Santa Ana, Pampanga

Santa Ana
Municipality
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Official seal of Santa Ana Seal
{{#property:P242}} Map of Pampanga showing the location of Santa Ana
Santa Ana Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	[[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	[[{{#property:P131}}]]
District	3rd District
Barangays	14
Government
• Mayor	Rommel Montoya Concepcion
Area
• Total	39.84 km2 (15.38 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	52,001
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	{{#property:P281}}
Dialing code	{{#property:P473}}
Income class	3rd class

Santa Ana is a third class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 52,001 people.

Barangays

Santa Ana is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. 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 (Muzun)
• San Pedro (Calumpang)
• San Roque (Tuclung)
• Santa Lucia (Calinan)
• Santa Maria (Balen Bayu)
• Santiago (Culsara)
• Santo Rosario (Pagbatuan)

Demographics

Population census of Santa Ana
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	32,540	—
1995	37,975	+2.94%
2000	42,990	+2.69%
2007	49,756	+2.04%
2010	52,001	+1.62%
Source: National Statistics Office

Local 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 executive branch is composed of the mayor and the barangay captain for the barangays. The legislative branch is composed of the Sangguniang Bayan (town assembly), Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council), and the Sangguniang Kabataan for the youth sector.

St. Anne Parish Church

St. Anne parish's present church is made of stone and bricks. The heritage building was constructed by Fr. Ferrer in 1853 and completed by Fr. Lucas Gonzalez using adobe stones from Meycauayan City, Bulacan and wood from Betis and Porac, Pampanga. The church is 58 metres (190 ft) long, 14 metres (46 ft) wide and 13 metres (43 ft) high. Parish convent was built in 1866 by Fr. Antonio Redondo. The massive 1857 hexagonal four-storey belltower has blind and open recesses, keeping with the symmetry of the façade. It ends in a balustrade dome topped by a cross.

Education

There are 3 prime schools in the town aside from public elementary schools: the Saint Mary's Angels College, San Isidro High School and Holy Cross College.

Images

• Santa Ana, Pampanga Town Hall.jpg

  Town hall

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  Public market

• Santa Ana Church facade (Santa Ana, Pampanga).jpg

  St. Anne Parish Church

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  Saint Mary's Angels College

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  Holy Cross College

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System