San Antonio, Nueva Ecija
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San Antonio
Delinquente | |
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| Municipality of San Antonio | |
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| Coordinates: 15°18′28″N 120°51′12″E / 15.3078°N 120.8533°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Nueva Ecija |
| District | 4th district |
| Named after | St. Anthony the Abbot |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Angelita Salonga-Esquivel |
| • Vice Mayor | Arvin Cruz Salonga |
| • Representative | Emerson D. Pascual |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 57,151 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.56 km2 (59.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 84,958 |
| • Density | 553.26/km2 (1,432.9/sq mi) |
| • Households | 20,527 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.75 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 347.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,176 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 316.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 762.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3108 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 |
| Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog Ilocano |
| Website | www |
San Antonio, officially the Municipality of San Antonio (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Antonio, Kapampangan: Balen ning San Antonio), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 84,958 people.[5]
It is bounded by the towns of Jaen to its eastern side; Zaragosa to the north; Cabiao and San Isidro, and Concepcion in the Province of Tarlac to its west.
The present name of the town was given by Father Leocadio Luis, the first priest of the town, in 1843 in honor of its patron saint, San Antonio Abad. Before its organization and recognition as a town by means of a decree promulgated during the Spanish regime, this was a barangay of Gapan and was known as Barrio Delinquente.
History
San Antonio was previously called as the barrio of Delinquente (lit. "outlaw") as residents claimed that the name Delinquente originated from the sinking of a casco (big boat) fully loaded with palay in Pampanga River.
The movement of the separation of Barrio Delinquente from the town of Gapan, and its organization as an independent municipality began in 1839. The petition of the residents of Barrio Delinquente was finally approved in November 1842 but the definite separation from the town of Gapan took place in 1843. San Antonio, along with its mother town of Gapan, Aliaga, Cabiao, and San Isidro were transferred from Pampanga to Nueva Ecija in 1848.
Geography
Barangays
San Antonio is politically divided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Buliran
- Cama Juan
- Julo
- Lawang Kupang
- Luyos
- Maugat
- Panabingan
- Papaya
- Poblacion
- San Francisco (KC-1) Kaisiwan
- San Jose (Cabungan)
- San Mariano
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Cruz (Parang)
- Santo Cristo
- Tikiw
Climate
| Climate data for San Antonio, Nueva Ecija | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
11 (0.4) |
66 (2.6) |
99 (3.9) |
127 (5.0) |
113 (4.4) |
99 (3.9) |
84 (3.3) |
35 (1.4) |
14 (0.6) |
661 (26.1) |
| Average rainy days | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 16.5 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 146.9 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economy
Government
Local government
Municipal elected official (2025–present):
- Mayor
- Angelita Salonga-Esquivel
- Vice Mayor
- Arvin Cruz Salonga
- Councilors:
- Arvin Carl Salonga
- Daniel Pamintuan
- Rowena Umali
- Winkle Sulit
- Honorio Garces
- Roy Juliano
- Eduardo Ostarez
- RC Cruz
Education
The San Antonio Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[20]
Primary and elementary schools
- Buliran Elementary School
- Cama Juan Elementary School
- Faustino P. De Leon Elementary School
- Hacienda Elementary School
- Lawang Kupang Elementary School
- Lorenza M. Tinio Elementary School
- Luyos Christian Academy
- Luyos Elementary School
- Maugat Elementary School
- Panabingan Elementary School
- Papaya Elementary School
- San Antonio Central School
- San Antonio Montessori School
- San Francisco Elementary School
- San Mariano East Elementary School
- Sanggalang Elementary School
- St. Joseph Academy
- St. Paul School
- Sta. Barbara (North) Elementary School
- Sta. Barbara South Elementary School
- Sto. Cristo East Elementary School
- Sto. Cristo West Elementary School
- Tikiw Elementary School
- Trinity Sto. Cristo Education Center
Secondary schools
- Dr. Jose Lapuz Salonga High School
- San Antonio High School
- San Francisco National High School
- San Mariano National High School
- Sta. Barbara National High School
- Zacarias C. Aquilizan High School
Notable personalities
- Anthony Taberna - broadcast journalist
