[1][2] Santa Cruz has an area of 289.6 km2[3] and an elevation of 50 metres.

[1] 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.

For the 2011 census, Santa Cruz had a population of 21,544 inhabitants.

[6] The district is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub.