Santa Cruz, Laguna

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Santa Cruz
Municipality
Municipality of Santa Cruz
Municipal Hall
Flag Seal
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
OpenStreetMap
Santa Cruz Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°17′N 121°25′E / 14.28°N 121.42°E / 14.28; 121.42
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Laguna
District	4th district
Founded	September 6, 1602
Barangays	26 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Edgar S. San Luis (Aksyon)
• Vice Mayor	Laarni A. Malibiran (PFP)
• Representative	Maria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao (PFP)
• Municipal Council	Members 1st: Ambiel John C. Panganiban (Aksyon) 2nd: Lea A. Almarvez (PFP) 3rd: Norman T. Tolentino (Aksyon) 4th: Esmeraldo C. De Las Armas Jr. (PFP) 5th: Rizaldy N. Kalaw (PFP) 6th: Mark Anthony P. Joven (Independent, Detained) 7th: Lucena R. Odejar (Aksyon) 8th: Alan T. Pamatmat (Aksyon, Suspended) ABC President: Laura P. Obligacion Calios SK President: Mark Anthony M. Juangco San Pablo Norte
• Electorate	79,938 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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)[3]
• 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 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 393.3 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 475.9 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 408.3 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 110.1 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4009
PSGC	043426000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)49
Native languages	Tagalog
Major religions	Catholicism Aglipayan Church Protestantism Islam
Feast date	December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception) June 4 (Feast of the Our Lady of Maulawin)
Ecclesiastical dioceses	Diocese of San Pablo (Catholic) Diocese of Laguna (Aglipayan Church)
Patron saints	Immaculate Conception (Catholic) Our Lady of Maulawin (Aglipayan Church)

Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 123,574 people.^[3]

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 first class 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.