Barangay Santa Cruz

Situated in Batuan, Bohol, Barangay Santa Cruz is one of 15 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Cruz had a population of 1,305. This made it the 3rd largest of 15 barangays in Batuan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Cruz accounted for approximately 9.43% of the total population of Batuan, which stood at 13,845 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Cruz moving from 1,180 residents to 1,305 residents, an intercensal change of +10.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santa Cruz is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Batuan is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Cruz, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Cruz ranks 335th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Santa Cruz is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.