Barangay Santa Cruz

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Santa Cruz is one of the administrative divisions of Giporlos in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Cruz had a population of 203. This made it the 17th largest of 18 barangays in Giporlos by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Cruz accounted for approximately 1.55% of the total population of Giporlos, which stood at 13,117 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Cruz moving from 223 residents to 203 residents, an intercensal change of -9.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting 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.

Giporlos is a municipality comprising 18 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 Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Cruz ranks 554th by 2020 population. Eastern Samar is classified as a 2nd 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.