Santa Cruz, Laguna
Appearance
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 | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°17′N 121°25′E / 14.28°N 121.42°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) |
| Province | Laguna |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | September 6, 1602 |
| Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Edgar S. San Luis (Aksyon) |
| • Vice Mayor | Laarni A. Malibiran (PROMDI) |
| • Representative | Maria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao (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 (2024 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 126,844 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 31,029 |
| Demonym(s) | Santa Cruzeño (masculine) Santa Cruzeña (feminine) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.75% (2021)[4] |
| • Revenue | ₱519,519,787.90 (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱504,993,018.67 (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱493,369,725.96 (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱141,027,129.70 (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4009 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
| Climate type | Tropical monsoon climate |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Major religions | |
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Santa Cruz is a municipality in the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Laguna. According to the 2020 census, 123,574 people lived there.
References
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The English Wikibooks has more information on:
- ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ↑ Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
