Barangay Santa Cruz

Situated in Cabusao, Camarines Sur, Barangay Santa Cruz is one of 9 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Cruz had a population of 1,074. This made it the 8th largest of 9 barangays in Cabusao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Cruz accounted for approximately 5.58% of the total population of Cabusao, which stood at 19,257 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santa Cruz changed from 1,112 to 1,074, a shift of -3.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Cabusao. Barangay Santa Cruz is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cabusao is a municipality comprising 9 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 Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Cruz ranks 691st by 2020 population. Camarines Sur 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.