Barangay Santa Cruz

Barangay Santa Cruz is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of Liloan, located in the province of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Cruz had a population of 2,689. This made it the 9th largest of 14 barangays in Liloan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Cruz accounted for approximately 1.76% of the total population of Liloan, which stood at 153,197 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Cruz moving from 2,203 residents to 2,689 residents, an intercensal change of +22.1%. 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.

Liloan is a municipality comprising 14 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 Cebu, which contains 1,203 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Cruz ranks 390th by 2020 population. Cebu is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Santa Cruz is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.