Santacruz, Mumbai

Santacruz or Santa Cruz (Pronunciation: [saːn̪t̪akɾuːz]) is a suburb of Mumbai. The Santacruz railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, the domestic terminal (T1) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and one campus of the University of Mumbai, are all located in Santacruz (East).

Santacruz
Suburb
Domestic airport at Santacruz
Santacruz
Coordinates: 19.081667°N 72.841389°E / 19.081667; 72.841389
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai Suburban
CityMumbai
Government
  TypeMunicipal Corporation
  BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
  OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code022
Vehicle registrationMH-02

Santacruz and its neighbouring suburb Khar fall under the H East and H West wards of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The locality had a population of 675,951 in 1991, over an area of 12.98 square kilometers, giving it a population density of 36,668 persons per square kilometer.

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