Provincia de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Province), Santa Cruz

Provincia de Santa Cruz: province of Argentina

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Santa Cruz Province at a glance

Santa Cruz Province currently has 12 quality-checked populated place pages and 6 county pages linked on MapSof.

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12

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Quick Facts about Santa Cruz Province

Country Argentina
State Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Area 243943 km2
Latitude & Longitude -49.0000,-70.0000
Legislative body Santa Cruz Chamber of Deputies
Capital Río Gallegos
Establishment January 01, 1955 (71 years ago)
Time Zone UTC−03:00
Local time 06:16:00 (18th April 2026)

Geography

Santa Cruz Province is located at 49°0'0"S 70°0'0"W (-49.0000000, -70.0000000). It has 4 neighbors: Provincia del Chubut, Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Region Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo and Region de Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena.

Provincia de Santa Cruz map

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The largest city of Santa Cruz Province is El Calafate with a population of 8,000. . See all Santa Cruz Province cities & populated places.

Official website of Santa Cruz Province

Official Website
  • Deseado Department
  • Corpen Aike Department
  • Río Chico Department
  • Lago Argentino Department
  • Güer Aike Department
  • Magallanes Department
  • Lago Buenos Aires Department
Gobernacion de Santa Cruz, Gobernación de Santa Cruz, SC, Santa Cruz, Territorio Nacional de Santa Cruz