| El Crucero | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nicaragua |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nicaragua |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nicaragua |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Managua |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Martha Solieth Marenco Ramos |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 226 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 estimate |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 16127 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 10435 |
| Coordinates: | 11.9833°N -105°W |
El Crucero (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua.
It is located on the summit and slopes of the Sierras de Managua, east of Jinotepe, and its urban center is the town of El Crucero.[2]