Barangay Santa Cruz

Situated in Benito Soliven, Isabela, Barangay Santa Cruz is one of 29 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Cruz had a population of 1,164. This made it the 8th largest of 29 barangays in Benito Soliven by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Cruz accounted for approximately 3.91% of the total population of Benito Soliven, which stood at 29,752 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Cruz moving from 1,133 residents to 1,164 residents, an intercensal change of +2.7%. 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.

Benito Soliven is a municipality comprising 29 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 Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Cruz ranks 555th by 2020 population. Isabela is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.