Santa Ana, Pampanga

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FoundedFounded 1598 as Pimpin Reinstated January 1, 1913[1]
Elevation
9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Santa Ana
Municipality of Santa Ana
Santa Ana Public Market
Jose Abad Santos Avenue in Santa Ana
Official seal of Santa Ana
Nickname: 
Balen Pimpin
Map of Pampanga with Santa Ana highlighted
Map of Pampanga with Santa Ana highlighted
Interactive map of Santa Ana
Santa Ana is located in Philippines
Santa Ana
Santa Ana
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°05′38″N 120°46′05″E / 15.0939°N 120.7681°E / 15.0939; 120.7681
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvincePampanga
District 3rd district
FoundedFounded 1598 as Pimpin Reinstated January 1, 1913[1]
Named afterSaint Anne
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorEngr. Ferdinand P. Labung
  Vice MayorRhodora C. Nacpil
  RepresentativeAlyssa Michaela M. Gonzales
  Municipal Council
Members
  • Rommel Conception
  • Jerome Ian S. Gaddi
  • Reinhart Guevarra
  • Arthur Diaz
  • Cir Anthony Alfonso
  • Louis Gio V. Mesina
  • Myriam "Jingle" M. Lansangan
  • Vergel T. Mallari
  Electorate36,297 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
39.84 km2 (15.38 sq mi)
Elevation
9.0 m (29.5 ft)
Highest elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Lowest elevation
1 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[4]
  Total
63,431
  Density1,592/km2 (4,124/sq mi)
  Households
13,567
Economy
  Income class1st municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
9.05
% (2021)[5]
  Revenue175.1 million (2021)
  Assets428.4 million (2021)
  Expenditure147 million (2021)
  Liabilities128.5 million (2021)
Service provider
  ElectricityPampanga 1 Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PELCO 1)
  WaterBCBI Waterworks (Balibago Waterworks)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2022
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)45
Native languagesKapampangan
Tagalog

Santa Ana, officially the Municipality of Santa Ana (Kapampangan: Balen ning Santa Ana; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Ana), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 63,431 people.[6]

Barangays

Santa Ana is bordered by Arayat and Magalang to the north; Candaba to the east; San Luis to the south; and Mexico to the west.

The town can be accessed by via Jose Abad Santos Avenue, Candaba-Santa Ana Road (Santa Lucia) and Magalang-Arayat-Santa Ana Road (San Pablo).

Santa Ana is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the City of San Fernando, 81 kilometres (50 mi) from Manila, and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Mexico.

Santa Ana is politically subdivided into 14 barangays, as shown below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • 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

Climate data for Santa Ana, Pampanga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82)
29
(84)
31
(88)
33
(91)
32
(90)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
28
(82)
30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20
(68)
20
(68)
21
(70)
23
(73)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
22
(72)
21
(70)
23
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6
(0.2)
4
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
17
(0.7)
82
(3.2)
122
(4.8)
151
(5.9)
123
(4.8)
124
(4.9)
99
(3.9)
37
(1.5)
21
(0.8)
792
(31.1)
Average rainy days 3.3 2.5 3.6 6.6 17.7 22.2 25.2 23.7 23.2 17.9 9.2 5.2 160.3
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Santa Ana was 63,431 people,[13] with a density of 1,600 inhabitants per square kilometre or 4,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Santa Ana

5
10
15
20
25
30
2000
28.59
2003
15.52
2006
13.00
2009
10.95
2012
6.10
2015
8.78
2018
6.18
2021
9.05

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Government

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.

Education

The Santa Ana 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.[22]

Primary and elementary schools

  • Adelle Grace Montesorri School
  • Fulgencio Matias Elementary School
  • San Juan/San Pedro Elementary School
  • San Agustin Elementary School
  • Sto Rosario Elementary School
  • San Roque Elementary School
  • San Pablo Elementary School
  • Santiago Elementary School
  • San Isidro Elementary School
  • San Nicolas Elementary School
  • Sta Lucia Elementary School
  • Sta Maria Elementary School
  • Sta. Ana Elementary School

Public secondary schools

  • San Isidro High School
  • Sta. Ana Central High School
  • Sta. Ana National High School
  • Telesforo and Natividad Alfonso High School

Higher educational institutions

  • Holy Cross College Pampanga
  • Saint Mary's Angels College of Pampanga

Notable personalities

References

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