Santa Maria, Bulacan
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan
Santa Maria is a municipality (town) in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It lies 32 kilometers northeast of Manila and is located at the eastern portion of the province. It is surrounded by the towns of Angat and Pandi in the north; by San Jose del Monte City in the south; by Norzagaray in the east; and by Marilao and Bocaue in the west.
Santa Maria
Santa Maria de Pandi | |
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| Nickname(s): Chicharrón capital of the Philippines | |
| Motto(s): Santa Maria sa pag-unlad, Kasama Ka! (Santa Maria Progresses with You!) | |
| Anthem: Bayan Kong Mahal (My Beloved Town) | |
 Map of Bulacan showing the location of Santa Maria | |
.svg)  Santa Maria Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°49′N 120°57′E / 14.817°N 120.950°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 4th District |
| Capital | Barangay Poblacion |
| Founded | around 1647* (as a barrio of Bocaue) |
| Established | July 4, 1699** (as Santa Maria de Pandi Estate) |
| Incorporated | February 1792 (as an independent town) |
| Barangays | 24 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bartolome R. Ramos (NUP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Rico Jude P. Sto. Domingo (NUP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.925 km2 (35.106 sq mi) |
| • Land | 89.88 km2 (34.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) 1.15% |
| Highest elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 218,351 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 252,310 |
| • Rank | 6th of 1,491 municipalities |
| • Density | 2,401.44/km2 (6,219.7/sq mi) |
| • Voters | 88,965 |
| Demonym | Santa Maríans |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3022 |
| Dialing code | 044 |
| Website | santamariabulacan.gov.ph |
1 Earliest date that the barrio was known to exist. 2 The date the Dominicans obtained the hacienda from the Crown of Spain. | |
According to the 2007 Philippine national census (a total count of the country's population), it has 205,258 people.
It is divided into 24 barangays (villages). These barangays are:
- Bagbaguin
- Balasing
- Buenavista
- Bulac
- Camangyanan
- Catmon
- Caypombo
- Caysio
- Guyong
- Lalakhan
- Mag-asawang Sapa
- Mahabang Parang
- Manggahan
- Parada
- Poblacion (Santa Maria town proper)
- Pulong Buhangin
- San Gabriel
- San Jose Patag
- San Vicente
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Silangan
- Tabing Bakod (Santo Tomas)
- Tumana
Sources
change- ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ "Province: BULACAN". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santa Maria, Bulacan.
- Santa Maria, My Kind of Town
- Official Website of the Municipality of Santa Maria, Bulacan Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Santa Maria Map | Philippines Google Satellite Maps
- NSCB - ActiveStats - PSGC Interactive - Municipality: SANTA MARIA Archived 2009-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Philippine Census Information Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
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