Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a quarter in Metro Cebu, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Davao Region. Santa Cruz is situated nearby to the quarter Cogon Ramos, as well as near Sambag II.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort San Pedro and Basilica del Santo Niño.
Fort San Pedro
Photo: Ramirez72, Public domain.
Fort San Pedro is a military defense structure in Cebu, Philippines, built by the Spanish under the command of Miguel López de Legazpi, first governor of the Captaincy General of the Philippines.
Basilica del Santo Niño
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Minor Basilica of the Holy Child of Cebú or simply Santo Niño Basilica is a Catholic minor basilica in Cebu, Philippines. It was originally founded by Augustinian friars Andrés de Urdaneta and Diego de Herrera in 1565.
Cebu Normal University
University
Cebu Normal University, also referred to by its acronym CNU, is a state research university in Cebu City, Philippines established in 1902. CNU is designated by the Commission on Higher Education as Center of Excellence in both Nursing Education and Teacher Education.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cebu City and Mandaue.
Cebu City
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cebu City is the main city on Cebu Island in the Philippines and is known as the Queen City of the South. It is the capital of Cebu Province, a transport hub, and a popular tourist destination in its own right.
Mandaue
Mandaue is a city in the Philippines, part of Metro Cebu. Mandaue is just north of Cebu City and, like that city, it is on Cebu Island. Just off the coast opposite Mandaue is Mactan Island with the city of Lapu-Lapu on it.
Lapu-Lapu
Photo: Nmcast, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lapu-Lapu is an island city of Cebu Province in the Philippines, part of Metro Cebu. It is home to about 498,000 people. The city has the main airport of the region, many beaches and dive sites, and quite a few resorts.
Santa Cruz
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Metro Cebu, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.3061° or 10° 18′ 22″ northLongitude
123.8959° or 123° 53′ 45″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
7Q258V4W+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 5812892047OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
13441658
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Santa Cruz” goes by many names.
- Filipino: “Santa Cruz”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Santa Cruz Barangay Hall and VisayasMed Hospital.
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