Santa Ana, officially the Municipality of Santa Ana (; ), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

Geography

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 from the City of San Fernando, from Manila, and from Mexico.

Barangays

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

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Santa Ana was 63,431 people, with a density of .

Economy

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.

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

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  • Michael Miranda, is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association.
  • Oca Rodriguez, is a Filipino politician, a former Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pampanga's 3rd district.
  • Paciano Aniceto, Archbishop-Emeritus of Archdiocese of San Fernando from 1989 to 2014.
  • Larry Muyang, is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing in MPBL.

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File:Santa Ana, Pampanga Town Hall.jpg|Town hall

File:7Pampangajf.JPG|Public market

File:Santa Ana Church facade (Santa Ana, Pampanga).jpg|Santa Ana Parish Church (Founded 1756, Built on 1836)

File:Saintmary'sjf2.JPG|Saint Mary's Angels College of Pampanga

File:Staana56jf.JPG|Holy Cross College

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References

  • Santa Ana Profile at PhilAtlas.com
  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Philippine Census Information
  • Local Governance Performance Management System