title: Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste
text: # Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste
  
  Santa Cruz is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Santa Cruz has an area of 289.6 km² and an elevation of 50 metres.
  
  ## Villages
  
  Administrative center of the district is the town of Santa Cruz.
  
  Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Arado, Bernabela, Cacao, Cinto, Conga, Cuatro Esquinas, Chibola, Chircó, Chumico, Guayabal, Hato Viejo, Lagunilla, Lechuza, Limón, Moya, Puente Negro. Retallano (partly), Rincón, Río Caño Viejo, San Juan, San Pedro and Vistamar.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  For the 2011 census, Santa Cruz had a population of 21,544 inhabitants.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  ### Road transportation
  
  The district is covered by the following road routes:
  
  * National Route 21
  * National Route 160
  * National Route 904
  * National Route 909
  * National Route 931
  