Barangay Santa Cruz (Pob.)

Situated in City of Dapitan, Zamboanga Del Norte, Barangay Santa Cruz (Pob.) is one of 50 barangays that make up the city within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Cruz (Pob.) had a population of 1,462. This made it the 27th largest of 50 barangays in City of Dapitan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Santa Cruz (Pob.) accounted for approximately 1.72% of the total population of City of Dapitan, which stood at 85,202 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Cruz (Pob.) moving from 1,683 residents to 1,462 residents, an intercensal change of -13.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Santa Cruz (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Dapitan is a city comprising 50 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Cruz (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Norte, which contains 691 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Cruz (Pob.) ranks 247th by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Norte 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.