The Atlas

Barangays in Santa Cruz

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

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Barangays in Santa Cruz, at a glance

Barangays: 55^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 51,594^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 2 urban^[4]; 53 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Buyabod^[5]; Santa Cruz, Marinduque; 2,877 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Kaganhao^[6]; Santa Cruz, Marinduque; about 9.34 km²
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 38 barangays^[7]

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

55 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Santa Cruz, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	BuyabodSanta Cruz, Marinduque	2,877	about 664	about 4.33 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2	Lapu-lapu Pob.Santa Cruz, Marinduque	2,865	about 1,073	about 2.67 km²	−3.16% a year	Rural
3	IpilSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,989	about 264	about 7.54 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
4	NapoSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,776	about 329	about 5.40 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
5	Banahaw Pob.Santa Cruz, Marinduque	1,622	about 5,283	about 0.307 km²	−3.38% a year	Rural
6	HupiSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,563	about 386	about 4.05 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
7	DoloresSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,543	about 222	about 6.96 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
8	MatalabaSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,537	about 746	about 2.06 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
9	ManiwayaSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,532	about 405	about 3.78 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
10	TaytaySanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,433	about 249	about 5.76 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
11	TawiranSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,426	about 214	about 6.67 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
12	MasaguisiSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,319	about 143	about 9.20 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
13	LipaSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,310	about 440	about 2.98 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
14	Pag-Asa Pob.Santa Cruz, Marinduque	1,283	about 8,669	about 0.148 km²	−2.81% a year	Urban
15	MongpongSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,217	about 332	about 3.67 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
16	LandySanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,176	about 933	about 1.26 km²	−2.64% a year	Rural
17	AturanSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,152	about 197	about 5.85 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
18	TagumSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,014	about 228	about 4.45 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
19	AngasSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,011	about 223	about 4.53 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
20	BalogoSanta Cruz, Marinduque	1,011	about 224	about 4.51 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
21	KasilySanta Cruz, Marinduque	943	about 171	about 5.52 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
22	LusokSanta Cruz, Marinduque	933	about 718	about 1.30 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
23	AloboSanta Cruz, Marinduque	896	about 243	about 3.68 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
24	Kilo-kiloSanta Cruz, Marinduque	869	about 142	about 6.11 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
25	TambanganSanta Cruz, Marinduque	818	about 161	about 5.08 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
26	ManlibunanSanta Cruz, Marinduque	809	about 452	about 1.79 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
27	BotilaoSanta Cruz, Marinduque	807	about 189	about 4.28 km²	−3.12% a year	Rural
28	Bagong Silang Pob.Santa Cruz, Marinduque	758	about 4,407	about 0.172 km²	−5.41% a year	Rural
29	PoloSanta Cruz, Marinduque	752	about 110	about 6.84 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
30	KamanduganSanta Cruz, Marinduque	746	about 198	about 3.76 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
31	Pulong-ParangSanta Cruz, Marinduque	742	about 120	about 6.16 km²	−4.80% a year	Rural
32	San AntonioSanta Cruz, Marinduque	738	about 82	about 9.05 km²	−4.87% a year	Rural
33	LamesaSanta Cruz, Marinduque	736	about 152	about 4.83 km²	−6.15% a year	Rural
34	BangcuanganSanta Cruz, Marinduque	731	about 128	about 5.73 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
35	MoralesSanta Cruz, Marinduque	731	about 183	about 3.99 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
36	TamayoSanta Cruz, Marinduque	648	about 170	about 3.81 km²	−3.78% a year	Rural
37	BaliisSanta Cruz, Marinduque	632	about 214	about 2.95 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
38	MasalukotSanta Cruz, Marinduque	626	about 86	about 7.28 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
39	PunongSanta Cruz, Marinduque	570	about 219	about 2.60 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
40	PantayinSanta Cruz, Marinduque	552	about 193	about 2.86 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
41	KaganhaoSanta Cruz, Marinduque	544	about 58	about 9.34 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
42	LaboSanta Cruz, Marinduque	528	about 70	about 7.51 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
43	DevillaSanta Cruz, Marinduque	500	about 62	about 8.02 km²	−2.97% a year	Rural
44	Maharlika Pob.Santa Cruz, Marinduque	492	about 3,814	about 0.129 km²	−5.25% a year	Urban
45	San IsidroSanta Cruz, Marinduque	449	about 103	about 4.37 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
46	KalangkangSanta Cruz, Marinduque	447	about 123	about 3.63 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
47	BanogbogSanta Cruz, Marinduque	422	about 83	about 5.06 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
48	HaguimitSanta Cruz, Marinduque	396	about 107	about 3.69 km²	−3.33% a year	Rural
49	Dating BayanSanta Cruz, Marinduque	387	about 81	about 4.79 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
50	KinyamanSanta Cruz, Marinduque	361	about 89	about 4.06 km²	−2.49% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: MIMAROPA Region (OpenSTAT table 0161A6DTHP5). Published August 3, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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