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Municipality

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a municipality in Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 66,647 in the 2024 census, and it has 25 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.
AguilarBugallonCandelariaInfantaMangataremBabuyan: 557 people, 56 per km², 0.09% a yearBolitoc: 3,957 people, 703 per km², 1.97% a yearBangcol: 1,035 people, 411 per km², 0.14% a yearBayto: 4,138 people, 1,731 per km², 0.13% a yearBiay: 2,715 people, 854 per km², 0.63% a yearCanaynayan: 1,142 people, 316 per km², −0.78% a yearGama: 2,105 people, 382 per km², 0.03% a yearGuinabon: 1,856 people, 21 per km², 2.76% a yearGuisguis: 3,473 people, 95 per km², 0.38% a yearLipay: 7,216 people, 8,391 per km², 2.74% a yearLomboy: 1,969 people, 55 per km², 2.16% a yearLucapon North: 2,712 people, 512 per km², 0.49% a yearLucapon South: 4,310 people, 53 per km², 0.15% a yearMalabago: 2,793 people, 356 per km², 0.10% a yearNaulo: 2,665 people, 666 per km², 1.31% a yearPoblacion North: 3,201 people, 4,850 per km², 0.29% a yearPagatpat: 3,566 people, 1,829 per km², 0.04% a yearPamonoran: 1,324 people, 297 per km², 1.18% a yearSabang: 1,456 people, 410 per km², 0.77% a yearSan Fernando: 2,831 people, 1,011 per km², 2.09% a yearPoblacion South: 3,854 people, 7,397 per km², 0.95% a yearTabalong: 709 people, 334 per km², 4.04% a yearTubotubo North: 3,086 people, 35 per km², 2.02% a yearTubotubo South: 2,480 people, 39 per km², 0.60% a yearBulawon: 1,497 people, 668 per km², 0.92% 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

    66,647

    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 23.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 14 cities and municipalities of Zambales 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 10 of every 100 people in Zambales lived in Santa Cruz in 2024 (9.78%)

  • Inside itSources

    25

    barangays

  • LandSources

    510.21 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 22.6 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: 131 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 1 person 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

    17,246

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    32%

    About 32 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
0307113000[4]Formerly 037113000
ZIP code
2213[14, 15, 16]

People

Santa Cruz had 66,647 people in the 2024 census, up 23.7% 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 5th most people of the 14 cities and municipalities of Zambales in 2024[1]
  1. 2Subic116,788
  2. 3Botolan70,340
  3. 4Castillejos70,105
  4. 5Santa Cruz66,647
  5. 6Iba59,580
  6. 7Masinloc56,579
  7. 8Palauig43,250
All 14 cities and municipalities of Zambales
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 59 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Lipay7,21611 in 100
  2. Lucapon South4,3106 in 100
  3. Bayto4,1386 in 100
  4. Bolitoc3,9576 in 100
  5. Poblacion South3,8546 in 100
  6. Pagatpat3,5665 in 100
  7. Guisguis3,4735 in 100
  8. Poblacion North3,2015 in 100
  9. Tubotubo North3,0865 in 100
  10. San Fernando2,8314 in 100
See all 25 barangays of Santa Cruz
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.3%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,9213,0972,824
5 - 96,6593,4503,209
10 - 146,5443,3663,178
15 - 196,2613,2463,015
20 - 245,0942,5992,495
25 - 294,8512,4932,358
30 - 344,3952,2062,189
35 - 394,1142,0512,063
40 - 443,9152,0111,904
45 - 493,4481,7991,649
50 - 543,2111,6811,530
55 - 592,6911,3691,322
60 - 642,3341,1481,186
65 - 691,726796930
70 - 741,244544700
75 - 79719277442
80 years and over610180430

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
66,647[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
17,246[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Zambales, 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
9.78%[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
32% (21,308 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
32,313 men, 31,424 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202466,647[1, 2]1.04% a year17,2463.9
2020as of May 1, 202063,839[1]1.98% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201558,151[1]1.47% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201053,867[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then52,202[33]0.80% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders49,269[33, 34]2.64% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then43,623[33]1.04% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then41,273[33]1.47% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then35,665[33]2.00% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then32,307[33]2.70% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then28,282[33]3.05% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then20,809[33]———

Barangays

Santa Cruz is made up of 25 barangays.
Barangays of Santa Cruz. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Babuyan5570.84%0.09% a yearabout 9.92 km²Rural
Bangcol1,0351.55%0.14% a yearabout 2.52 km²Rural
Bayto4,1386.21%0.13% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural
Biay2,7154.07%0.63% a yearabout 3.18 km²Urban
Bolitoc3,9575.94%1.97% a yearabout 5.63 km²Urban
Bulawon1,4972.25%0.92% a yearabout 2.24 km²Rural
Canaynayan1,1421.71%−0.78% a yearabout 3.61 km²Rural
Gama2,1053.16%0.03% a yearabout 5.51 km²Rural
Guinabon1,8562.78%2.76% a yearabout 86.48 km²Rural
Guisguis3,4735.21%0.38% a yearabout 36.72 km²Rural
Lipay7,21610.83%2.74% a yearabout 0.86 km²Urban
Lomboy1,9692.95%2.16% a yearabout 35.73 km²Rural
Lucapon North2,7124.07%0.49% a yearabout 5.30 km²Rural
Lucapon South4,3106.47%0.15% a yearabout 81.25 km²Rural
Malabago2,7934.19%0.10% a yearabout 7.84 km²Rural
Naulo2,6654%1.31% a yearabout 4.00 km²Rural
Pagatpat3,5665.35%0.04% a yearabout 1.95 km²Urban
Pamonoran1,3241.99%1.18% a yearabout 4.46 km²Rural
Poblacion North3,2014.8%0.29% a yearabout 0.66 km²Rural
Poblacion South3,8545.78%0.95% a yearabout 0.521 km²Urban
Sabang1,4562.18%0.77% a yearabout 3.55 km²Rural
San Fernando2,8314.25%2.09% a yearabout 2.80 km²Rural
Tabalong7091.06%4.04% a yearabout 2.12 km²Rural
Tubotubo North3,0864.63%2.02% a yearabout 88.74 km²Rural
Tubotubo South2,4803.72%0.60% a yearabout 64.20 km²Rural

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 510.21 km² of land, 131 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,127 m above the sea and it has 40.6 km of coast.
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
510.21 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
131 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
15.76629° N, 120.04768° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
317 m
Highest
1,127 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

40.6 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Cabaluan River40.3 of 41.4 km
  2. Bangkay Creek17.6 km
  3. Nayom River14.3 of 28.3 km
  4. Guisguis River10.9 km
  5. Infanta River8.5 of 13.5 km
  6. Guinabon2.5 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Cardoues795 m
  2. Mount Lacaponheight not mapped
  3. Mount Natalisbongheight not mapped

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 I[31]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

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

At Dagupan City, the nearest PAGASA station, 48 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,517 mm of rain on 115 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dagupan City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January6 mm225.9 °C30.7 °C21.0 °C
February10 mm226.4 °C31.5 °C21.4 °C
March23 mm327.8 °C32.9 °C22.8 °C
April70 mm429.5 °C34.4 °C24.5 °C
May218 mm1129.5 °C34.0 °C25.0 °C
June336 mm1629.0 °C33.3 °C24.8 °C
July533 mm2028.1 °C31.9 °C24.4 °C
August620 mm2127.7 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
September402 mm1927.9 °C31.5 °C24.3 °C
October227 mm928.0 °C31.9 °C24.2 °C
November55 mm527.6 °C31.8 °C23.4 °C
December20 mm326.6 °C31.0 °C22.2 °C
The year2,517 mm11527.8 °C32.2 °C23.5 °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 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 25 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
24.9% 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 25 of every 100 people in Santa Cruz lived below the poverty line in 2021 (24.9%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 21.3% and 28.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 8government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 42schools
  • 12places of worship
  • 4markets
  • 4stations and terminals
  • 2parks

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.

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]

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
2nd district of Zambales[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
    Consolacion Montevirgen Marty[20]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Consolacion Montevirgen Marty[21]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Luisito Enriquez Marty[22]
    Vice mayor
    Kristan Rommel Villanos Misola[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Luisito Enriquez Marty[23]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Consolacion Montevirgen Marty[24]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Luisito Enriquez Marty[25]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Luisito Enriquez Marty[26]
    Vice mayor
    Sebastian Monzon Tongson[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Luisito Marty[27]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel Maniago Jr.[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Consolacion M. Marty[28]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel M. Maniago Jr.[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Santa Cruz, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Consolacion Montevirgen Marty[20]Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[20]
2022–2025Consolacion Montevirgen Marty[21]Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[21]
2019–2022Luisito Enriquez Marty[22]Kristan Rommel Villanos Misola[22]
2016–2019Luisito Enriquez Marty[23]Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[23]
2013–2016Consolacion Montevirgen Marty[24]Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[24]
2010–2013Luisito Enriquez Marty[25]Miguel Misoles Maniago Jr.[25]
2007–2010Luisito Enriquez Marty[26]Sebastian Monzon Tongson[26]
2004–2007Luisito Marty[27]Miguel Maniago Jr.[27]
2001–2004Consolacion M. Marty[28]Miguel M. Maniago Jr.[28]

History & Identity

Its story

Sources differRecollect missionaries founded a mission at Santa Cruz between 1607 and 1680, according to the American scholar William Allan Reed. An 1880 book gives the founding as 1609 or 1612.[9, 10]

The 1880 book calls Santa Cruz one of the prettiest, richest and most advanced towns of Zambales, with about 8,800 people.[10]

Act No. 945 of 1903 kept Santa Cruz with its existing boundaries.[11]

Timeline

  1. 1609 or 1612

    Sources differAn 1880 book says the Recollects founded Santa Cruz in 1609 or 1612.[10]

  2. 15 October 1903

    Act No. 945 of 15 October 1903 reduced Zambales from twenty-five municipalities to fifteen. Santa Cruz was kept with its existing boundaries.[11]

Nearby

Santa Cruz shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Santa Cruz beside Zambales
FigureSanta CruzZambalesRank among the cities and municipalities of Zambales
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 glossary66,647[1, 2]681,2255th of 14
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 glossary1.04% a year[1, 2]slower1.15% a year7th of 14
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 glossary131[6]less crowded17810th of 14
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 glossary510.21 km²[6]3,830.65 km²3rd of 14
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 glossary3.9[1, 2]higher3.8not 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 glossary32%[5]lower50.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Iba, the capital of Zambales
45.3 km south
Manila
165.8 km southeast

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. InfantaPangasinan12.9 km northwest
  2. CandelariaZambales16.8 km southeast
  3. BugallonPangasinan20.4 km northeast
  4. AguilarPangasinan20.6 km northeast
  5. DasolPangasinan24.1 km northwest
  6. MangataremPangasinan24.4 km east

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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