Santa Cruz, Marinduque
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| Coordinates: 13°29′N 122°02′E / 13.48°N 122.03°ECoordinates: 13°29′N 122°02′E / 13.48°N 122.03°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | MIMAROPA | |
| Province | Marinduque | |
| District | Lone district of Marinduque | |
| Founded | 1609 | |
| Barangays | 55 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wilfredo "W" Red ((Liberal)) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Ishmael Lim (Liberal) | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 270.77 km2 (104.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 56,408 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Santa Cruzin | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4902 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 | |
| Income class | 1st class; partially urban | |
Santa Cruz is a first class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 56,408 people.
Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 55 barangays. In 1957 the sitio of Kalangkang, barrio of Kasily, was converted into a barrio.
In 1942, Japanese imperial forces entered and occupied the town of Santa Cruz.
In 1945, at the beginning of the Battle of Marinduque, Filipino troops of the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army came to Santa Cruz together with the guerrilla units of the Marinduque Revolutionary Army. Marinduque fought the battles against attacks from the Japanese imperial forces in the Second World War.
Republic Act No. 204, approved May 28, 1948, converted the sitios of Angas of the barrio of Tagum, Biga of the barrio of Alobo, Kamandungan of the barrio of Lusok, Kilokilo of the barrio of San Antonio, and Makulapnit of the barrio of Devilla to regular and independent barrios.
In 1953, the sitio of Baguidbirin was converted into a barrio.
In the 2015 census, the population of Santa Cruz, Marinduque, was 56,408 people, with a density of 210 inhabitants per square kilometre or 540 inhabitants per square mile.
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