Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz ( tl, Bayan ng Santa Cruz), is a 1st class

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in the

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Marinduque Marinduque (; ), officially the Province of Marinduque, is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa, formerly designated as Region IV-B. Its capital is the municipality of Boac. Marinduque lies be ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,692 people.

History

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No. 204, approved May 28, 1948, converted the sitios of Angas of the barrio of Tagum, Biga of the barrio of Alobo, Kamandungan of the barrio of Lusok, Kilokilo of the barrio of San Antonio, and Makulapnit of the barrio of Devilla to regular and independent barrios. In 1953, the sitio of Baguidbirin was converted into a barrio.

Geography

The municipal jurisdiction also includes the islands of Maniwaya, Mongpong, Salomague, and Santa Cruz (also known as Polo Island), as well as several minor islets.

Barangays

Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 55

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s. In 1957 the sitio of Kalangkang, barrio of Kasily, was converted into a barangay.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Cruz, Marinduque, was 54,692 people, with a density of .

Economy

Transportation

Access to the municipality: * Via sea - Balanacan Port Mogpog (ferry coming from

Lucena Lucena, officially the City of Lucena ( fil, Lungsod ng Lucena), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Quezon where it is geographically situated but, in t ...

, ro/ro and fastcrafts) * Via air - Marinduque Airport-(

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Operate by

Cebgo Cebgo, Inc., operating as Cebgo (stylized in all lowercase as cebgo), is the regional brand of Cebu Pacific. It is the successor company to SEAIR, Inc., which previously operated as South East Asian Airlines and Tigerair Philippines. It is now o ...

) Starts Operation on April 1, 2019- Jeepney to Santa Cruz via Boac

Sister cities

Valenzuela City Valenzuela (, Tagalog: ), officially the City of Valenzuela ( fil, Lungsod ng Valenzuela), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 714,978 peopl ...

, Philippines (2008) * Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines (2008) * Naval, Biliran, Philippines (2008) * Jolo, Sulu, Philippines (2010) * Basco, Batanes, Philippines (2010)

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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