Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a quarter in , , , and has about 1,010 residents. Santa Cruz is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palo Cathedral and University of the Philippines Manila School of Health Sciences in Leyte.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord's Transfiguration, also known as Transfiguration of Our Lord's Cathedral or simply , is a Roman Catholic church located at , , in the belonging to the Vicariate of Palo under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo.

University
The University of the Philippines Manila - School of Health Sciences in Leyte is a medical school in the supervised by the University of the Philippines, Manila. One of the schools offerings includes midwifery.

Park
The MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park is a protected area of the that commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in at the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation on 20 October 1944. is situated 3 km northeast of Santa Cruz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanauan and Santa Fe.

Photo: DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0.
, officially the Municipality of , is a first-class municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 60,212 people.

Town
, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,889 people. is situated 9 km west of Santa Cruz.

Photo: JinJian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in and the capital of the province of Leyte. It's the home of the Pintados Festival, a cultural event in Leyte commemorating the life and culture of the early settlers of .

Santa Cruz

Latitude
11.15767° or 11° 9′ 28″ north
Longitude
124.99074° or 124° 59′ 27″ east
Population
1,010
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7Q365X5R+37
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2639749025
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1688290
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In Other Languages

“Santa Cruz” goes by many names.
  • Filipino: “Santa Cruz”

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