Barangay Santa Cruz

Situated in Tagbina, Surigao Del Sur, Barangay Santa Cruz is one of 25 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Cruz had a population of 720. This made it the 21st largest of 25 barangays in Tagbina by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Cruz accounted for approximately 1.75% of the total population of Tagbina, which stood at 41,051 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Cruz moving from 791 residents to 720 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.

Tagbina is a municipality comprising 25 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 Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Cruz ranks 269th by 2020 population. Surigao Del 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.