte
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
1º PICOS BTT TOUR
Dia 30 Junho prova de BTT no interior da ilha de Santiago.
Paralítico desespera por apoio
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Academia ARECA - Alisson Sousa!
Taekwondo (TKD)
Echappées Belles au Cap Vert
"Echappées Belles au Cap Vert" programa da tv francesa com emtrevista de Vadù.
Acidente Mortal - São Salvador do Mundo, interior da ilha de Santiago
A confusão era tanta que foi necessário pedir o reforço policial a esquadra de São Lourenço dos Órgãos. Praia 26 de Setembro - Por volta das 11 horas da manhã, um acidente ocorrido...
nhelas ao vivo
Festival Santa Cruz 2009 Artista: Nhelas Musica: Bem Flam.
CIJ Intervieuw sandra
Sandra, psychologue de formation, anime le "Gabinet Psychosocial" du CIJ de Santa Cruz. Elle donne ses impressions sur ses activités.
Capo Verde just for single 2009 bravo club
Ricordi di un incredibile vacanza no stress..saluto tutti i miei amici...mi mancate!
Cape Verde Gwenan Edwards
Filmed and produced by Gwenan Edwards.
Black headed Heron, Cape Verde 2011
Filmed at Barragem de Poilão, Santiago on the 15th April 2011.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
Santa Cruz is a municipality located in the eastern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in southern Cape Verde and is ranked fourth in Cape Verde. The municipal is around 32,965, the area is 150 km² and the density is about 205/km². The seat of the municipality is Vila de Pedra Badejo. Santa Cruz is located about 40 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital Praia, SE of Tarrafal and E of Assomada. Santa Cruz are linked with a highway linking Tarrafal and Praia and a road to Picos and Assomada.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Santa Cruz.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Santa Cruz
