page_title: Santa Cruz, Laguna
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Santa Cruz, Laguna / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of Laguna Province, Philippines, with Pila in foreground, Santa Cruz in centre, and Lumban in the distance. A small portion of Laguna de Bay is also visible.Français&#160;: Vue aérienne de la Province Laguna, Philippines; Pila en face, Santa Cruz dans le centre, et Lumban dans le lointain. Une petite partie de Laguna de Bay est également visible.Nederlands: Luchtfoto van Laguna Provincie, Filipijnen, met Pila vooraan, Santa Cruz in het midden, en Lumban in de verte zichtbaar. Een klein deel van Laguna de Bay is ook zichtbaar.
context_page_description: Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz, is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 117,605 people.
  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 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.
context_section_description: Situated at the central portion of Laguna province along the south-eastern coast of Laguna de Bay, Santa Cruz lies 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Metro Manila via Calamba and is geographically located at approximately 14 degrees 17' latitude and 121 degrees 25' longitude. The municipality is bounded on the north and north-west by Laguna de Bay, on the north-east by Lumban, on the east by Pagsanjan, on the southeast by Magdalena, on the south by Liliw, and on the south-west by Pila. It has 26 barangays and covers approximate land area of 3860 hectares which comprises about 2% of the total land area of Laguna Province.
  Land Area: 3,860 hectares
  Residential: 381.97
  Commercial: 35.96
  Institutional: 92.17
  Functional Open Space: 31.27
  Roads: 157.73
  Total Built-up: 696.10
  Agricultural: 3,048.57
  Special Use: 115.33
caption: Aerial view with Santa Cruz in the centre and Pila in the foreground
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