Santana do Cariri is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil. It is located in the immediate and intermediate region of Juazeiro do Norte, as well as in the region of influence of Juazeiro do Norte. The municipality has 807 km2. It is estimated that in 2021 its population has reached 17,726 thousand inhabitants, according to the IBGE. It has the title of “The Cearense Capital of Paleontology ''.