Santa Cruz, Zambales
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Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,839 people.Template:PH census
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Geography
Barangays
Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 25 barangays, as indicated below.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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- Babuyan
- Bangcol
- Bayto
- Biay
- Bolitoc
- Bulawon
- Canaynayan
- Gama
- Guinabon
- Guisguis
- Lipay
- Lomboy
- Lucapon North
- Lucapon South
- Malabago
- Naulo
- Pagatpat
- Pamonoran
- Poblacion North
- Poblacion South
- Sabang
- San Fernando
- Tabalong
- Tubotubo North
- Tubotubo South
Climate
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Demographics
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In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Cruz, Zambales, was 63,839 people,Template:PH census with a density of Script error: No such module "convert"..
Economy
The banking and financial sectors are well developed in this town. Several banks such as Philippine National Bank, Bank of Commerce, BDO Network Bank, and some rural banks are in place, as well as remittance centers including Palawan Pawnshop, Cebuana Luillher, Western Union and LBC Express including other local pawnshops. Convenience store, local department stores, grocery stores and pharmaceutical shops serve the public.
Two cinema houses (the Ebido and Mose) previously served the locals but due to the high availability of recording media such as online movies, the cinema houses eventually closed.
Cable television services, the PLDT Telephone/Fiber network (previously Digitel) and more recently Converge ICT have been supplemented by the internet.
Education
The town has both public and private educational institutions, including those run by religious organizations, foundations and individuals. The President Ramon Magsaysay State University (PRMSU) Sta Cruz Canpus is part of the PRMSU system operating in the whole of Zambales Province, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in teaching and other courses. Columban College - Santa Cruz campus is part of the Columban College System controlled by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba, headed by the Bishop of Diocese of Iba. Micro Asia College of Science and Technology - Santa Cruz campus offers primary, junior and senior high school, and college degrees in computer science and computer engineering, as well as TESDA courses.
Santa Cruz Academy is a parochial secondary school operated and controlled by St. Michael the Archangel Parish of Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz High School is operated by the local government alongside Lipay High School, Santa Cruz South High School, Don Marcelo Marty High School, San Fernando High School, Acoje Mines High School, Mena Memorial Higj School and Guisguis National High School. St. Michael School is a private school that caters Preparatory, Elementary, and High School Education. Children of Zion Montessori School inc. is a private school that caters preparatory up to elementary. Santa Cruz has plentiful primary education wherein every barangay has its own elementary schools and some have high school departments established.
References
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External links
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
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