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Municipality

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a municipality in Laguna, CALABARZON, Philippines. Its population was 126,844 in the 2024 census, and it has 26 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Santa Cruz by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
LiliwLumbanMagdalenaPagsanjanPilaAlipit: 382 people, 493 per km², −3.28% a yearBagumbayan: 13,615 people, 4,760 per km², 0.45% a yearBubukal: 7,244 people, 3,150 per km², 0.38% a yearCalios: 10,472 people, 4,963 per km², 0.91% a yearDuhat: 7,555 people, 2,689 per km², 0.52% a yearGatid: 10,656 people, 2,834 per km², 1.54% a yearJasaan: 938 people, 733 per km², 1.24% a yearLabuin: 4,748 people, 1,270 per km², 0.83% a yearMalinao: 679 people, 456 per km², −2.39% a yearOogong: 4,517 people, 3,529 per km², −1.36% a yearPagsawitan: 10,514 people, 9,223 per km², 0.77% a yearPalasan: 4,132 people, 1,758 per km², 3.22% a yearPatimbao: 9,542 people, 4,185 per km², 0.60% a yearBarangay I: 1,503 people, 6,451 per km², 4.58% a yearBarangay II: 1,209 people, 14,816 per km², −1.36% a yearBarangay III: 386 people, 4,662 per km², −2.77% a yearBarangay IV: 1,299 people, 28,117 per km², 7.07% a yearBarangay V: 715 people, 10,362 per km², 15.79% a yearSan Jose: 3,012 people, 2,665 per km², 0.72% a yearSan Juan: 4,149 people, 2,255 per km², 1.05% a yearSan Pablo Norte: 2,710 people, 2,743 per km², −0.36% a yearSan Pablo Sur: 3,237 people, 2,130 per km², 0.28% a yearSantisima Cruz: 9,751 people, 6,725 per km², −0.12% a yearSanto Angel Central: 4,551 people, 15,639 per km², −0.19% a yearSanto Angel Norte: 5,412 people, 4,626 per km², −0.02% a yearSanto Angel Sur: 3,916 people, 11,125 per km², −0.90% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    126,844

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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

    Up 14.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    7th

    of the 30 cities and municipalities of Laguna by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in Laguna lived in Santa Cruz in 2024 (3.44%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    40.67 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Santa Cruz's land would fill a square about 6.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 3,119 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 31 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    35,144

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    84.5%

    About 85 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0403426000[4]Formerly 043426000
ZIP code
4009[14, 15, 16]

People

Santa Cruz had 126,844 people in the 2024 census, up 14.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Santa Cruz had the 7th most people of the 30 cities and municipalities of Laguna in 2024[1]
  1. 4Cabuyao City365,202
  2. 5San Pedro City348,968
  3. 6San Pablo City300,166
  4. 7Santa Cruz126,844
  5. 8Los Baños117,030
  6. 9Calauan89,670
  7. 10Bay69,802
All 30 cities and municipalities of Laguna
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 71 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Bagumbayan13,61511 in 100
  2. Gatid10,6568 in 100
  3. Pagsawitan10,5148 in 100
  4. Calios10,4728 in 100
  5. Santisima Cruz9,7518 in 100
  6. Patimbao9,5428 in 100
  7. Duhat7,5556 in 100
  8. Bubukal7,2446 in 100
  9. Santo Angel Norte5,4124 in 100
  10. Labuin4,7484 in 100
See all 26 barangays of Santa Cruz
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.8%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65.4%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 411,4886,0085,480
5 - 911,9696,1725,797
10 - 1411,7295,9735,756
15 - 1910,7435,4395,304
20 - 2410,9985,6315,367
25 - 2910,1115,0395,072
30 - 349,1094,6714,438
35 - 398,4634,2754,188
40 - 448,0194,0873,932
45 - 496,6553,3783,277
50 - 546,2953,1033,192
55 - 595,2632,5182,745
60 - 644,2912,0072,284
65 - 693,2301,4291,801
70 - 741,9388171,121
75 - 791,018386632
80 years and over990282708

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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
126,844[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
35,144[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Laguna, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
3.44%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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
84.5% (107,186 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
61,215 men, 61,094 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024126,844[1, 2]0.63% a year35,1443.6
2020as of May 1, 2020123,574[1]1.05% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015117,605[1]1.12% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010110,943[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then101,914[33]1.32% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders92,694[33, 34]1.37% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then86,978[33]2.41% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then76,603[33]2.37% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then60,620[33]2.85% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then52,672[33]2.26% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then47,114[33]3.59% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then32,850[33]———

Barangays

Santa Cruz is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of Santa Cruz. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alipit3820.3%−3.28% a yearabout 0.775 km²Rural
Bagumbayan13,61510.73%0.45% a yearabout 2.86 km²Urban
Barangay I1,5031.18%4.58% a yearabout 0.233 km²Urban
Barangay II1,2090.95%−1.36% a yearabout 0.0816 km²Urban
Barangay III3860.3%−2.77% a yearabout 0.0828 km²Urban
Barangay IV1,2991.02%7.07% a yearabout 0.0462 km²Urban
Barangay V7150.56%15.79% a yearabout 0.069 km²Urban
Bubukal7,2445.71%0.38% a yearabout 2.30 km²Urban
Calios10,4728.26%0.91% a yearabout 2.11 km²Urban
Duhat7,5555.96%0.52% a yearabout 2.81 km²Urban
Gatid10,6568.4%1.54% a yearabout 3.76 km²Urban
Jasaan9380.74%1.24% a yearabout 1.28 km²Rural
Labuin4,7483.74%0.83% a yearabout 3.74 km²Urban
Malinao6790.54%−2.39% a yearabout 1.49 km²Rural
Oogong4,5173.56%−1.36% a yearabout 1.28 km²Urban
Pagsawitan10,5148.29%0.77% a yearabout 1.14 km²Urban
Palasan4,1323.26%3.22% a yearabout 2.35 km²Urban
Patimbao9,5427.52%0.60% a yearabout 2.28 km²Urban
San Jose3,0122.37%0.72% a yearabout 1.13 km²Rural
San Juan4,1493.27%1.05% a yearabout 1.84 km²Rural
San Pablo Norte2,7102.14%−0.36% a yearabout 0.988 km²Rural
San Pablo Sur3,2372.55%0.28% a yearabout 1.52 km²Rural
Santisima Cruz9,7517.69%−0.12% a yearabout 1.45 km²Urban
Santo Angel Central4,5513.59%−0.19% a yearabout 0.291 km²Rural
Santo Angel Norte5,4124.27%−0.02% a yearabout 1.17 km²Urban
Santo Angel Sur3,9163.09%−0.90% a yearabout 0.352 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Santa Cruz covers 40.67 km² of land, 3,119 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 41 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand 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
40.67 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
3,119 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
14.25910° N, 121.40049° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
1 m
Average
10 m
Highest
41 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[30]

  1. Santa Cruz River8.6 of 15.7 km

Lakes[30]

  1. Laguna de Bay887.0 km²

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[31]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Tayabas, the nearest PAGASA station, 35 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,145 mm of rain on 181 days a year; 26.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tayabas, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January165 mm1624.8 °C27.8 °C21.8 °C
February133 mm1225.1 °C28.4 °C21.8 °C
March110 mm926.2 °C29.9 °C22.6 °C
April100 mm727.7 °C31.8 °C23.7 °C
May160 mm1228.3 °C32.5 °C24.2 °C
June215 mm1428.0 °C31.9 °C24.0 °C
July273 mm1727.4 °C31.1 °C23.6 °C
August186 mm1527.4 °C31.2 °C23.5 °C
September272 mm1627.2 °C31.1 °C23.2 °C
October452 mm1926.8 °C30.4 °C23.3 °C
November545 mm2226.3 °C29.4 °C23.3 °C
December534 mm2225.4 °C28.2 °C22.6 °C
The year3,145 mm18126.7 °C30.3 °C23.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 158 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 10 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
9.7% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 10 of every 100 people in Santa Cruz lived below the poverty line in 2021 (9.7%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 7.2% and 12.3%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 39government offices
  • 13hospitals and health centres
  • 37schools
  • 38places of worship
  • 1market
  • 2stations and terminals
  • 7parks
  • 9monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Santa Cruz” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices26

20 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 26 barangays of Santa Cruz

Hospitals and health centres13

7 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 26 barangays of Santa Cruz

Markets1

Stations and terminals2

Parks7

Monuments and memorials9

3 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 26 barangays of Santa Cruz

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Santa Cruz. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Capital of
Laguna[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
4th district of Laguna[17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Joseph Kris Benjamin Baltazar Agarao[20]
    Vice mayor
    Laarni Aguilar Malibiran[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Edgar Sulit San Luis[21]
    Vice mayor
    Laarni Aguilar Malibiran[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Edgar Sulit San Luis[22]
    Vice mayor
    Laarni Aguilar Malibiran[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Domingo Gatdula Panganiban[23]
    Vice mayor
    Louie Cambel De Leon[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Domingo Gatdula Panganiban[24]
    Vice mayor
    Louie Cambel De Leon[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Domingo Gatdula Panganiban[25]
    Vice mayor
    Louie Cambel De Leon[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ariel Tobias Magcalas[26]
    Vice mayor
    Allan T. Pamatmat[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Domingo Panganiban[27]
    Vice mayor
    Ariel Magcalas[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Domingo G. Panganiban[28]
    Vice mayor
    Ariel T. Magcalas[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Santa Cruz, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Joseph Kris Benjamin Baltazar Agarao[20]Laarni Aguilar Malibiran[20]
2022–2025Edgar Sulit San Luis[21]Laarni Aguilar Malibiran[21]
2019–2022Edgar Sulit San Luis[22]Laarni Aguilar Malibiran[22]
2016–2019Domingo Gatdula Panganiban[23]Louie Cambel De Leon[23]
2013–2016Domingo Gatdula Panganiban[24]Louie Cambel De Leon[24]
2010–2013Domingo Gatdula Panganiban[25]Louie Cambel De Leon[25]
2007–2010Ariel Tobias Magcalas[26]Allan T. Pamatmat[26]
2004–2007Domingo Panganiban[27]Ariel Magcalas[27]
2001–2004Domingo G. Panganiban[28]Ariel T. Magcalas[28]

History & Identity

Santa Cruz's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Santa Cruz in Now

Its story

The Santa Cruz church marker says the Franciscan Antonio de la Llave was the first parish priest and that the first stone church dates from 1608.[9]

It says the church was enlarged in 1672, and that in 1850 a priest built the main nave and the convent.[9]

In 1903 Act No. 939 listed Santa Cruz among the Laguna municipalities that kept their boundaries.[10]

On 26 January 1945, Wha-Chi guerrillas fought the Japanese at Santa Cruz to free the town, helped by Hukbalahap guerrillas and ROTC Hunters, and the church the Japanese held was taken.[11]

The church was destroyed by fire that day and rebuilt in 1948.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1608

    Fr. Antonio de la Llave, a Franciscan and the first parish priest, oversaw the construction of the first stone church.[9]

  2. 12 October 1903

    Act No. 939 kept Santa Cruz's boundaries when other Laguna towns were merged.[10]

  3. 26 January 1945

    Battle of Santa Cruz: Wha-Chi guerrillas and others fought the Japanese to free the town; the church burned.[11]

  4. 1948

    Church reconstructed after the fire.[9]

Nearby

Santa Cruz shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Santa Cruz beside Laguna, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Laguna.

Santa Cruz beside Laguna
FigureSanta CruzLagunaRank among the cities and municipalities of Laguna
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 glossary126,844[1, 2]3,687,3457th of 30
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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 glossary0.63% a year[1, 2]slower2.09% a year17th of 30
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary3,119[6]more crowded2,1776th of 30
Land areaLand 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 glossary40.67 km²[6]1,693.95 km²17th of 30
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.6[1, 2]higher3.3not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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 glossary84.5%[5]higher82.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
57.2 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. PilaLaguna4.9 km southwest
  2. PagsanjanLaguna5.2 km east
  3. MagdalenaLaguna6.8 km southeast
  4. LumbanLaguna9.0 km northeast
  5. VictoriaLaguna9.5 km southwest
  6. NagcarlanLaguna10.9 km south

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  18. 18.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  24. 24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  28. 28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  30. 30.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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