Santa Teresita, officially the Municipality of Santa Teresita (), is a
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Batangas
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,559 people.
Santa Teresita is derived from
Spanish
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...
for its
patron saint
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,
Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux (born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), religious name, in religion Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, was a French Discalced Carmelites, Discalced Carmelite who is widely v ...
, who is also known as St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.
History
On December 28, 1961, the barrios of Sambat, Sinipian, Bihis, Calayaan, Irukan and Cutang Cawayan from the municipality of
Taal; Calumala, Tambo, Saimsim and Burol from the municipality of
San Nicolas; and Pacifico and Sampa from the municipality of
San Luis were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as Santa Teresita, by virtue of Executive Order No. 454 signed by President
Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polestico Garcia (; November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971), often referred to by his initials CPG, was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader who was the ...
.
Ireneo Aquino was appointed as its first municipal mayor, serving until June 1962. In 1971, barangay Antipolo was established as a separate barangay out of barangay Sinipian, as well as barangay Cuta East, which was separated from barangay Cutang Cawayan.
Geography
Santa Teresita is located at along the southern lakeshore area of
Taal Lake
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. Its boundaries are
San Nicolas in the north,
San Luis on the south,
Taal on the west and Taal Lake on the northeast.
According to the
Philippine Statistics Authority
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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas.
Santa Teresita is from
Batangas City
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Batangas City ...
and from
Manila
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.
Barangays
Santa Teresita is politically subdivided into 17
barangay
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s, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
Currently, there are 3 barangays which are classified as
urban.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, Santa Teresita had a population of 21,559. The population density was .
Economy
Gallery
File:SantaTeresita,Batangasjf1739 12.JPG, Welcome arch
File:SantaTeresita,Batangasjf1967 13.JPG, Old municipal hall
Batangasjf2040 27.JPG, Downtown
File:SantaTeresitaChurchjf1937 09.JPG, Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Teresita, Batangas
Municipalities of Batangas
Populated places on Taal Lake
Political divisions established by Philippine executive order
1961 establishments in the Philippines