Tanza, officially the Municipality of Tanza ( tgl, Bayan ng Tanza), formerly known as Santa Cruz de Malabón, is a 1st class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest ...

, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 312,116 people. It has a land area of , making it the third largest municipality by land area in the province. Tanza was awarded the "Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping" in 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019 and 2021 and "Seal of Good Local Governance" in 2016 by the

Department of the Interior and Local Government The Department of the Interior and Local Government ( fil, Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal), abbreviated as DILG, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public saf ...

. The municipality was named 2014 most competitive in economic dynamism by National Competitiveness Council, eighth most populous municipality (2015 NSO Census) and 15th largest Municipality Revenue Earner based on 2016 Bureau of Local Government Finance Financial Report. Tanza is the place where Emilio Aguinaldo had sworn as the president of the rebel government of the Philippines. Also in this town, is the birthplace of Felipe G. Calderon, the person who composed the

Malolos Constitution The Political Constitution of 1899 ( es, Constitución Política de 1899), informally known as the Malolos Constitution, was the constitution of the First Philippine Republic. It was written by Felipe Calderón y Roca and Felipe Buencamino as ...

. Tanza is the home of Cavite Gateway Terminal, the first roll-on, roll-off barge terminal in the Philippines.

History

Tanza was formerly a strip of land incorporated for official purpose to the municipality of

San Francisco de Malabon General Trias, officially the City of General Trias ( fil, Lungsod ng General Trias), is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 450,583 people. Etymology During ...

, now called General Trias. The first settlers were the Fabian brothers who migrated here. This place was particularly devoted to grazing and was called Estancia (1780). In the mid-19th century, the Secularization movement led by Father

Pedro Pelaez Pedro Peláez y Sebastián (June 29, 1812 – June 3, 1863) was a Filipino Catholic priest who favored the rights for Filipino clergy during the 19th century. He was diocesan administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila for a brief period of ...

was largely centered in Santa Cruz de Malabón. In 1914, Florentino Joya, the then-representative of

to the

Philippine Assembly The Philippine Assembly (sometimes called the Philippine National Assembly) was the lower house of the Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, when it was renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The Philippine Assembly wa ...

, worked for the passage of a bill which renamed the town of Sta. Cruz de Malabon to Tanza by virtue of Philippine Legislative Act No. 2390 dated February 28, 1914. Tanza celebrated Araw ng Tanza 100th anniversary with a theme "Tanza, Sandaang Taon Na!" February 28, 2014 with a parade of Higante figures across the town proper with a fireworks display and a Lantern festival at evening.

Cityhood

Tanza, alongside with Silang is one of the 2 municipalities in Cavite that has already reached the requirements to become a new city in the province yet, no bills had been filed in the

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Geography

The lowland municipality of Tanza is among of the 23 cities and municipalities that comprise the Province of Cavite. It is located in the Northwestern part of Cavite lying within latitudes 140 24’ north and longitude 120° 51’ east. It is bounded by the Municipality of Rosario to the North; the General Trias City to the east; by

Trece Martires City Trece Martires, officially the City of Trece Martires ( fil, Lungsod ng Trece Martires), is a 4th class component city and ''de facto'' capital city of the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

and the Municipality of Naic to the south; and the

Manila Bay Manila Bay ( fil, Look ng Maynila) is a natural harbor that serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. Strategically located around the capital city of the Philippines, Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the Phi ...

on the west.

Barangays

Tanza is politically subdivided into 41

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...

s. *Amaya 1 *Amaya 2 *Amaya 3 *Amaya 4 *Amaya 5 *Amaya 6 *Amaya 7 *Bagtas *Biga *Biwas *Bucal *Bunga *Calibuyo *Capipisa *Daang Amaya 1 *Daang Amaya 2 *Daang Amaya 3 *Halayhay *Julugan 1 *Julugan 2 *Julugan 3 *Julugan 4 *Julugan 5 *Julugan 6 *Julugan 7 *Julugan 8 *Lambingan *Mulawin *Paradahan 1 *Paradahan 2 *

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the ...

1 *Poblacion 2 *Poblacion 3 *Poblacion 4 *Punta 1 *Punta 2 *Sahud Ulan *Sanja Mayor *Santol *Tanauan *Tres Cruses

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Tanza, Cavite, was 312,116 people, with a density of .

Religion

The majority of the people of Tanza are Roman Catholics, but there has been fast growth of other denominations in the region, including Iglesia ni Cristo,

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

Seventh-day Adventist The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...

, Jehovah's Witnesses, MCGI and

Mormonism Mormonism is the religious tradition and theology of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith in Western New York in the 1820s and 1830s. As a label, Mormonism has been applied to various aspects of ...

, Islam

Economy

Poverty incidence

Retail and business process outsourcing

Large retail operators have shown significant interest to the growth and increase of land value in cities throughout the Philippines. They are seen as highly developed urban centers where a lot of economic activities take place, and is important to urbanization and development. Tanza is eyed as a center of exponential growth for commerce, industry and service, strengthening its stature as one of the fastest growing municipality in Cavite province.

SM Supermalls SM Supermalls, also simply known as SM, owned by SM Prime, is a chain of shopping malls in the Philippines that as of November 18, 2022 has 82 malls located across the country and 20 more scheduled to be opened for an eventual total of 102 ma ...

, a subsidiary of

SM Prime SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPH) is a Filipino integrated property developer and a public subsidiary of SM Investments, SM Investments Corporation. It was incorporated on January 6, 1994, to develop, conduct, operate and maintain the SM commerci ...

, the largest mall operator in the country, since 2014 is negotiating with other land owners nearby

Antero Soriano Highway The Antero Soriano Highway, also partly known as Centennial Road, is a two-to-six lane, highway traversing through the western coast of Cavite. It is one of the three major highways located in the province, the others are Aguinaldo Highway and ...

in Barangay Daang Amaya 2 on their plan to build a new SM Mall in the town. Clearing operations and fencing of the SM City Tanza site was started from 2018 until the construction was started in May 2020. Mall blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony held on October 13, a day before the mall grand opening on October 14, 2022, making it the seventh SM Supermall in

and 80th in the country.

Municipal income

*2009: Php.212,579,603.00 *2010: Php.218,498,618.00 *2011: Php.256,163,447.00 *2012: Php.259,927,915.00 *2013: Php.307,370,004.00 *2014: Php.369,906,390.54 *2015: Php.386,511,600.00 *2016: Php.445,060,000.00 *2020: Php.681,067,582.14 *2021: Php.732,139,371.42

Government

Elected officials

The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 9, 2022 which serves until June 30, 2025: Municipal Government of Tanza (2022–2025): * Representative ( 7th District): ''Vacant'' * Mayor: Yuri A. Pacumio () * Vice Mayor: Arch Angelo B. Matro () *

Sangguniang Bayan The Sangguniang Bayan () is the local legislative branch of the municipal governments in the Philippines. It is responsible for passing ordinances and resolutions for the administration of a municipality. Its powers are defined by the Local Gov ...

members: ** Sandy de Peralta-Go ** Angelito H. Langit ** Maricel Del Rosario-Morales ** Sheryl Lyn Langit-Gervacio ** Niño Federico B. Matro ** Victor A. Murillo ** Alexis B. Dones ** Emilio A. Torres Jr.

List of former chief executives

''Gobernadorcillos'': * Jose Cristobal (1870) * Ignacio Fabian (1892) ''Capitan Municipal'': * Jose del Rosario (1896) * Francisco Valencia (1896) * Eladio Bocalan (1896) * Jacinto Pulido (1898) * Ciriaco Montano (1898) ''Presidente Municipal'': * Jacinto Pulido (1900) * Eladio Bocalan (1900) * Ciriaco Montano (1901) * Jose del Rosario (1901) * Hugo C. Arca (1905-1909) * Pio A. Fojas (1910-1912) * Pedro T. Montano (1912-1916) * Marcus F. Figueroa (1916-1919 * Anselmo Vargas (1919) * Cecilio N. Joya (1919-1925) * Jose S. Sosa (1925-1928) * Marcus F. Figueroa (1928-1934) Municipal Mayor: * Ladislao Joya (1934-1937) * Jose S. Soriano (1937-1940) * Hermogenes T. Arayata Sr. (1941-1942) * Jose S. Soriano (1942-1943) * Ramon del Rosario (1943-1944) * Hermogenes T. Arayata Sr. (1945-1946) * Rafael D. Alarca (1946-1947) * Eustaquio Arayata (1947) * Hermogenes T. Arayata Sr. (1948-1959) * Hermogenes T. Pacumio (1960-1968) * Timoteo Bocalan Sr. (1969-1978) * Hermogenes F. Arayata Jr. (1978-1986) * Roberto Colmenar (1986-1988) * Hermogenes F. Arayata Jr. (1988-1998) * Raymundo A. Del Rosario (1998-2007) * Marcus Ashley C. Arayata (2007-2016) * Yuri A. Pacumio (2016–present)

Education

;Day care Centers: There are 32 government-owned daycare centers in Tanza, which is being managed by the MSWD. ;Elementary schools: JUedraL Sas building

;High schools: *

Saint Augustine School Saint Augustine School (SAS) is the first private Catholic school in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines. History Saint Augustine School (SAS) of Tanza was named after the town's patron saint, Augustine of Hippo, also fondly called, "Tata Usteng." It ...

(Junior and Senior High Campus) * Tanza National Comprehensive Highschool (TNCHS) *Tanza Senior High School (TSHS) * Amaya School of Home and Industries (ASHI) *Tanza National Trade School (TNTS) *Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School (OLHRS) *Tanza Child Development Center (TCDC) *Hillcrest Periwinkle Montessori School (HPMS) *Holy Nazarene Christian School (HNCS) *De Roman Montessori School (DRMS) *Cavite Advanced Learning Academy (CALA) *Dei Gratia School, Inc. (DGSI) *Deo Roma College of Tanza (DRCT) *Maddalena Starace School (MSS) *Good Tree International School (GTIS) *Sawyer Integrated School (SIS) *The International School for Children (TISC) ;Colleges: *

Cavite State University Cavite State University (CvSU; fil, Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Cavite) is the premier university of the province of Cavite in the Philippines. Its main campus, known as the Don Severino delas Alas Campus, is located in the Municipality of In ...

- Tanza Campus *Far East Asia Pacific Institute of Tourism Science and Technology (FEAPITSAT-main) *POWER School of Technology *Saint Joseph College - Tanza *PNTC Colleges Multi-Training Facility *Magsaysay Training Center * Lyceum of the Philippine University (Cavite Campus)

Notable personalities

Lyca Gairanod Lyca Jane Epe Gairanod (born November 21, 2004) is a Filipino singer and actress. She won the first season of '' The Voice Kids Philippines'', where she landed a recording contract with MCA Music Inc. (Philippines) She subsequently made her ...

– ''The Voice Kids Philippines'' grand champion *

Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 ...

– National hero; Father of the Malolos Constitution. *

Epimaco Velasco Epimaco Ardina Velasco (December 12, 1935 – January 27, 2014), popularly known as Epi, was a Filipino politician who served as DILG Secretary, governor of Cavite, and NBI Director. He was the first NBI Director who rose from the ranks and rose ...

– DILG Secretary; Cavite governor *

Justiniano S. Montano Justiniano Solis Montano Sr. (September 5, 1905 – March 31, 2005) was a Filipino politician who was elected for one term to the Philippine Senate and for multiple terms as a member of the House of Representatives. Background Montano was born i ...

– Senator; creator of

Senate Blue Ribbon Committee The Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations of the Senate of the Philippines, or more popularly known as the Blue Ribbon Committee, is the Senate committee tasked to investigate alleged wrongdoings of the governmen ...

Antero Soriano Antero Sosa Soriano (January 3, 1888 – June 15, 1929) was a Filipino congressman, senator, and governor of Cavite from Tanza, Cavite. Early life Antero Soriano was born in Tanza, province of Cavite to Adriano Soriano and Aurea Sosa on Janu ...

– Cavite governor; senator *

Mars Ravelo Marcial "Mars" Ravelo (October 9, 1916 – September 12, 1988) was a Filipino comic book cartoonist and graphic novelist who created ''Darna, Dyesebel, Captain Barbell, Lastikman'', '' Bondying'', ''Varga'', ''Wanted: Perfect Mother'', ''Hiwa ...

– graphic novelist *

Jasmine Trias Jasmine Trias (born November 3, 1986) is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of ''American Idol''. She has released one album to date, '' Jasmine Trias''. Biography Trias was born in Honolulu, Haw ...

– American Idol (3rd runner-up) *

Louise delos Reyes Mary Grace delos Reyes Perido (born September 1, 1992), better known Louise delos Reyes, is a Filipino actress and model. She left GMA Network in May 2017 and signed a 5 year-managerial contract with Viva which made her comeback on ABS-CBN and ...

– actress and model *

Josefino Cenizal Josefino Cenizal (14 September 1916 – 27 March 2015) was a Filipino actor, director, and composer from Tanza, Cavite. In 1937, he began to direct music films at Parlatone-Hispano Films, which is where his musical career began. In 2010, he ...

– composer, most notably '' Ang Pasko ay Sumapit'' *

Olivia Cenizal Olivia Cenizal (October 21, 1926 – April 14, 2008) was a Filipina film actress. She was born as Gloria Pagtakhan Maigue in Imus, Cavite into a musical family. She was reportedly encouraged by Cirio H. Santiago to become a film actress. Her fi ...

– actress *

Ranidel de Ocampo Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo (born December 8, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the younger brother of Yancy de Ocampo where b ...

– basketball player *

Yancy de Ocampo Yancy Rozal de Ocampo (born November 11, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He is the elder brother of Ranidel de Ocampo. He is a 12-time Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) champion. College career Yancy started pl ...