Barangay Punta Cruz

Barangay Punta Cruz is a small barangay in the municipality of Maribojoc, located in the province of Bohol, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Punta Cruz had a population of 750. This made it the 11th largest of 22 barangays in Maribojoc by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Punta Cruz accounted for approximately 3.38% of the total population of Maribojoc, which stood at 22,178 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 737 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 750 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +1.8%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. Barangay Punta Cruz is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Maribojoc is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Punta Cruz, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Punta Cruz ranks 709th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Punta 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.