Santa Cruz, Manila

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Santa Cruz
District of Manila
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Plaza Santa Cruz with Carriedo Fountain and Santa Cruz Church
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Map of Manila showing the location of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, Manila
Coordinates: 14°35′59″N120°58′49″E / 14.5998366°N 120.9801955°E / 14.5998366; 120.9801955
Country Philippines
Region National Capital Region
City Manila
DistrictPart of the 3rd district of Manila
Barangays 82
Area
  Total3.0901 km2 (1.1931 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total126,735
  Density41,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+08:00 (Philippine Standard Time)
Zip codes
1003 (Santa Cruz South)
1014 (Santa Cruz North)
Area codes 02

Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the City of Manila, Philippines, located on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, as well as the areas of Grace Park and Barrio San Jose in Caloocan and the district of La Loma in Quezon City. The district belongs to the 3rd congressional district of Manila.

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History

Spanish colonial era

Prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the Philippine Islands, the district of Santa Cruz was partly a marshland, patches of greeneries, orchards and partly rice fields. A Spanish expedition in 1581 claimed the territory and awarded to the Society of Jesus whose members are known as 'Jesuits'.

The Jesuits built the first Roman Catholic church in the area where the present Santa Cruz Parish stands on June 20, 1619. The Jesuits enshrined the image of the Our Lady of The Pillar in 1643 to serve the pre-dominantly Chinese residents in the area. The image drew a lot of devotees and a popular cult grew around it.

On June 24, 1784, King Carlos III of Spain gave the deeds to about 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) of land that was part of the Hacienda de Mayhaligue to the San Lazaro Hospital which served as a caring home for lepers in Manila at that time.

At the Santa Cruz Parish, a small park was built that linked the area into the headquarters of the Spanish cavalry, the building that once was the Colegio de San Ildefonso, operated by the Jesuits. The district in the Spanish times also had a slaughter house and a meat market and up north was the Chinese cemetery.

The Franciscan fathers were given the responsibility to care for the lepers of the city and specifically the San Lazaro Hospital. Father Felix Huerta developed San Lazaro into a refuge for the afflicted and it became a famous home for those afflicted in the north side of the Pasig River.

World War II

During World War II, the Japanese occupational forces, caught unaware of the fast approaching liberation by the combined American & Filipino soldiers from the north, abandoned in 1945 the northern banks of the Pasig River including Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz and much of the northern portions of Manila were spared from the artillery bombardment and to date, a number of pre-World War II buildings and houses still stand in Santa Cruz.

When the Philippine republic was finally established in July 1946, the San Lazaro Hospital complex became the head office of the country’s Department of Health.

Notable buildings

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Aerial view of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Church

The first Santa Cruz Church was built when the Arrabal (Suburb) of Santa Cruz was established by the Jesuits in the early 1600s. The church had undergone many repairs and reconstruction, with the last reconstruction done in the 1950s. Today, the church architecture employs a California Spanish Mission style facade silhouette with the usual Filipino (Asian-Hispanic mix) Baroque ornamentation. The church facade is topped with an effigy statue of Our Lady of the Pillar, the patroness of the church whose feast happens every third Sunday of October and on the 12th day of October.

Cemeteries

Santa Cruz is home to Manila's oldest cemeteries located in the district's northern section namely, La Loma Cemetery (shared with Caloocan), the Manila Chinese Cemetery, and the city's biggest, the Manila North Cemetery.

Main thoroughfares

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Rizal Avenue

Rizal Avenue is the main thoroughfare in the district. The district is also accessible via the following roads:

Stations of the LRT Line 1 located in Santa Cruz are Carriedo (shared with Quiapo), Doroteo Jose, Bambang, Tayuman and Blumentritt (shared with Tondo). The Philippine National Railways has a station in Blumentritt. Jeepneys coming from Baclaran, Pasay, Valenzuela, Novaliches and Caloocan pass through Rizal Avenue.

Education

As of February 2024, the Manila Department of Education lists three senior high schools in Santa Cruz, namely Cayetano Arellano, Manuel L. Quezon (SHS) and Doña Teodora Alonzo. [2]

Barangays

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Barangay 328

Santa Cruz has 82 barangays, group in nine Zones of the City of Manila.

Zone/BarangayLand area (km²)Population (2020 census)
Zone 29
Barangay 2970.03272 km²2,005
Barangay 2980.03450 km²1,020
Barangay 2990.03215 km²1,300
Barangay 3000.01291 km²981
Barangay 3010.01767 km²448
Barangay 3020.01031 km²654
Barangay 3030.06499 km²641
Barangay 3040.02792 km²298
Barangay 3050.03740 km²645
Zone 31
Barangay 3100.08649 km²13,602
Barangay 3110.04576 km²2,401
Barangay 3120.03626 km²3,328
Barangay 3130.05434 km²2,848
Barangay 3140.05279 km²2,064
Zone 32
Barangay 3150.06805 km²1,786
Barangay 3160.01934 km²829
Barangay 3170.02480 km²1,542
Barangay 3180.01268 km²740
Barangay 3190.01705 km²1,209
Barangay 3200.02429 km²1,300
Barangay 3210.01300 km²240
Barangay 3220.01519 km²799
Barangay 3230.02378 km²1,060
Barangay 3240.01246 km²605
Barangay 3250.009850 km²522
Zone 33
Barangay 3260.01226 km²825
Barangay 3270.03052 km²1,239
Barangay 3280.01152 km²679
Barangay 3290.01629 km²439
Barangay 3300.02729 km²2,244
Barangay 3310.1383 km²924
Barangay 3320.01247 km²582
Barangay 3330.01653 km²877
Barangay 3340.03035 km²1,461
Barangay 3350.02878 km²1,350
Zone 34
Barangay 3360.03266 km²2,134
Barangay 3370.02884 km²1,386
Barangay 3380.02865 km²1,378
Barangay 3390.02748 km²1,265
Barangay 3400.02861 km²2,009
Barangay 3410.03320 km²1,463
Barangay 3420.05714 km²1,634
Barangay 3430.04155 km²2,209
Zone 35
Barangay 3440.03498 km²536
Barangay 3450.02953 km²1,149
Barangay 3460.02944 km²1,511
Barangay 3470.02963 km²1,266
Barangay 3480.02268 km²1,249
Barangay 3490.01395 km²788
Barangay 3500.1555 km²6,776
Barangay 3510.05098 km²3,401
Barangay 3520.03569 km²1,342
Zone 36
Barangay 3530.04906 km²2,232
Barangay 3540.04162 km²1,810
Barangay 3550.04534 km²970
Barangay 3560.02078 km²505
Barangay 3570.02063 km²736
Barangay 3580.02023 km²1,029
Barangay 3590.01921 km²410
Barangay 3600.03144 km²741
Barangay 3610.02054 km²715
Barangay 3620.01722 km²252
Zone 37
Barangay 3630.02382 km²559
Barangay 3640.02242 km²1,985
Barangay 3650.01923 km²1,278
Barangay 3660.02240 km²1,193
Barangay 3670.03112 km²1,708
Barangay 3680.02616 km²1,337
Barangay 3690.02241 km²1,396
Barangay 3700.02005 km²772
Barangay 3710.02486 km²842
Barangay 3720.5443 km²4,136
Zone 38
Barangay 3730.01963 km²3,788
Barangay 3740.02657 km²3,277
Barangay 3750.01737 km²3,909
Barangay 3760.04343 km²930
Barangay 3770.01518 km²578
Barangay 3780.02461 km²602
Barangay 3790.009460 km²654
Barangay 3800.01454 km²921
Barangay 3810.02978 km²1,591
Barangay 3820.03314 km²896

Sub-districts

Barangays

ZoneBarangays
Zone 29Barangays 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, and 305
Zone 31Barangays 310, 311, 312, 313, and 314
Zone 32Barangays 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, and 325
Zone 33Barangays 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, and 335
Zone 34Barangays 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, and 343
Zone 35Barangays 344, 345, 346, 347, 348 349, 350, 351, and 352
Zone 36Barangays 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, and 362
Zone 37Barangays 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, and 372
Zone 38Barangays 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, and 382

Santa Cruz has two postal codes corresponding to its two sub-districts: 1014 for Santa Cruz North [3] and 1003 for Santa Cruz South. [4]

List of Streets within Santa Cruz (North)
STREETS
ALMEDA
ANACLETO
ANDRADE
ARAGON
AURORA BLVD.
BALAGUER
BALANGA
BALDWIN
BATANGAS
BECERINA
BLUMENTRITT
BOLINAO
BUGALLON
BULACAN
CAMARINES
CAVITE
CHINESE CEMETERY
CONSUELO
DINALUPIHAN
ELIAS
FELINA
FELIX HUERTAS
FIESTA
GEN. DIOKNO
ILUSTRE
IPIL
JOSE ABAD SANTOS
KALIMBAS
KARAPATAN
KUSANG LOOB
LA LOMA CEMETERY
LICO
LICO EXT.
M. HIZON
M. NATIVIDAD
MAKATA
MOUNT SAMAT
NEW ANTIPOLO
NORTH CEMETERY
OLD ANTIPOLO
ORANI
ORION
OROQUIETA
P.GUEVARRA
PAMPANGA
QUIROGA
RIVERA
RIZAL AVE.
S.REYES
SAGANI
SAMPAGUITA
SAN LAZARO HIPPODROME
SULU
TAMBUNTING
TAYABAS
TECSON
TIAGO
TINDALO
TINDALO EXT.
TOMAS MAPUA
VISION
YAKAL
List of Streets within Santa Cruz (South)
Streets
AGUILAR
ALEGRE
ALMEDA
ALONZO
ALVARADO EXT.
ALVAREZ
ALVAREZ EXT.
ANACLETO
APITONG
BAHAMA
BAMBANG
BENAVIDEZ
BERMUDA
BIAK-NA-BATO
BUSTOS
DAPDAP
DE GUIA
DIZON
DOROTEO JOSE
E. REMIGIO
ESPELETA
F.DE LEON
F. TORRES
FELIX HUERTAS
FERNANDEZ
G. ARANETA
GANDARA
GIL PUYAT
INFEROR
IPIL
J.REYES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
KALIMBAS
KATUBUSAN
KUSANG LOOB
LA TORRE
LOPE DE VEGA
LUZON
M. NATIVIDAD
MAKATA
MALABON
MASANGKAY
MAYHALIGUE
MILAGROS
NARCISA RIZAL
OKIPINJA
ONGPIN
OROQUIETA
P. GUEVARRA
PIEDAD
QUIRICADA
REYES
SALAZAR
SAN BERNARDO
SAN LAZARO HOSPITAL
SAN NICOLAS
SANCHEZ
SANTIAGO
SOLER
SULU
TECSON
TETUAN
TINDALO
TOMAS MAPUA
TRONQUED
TUBERIA
YAKAL
YEBANA
ZACATEROS

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Commercial establishments

Residences

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