Santa Cruz Canton

Santa Cruz is a canton in the Ecuadorian province of the . Its area covers the islands of , , , , , , , , and . As of the 2006 Galápagos census, it has a population of 11,262.
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  • Type: canton of Ecuador with 17,200 residents
  • Description: canton of Galápagos province, Ecuador
  • Also known as: Santa Cruz Canton, Ecuador

Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Cruz.

is the most important island in the archipelago, in . It contains the largest town in the Galapagos Islands, Puerto Ayora, which is the only location on the island with tourist infrastructure, on the southern side of the island, and is connected by road and ferry to the airport on Island.

Santa Cruz Canton

Latitude
-0.6296° or 0° 37′ 47″ south
Longitude
-90.3558° or 90° 21′ 21″ west
Population
17,200
Elevation
778 metres (2,552 feet)
Open location code
66FF9JCV+5M
Geo­Names ID
3651446
Wiki­data ID
Q3632781
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Santa Cruz Canton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كانتون سانتا كروز
  • Basque: Santa Cruz kantoia
  • Catalan: Santa Cruz
  • Cebuano: Cantón Santa Cruz
  • Chimborazo Highland Quichua: Canton Santa Cruz
  • Chimborazo Highland Quichua: Cantón Santa Cruz
  • Chimborazo Highland Quichua: Santa Cruz
  • Chinese: Santa Cruz Koān
  • Chinese: 聖克魯斯縣
  • Dutch: Santa Cruz Canton
  • Finnish: Santa Cruzin kantoni
  • French: Santa Cruz
  • Galician: Santa Cruz
  • Georgian: სანტა-კრუსის კანტონი
  • German: Kanton Santa Cruz
  • Hindi: सांताक्रूज़ कैण्टन, ईक्वाडोर
  • Hindi: सांताक्रूज़ कैण्टन
  • Italian: cantone di Santa Cruz
  • Italian: Cantone di Santa Cruz
  • Japanese: サンタクルス郡
  • Min Nan Chinese: Santa Cruz Koān (Ecuador)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Santa Cruz
  • Norwegian: Santa Cruz
  • Persian: سانتا کروز، اکوادور
  • Persian: کانتون سانتا کروس
  • Polish: Santa Cruz (kanton)
  • Polish: Santa Cruz
  • Portuguese: Santa Cruz
  • Scots: Santa Cruz Canton, Ecuador
  • Scots: Santa Cruz Canton
  • Slovenian: Cantón Santa Cruz
  • Slovenian: Kanton Santa Cruz
  • Spanish: Canton Santa Cruz
  • Spanish: Cantón Santa Cruz
  • Spanish: Santa Cruz
  • Swedish: Cantón Santa Cruz

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