Santa Cruz, Laguna
Santa Cruz | |
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| Municipality of Santa Cruz | |
Municipal Hall | |
| Nickname(s): Laguna's Capital, The Heartland of Calabarzon, Santa Cruz the Land of Star | |
| Motto(s): Bayan natin, Sama-Samang Unahin, Santa Cruz, Kaya natin to! Arriba Kabisera! ("Our town, let's put it first together, Santa Cruz, we can do it! Arriba Capital!") | |
| Anthem: Himno ng Santa Cruz | |
Map of Laguna with Santa Cruz highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°17′N 121°25′E / 14.28°N 121.42°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Laguna |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | September 6, 1602 |
| Named after | Holy Cross |
| Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Benjo Agarao (PFP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Laarni A. Malibiran (Independent) |
| • Representative | Benjamin Cueto "Benjie" Agarao Jr. (PFP) |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 80,643 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.59 km2 (14.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 123,574 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 31,029 |
| Demonym(s) | Santa Cruzeño (masculine) Santa Cruzeña (feminine) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.75 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 519.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 505 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 493.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 141 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4009 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
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Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a municipality and capital of the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 123,574 people.
Santa Cruz is situated on the banks of the Santa Cruz River which flows into the eastern part of Laguna de Bay. The town is bounded by the Bay on the north, by Lumban and Pagsanjan towns in the east, Pagsanjan and Magdalena towns in the south, and Pila in the west. It is 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Manila via Calamba and Los Baños. It is accessible by land from Metro Manila passing through Rizal Province via Manila East Road or via South Luzon Expressway
Santa Cruz is considered as the service and commercial center on the eastern part of the province. The town is composed of five barangays in the Poblacion area and 21 classified urban barangays. Although relatively far from the immediate urbanizing influence of Metropolitan Manila, Santa Cruz continues to progress. It is now classified as municipality. The present administration is headed by the Mayor Egay San Luis Sr.. Santa Cruz is also the seat of the provincial government since 1885, giving the municipality an additional administrative function over the entire province.
It also functions as the service center for transportation, commerce, health, education, and other social services for the predominantly rural north-eastern municipalities of the province. Boosting the economy of the municipality are the incipient and fast-growing agribusiness industries such as livestock raising, horticulture and aquaculture. The town is composed of twenty-six (26) urban barangays. All barangays are being classified as urban.
The development of Santa Cruz as the administrative, commercial, and service center of Laguna makes it accessible for all private/public vehicles going to nearby places particularly Pagsanjan, Lake Caliraya, Liliw, Paete and Nagcarlan.