pronounced seasons: dry from January to April and wet during the rest of the year. The municipality has annual temperature of 27.2 degree Celsius and annual rainfall of 1962.7mm. Northeasterly winds with an average wind speed of 9 knots prevail in the municipality. Barangays Santa Cruz is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Alipit Bagumbayan Bubukal Calios Duhat Gatid Jasaan Labuin Malinao Oogong Pagsawitan Palasan Patimbao Poblacion I Poblacion II Poblacion III Poblacion IV Poblacion V Poblacion VI New Poblacion VII New Poblacion VIII New San Jose San Juan San Pablo Norte San Pablo Sur Santisima Cruz Santo Angel Central Santo Angel Norte Santo Angel Sur Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Cruz, Laguna, was 123,574 people, with a density of . Economy Commerce The provincial capital of Laguna, Santa Cruz serves as service center of the province particularly for the municipalities on its north-eastern part. Trade and commerce remain to be one of the primary economic activities in the locality. The presence of jeepney services plying Lumban, Paete, Siniloan, San Pablo, Pila, Victoria, Cavinti-Caliraya, Luisiana, Majayjay, Calumpang, Nagcarlan, Liliw, Magdalena, Pagsanjan, Lucban, Lucena and Calamba has further enhanced the municipality's role as a commerce and trade center. The center of business activities is in the poblacion specifically at Barangay V where the four (4) buildings of Public Market is situated. Santa Cruz has many establishment that contribute to its development. Development in this vicinity has been a quasi-residential commercial type as manifested by the proliferation of structures which are used both for business and residential purposes by the proprietors/owners. There is also a concentration of business establishments at the section of the national highway/expressway especially Barangay Gatid where a Mall is located, and the abandoned PNR Railway (road) while a strip pattern of commercial development is noticeable along the Quezon Avenue and along the old highway and Pedro Guevarra Avenue. Along P Guevarra Avenue, several establishments are also located such as Hospitals, Meralco office, PLDT office, Red Cross, several Banking Institutions, and Executive Eminent Lending Company. There is also SL Agritech Corporation, in Barangay Oogong, Santa Cruz, Laguna. Tax collection Annual local government collection: 2008 — ₱ 160,196,679.38 2007 — ₱ 135,792,097.46 2006 — ₱ 128,812,429.41 2005 — ₱ 117,351,293.14 Points of interest Santa Cruz may not have natural tourist spots and no wide areas to develop but one thing the townsmen of Santa Cruz are proud