Santa Ana, officially the Municipality of Santa Ana ( pam, Balen ning Santa Ana; tl, Bayan ng Santa Ana), is a 3rd class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Pampanga
Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( pam, Lalawigan ning Pampanga; tl, Lalawigan ng Pampanga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,537 people.
Geography
Barangays
Santa Ana is politically subdivided into 14
barangay
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s. All of its barangays were named after various Christian patrons, although some townsfolk still use their former names.
* San Agustin (Sumpung)
* San Bartolome (Patayum)
* San Isidro (Quenabuan)
* San Joaquin (Poblacion, Canukil)
* San Jose (Catmun)
* San Juan (Tinajeru)
* San Nicolas (Sepung Ilug)
* San Pablo (Darabulbul)
* San Pedro (Calumpang)
* San Roque (Tuclung)
* Santa Lucia (Calinan)
* Santa Maria (Balen Bayu)
* Santiago (Barrio Libutad)
* Santo Rosario (Pagbatuan)
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Ana, Pampanga, was 61,537 people, with a density of .
Economy
Government
The municipal government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court ( fil, Kataas-taasang Hukuman; colloquially referred to as the ''Korte Suprema'' lso used in formal writing is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on Ju ...
. The executive branch is composed of the mayor and the barangay captain for the barangays. The legislative branch is composed of the
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 ...
(town assembly), Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council), and the
Sangguniang Kabataan
Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a council meant to represent the youth in each barangay in the Philippines. It was put "on hold", but not quite abolished, prior to the 2013 barangay elections. In January 2016, the Sangguniang ...
for the youth sector.
Education
Private schools
* Holy Cross College (Pampanga)
* Saint Mary's Angels College of Pampanga
* Adelle Grace Montesorri School Inc. Santa Ana
Public secondary schools
* Sta Ana National High School
* San Isidro High School
* Telesforo and Natividad Alfonso High School
Elementary schools
* Fulgencio Matias Elementary School – San Joaquin
* San Juan/San Pedro Elementary School – San Pedro
* San Agustin Elementary School – San Agustin
* Sto Rosario Elementary School – Sto Rosario
* San Roque Elementary School – San Roque
* San Pablo Elementary School – San Pablo
* Santiago Elementary School – Santiago
* San Isidro Elementary School – San Isidro
* San Nicolas Elementary School – San Nicolas
* Sta Lucia Elementary School – Sta Lucia
* Sta Maria Elementary School – Sta Maria
* Sta. Ana Elementary School - Sta. Lucia, Sta. Ana
Gallery
File:Santa Ana, Pampanga Town Hall.jpg, Town hall
File:7Pampangajf.JPG, Public market
File:Santa Ana Church facade (Santa Ana, Pampanga).jpg, St. Anne Parish Church
File:Saintmary'sjf2.JPG, Saint Mary's Angels College
File:Staana56jf.JPG, Holy Cross College
References
External links
Santa Ana Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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