| Santa Cruz | ||
| Civil Parish | ||
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| Official name:Freguesia de Santa Cruz | ||
| Name origin: Portuguese for holy cross | ||
| Country |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  | |
| Island | São Miguel | |
| Municipality | Lagoa | |
| Localities | Cabo da Vila,Remédios | |
| Rivers | Grota do João Luís,Ribeira Seca | |
| Center | Santa Cruz | |
| - elevation | 193 m (633 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 37°45′1″N25°32′27″W / 37.75028°N 25.54083°W Coordinates: 37°45′1″N25°32′27″W / 37.75028°N 25.54083°W | |
| Highest point | Chã da Macela | |
| - elevation | 653 m (2,142 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 37°45′49″N25°30′24″W / 37.76361°N 25.50667°W | |
| Lowest point | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Area | 14.27 km2 (6 sq mi) | |
| - urban | .59 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| Population | 3,671 (2011) | |
| Density | 257/km2 (666/sq mi) | |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Rua Dr. Filomeno da Câmara 31, Lagoa | |
| President Junta | António Augusto da Ponte Borges | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| Postal Zone | 9560-140 | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Demonym | Santa-cruzense | |
| Wikimedia Commons: Santa Cruz (Lagoa) | ||
| Website: cm-lagoa.azoresdigital.pt | ||
Santa Cruz (Portuguese for Holy Cross) is a parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,671, [1] in an area of 14.27 km². [2]
Portuguese is a Western Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, and São Tomé and Príncipe. It also has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau in China. As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese and Portuguese creole speakers are also found in Goa, Daman and Diu in India; in Batticaloa on the east coast of Sri Lanka; in the Indonesian island of Flores; in the Malacca state of Malaysia; and the ABC islands in the Caribbean where Papiamento is spoken, while Cape Verdean Creole is the most widely spoken Portuguese-based Creole. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation may be referred to as "Lusophone" in both English and Portuguese.
The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus, is the best-known symbol of Christianity. It is related to the crucifix and to the more general family of cross symbols, the term cross itself being detached from the original specifically Christian meaning in modern English.
Lagoa is a municipality in the southwestern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 14,442, in an area of 45.59 km². Lagoa is located east of Ponta Delgada, the island capital.