Anao, Tarlac

Anao
Municipality
Municipality of Anao
Municipal Hall
Flag Seal
Map of Tarlac with Anao highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Anao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°43′49″N120°37′35″E / 15.730386°N 120.626414°E / 15.730386; 120.626414
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Tarlac
District	1st district
Founded	March 16, 1870
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Gian Pierre O. De Dios
•  Vice Mayor	Jocelyn C. Punzalan
•  Representative	Jaime D. Cojuangco
•  Municipal Council	Members Arnel S. Oliveros Chester Philip O. Madiam Wiliam J. Tabile Nathaniel Angelo P. Macayanan Betty B. Lacbayan Concepcion C. Almazan Perlita B. Cajulao Imelda I. Cuchapin
•  Electorate	9,050 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Lowest elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	12,208
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
•  Households	3,089
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	5.21 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 77.1 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 163.9 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 75 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 21.83 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2310
PSGC	036901000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Kapampangan
Website	anaotarlac.gov.ph

Anao, officially the Municipality of Anao (Pangasinan : Baley na Anao; Ilocano : Ili ti Anao; Tagalog : Bayan ng Anao), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,208 people. ^[3]

The smallest town in terms of land area in the whole of Tarlac, Anao covers a total land area of 23.87 square kilometres (2,387 ha).

Formerly a part of Pangasinan province, Anao was founded and organized into a municipality on March 16, 1870. Every year on the March 16, the foundation of the town is celebrated along with the Ylang-Ylang Festival.

History

The area where Anao is located was inhabited before 1800 by people from the Ilocos Region. In 1835, a group of immigrants from Paoay, Ilocos Norte reached the region and first settled near a creek on the bank where there were balete trees. These immigrants called their settlement Balete. The immigrants found the region where they settled to have many agricultural prospects and this attracted more immigrants who came from the north, especially from the town of Paoay.

The settlement expanded and later changed its name to "Barrio Anao" (deriving authentically from the Ilocano word danao which means creek and due to the anahao leaf that grows in various area they derive the name Anao). By that time, balete trees were extinguished and the barrio was adjacent in all directions by creeks.

Paniqui had a road extended towards the east to Anao. Paniqui claimed Anao as its barrio and the people of the barrio accepted the claim. Years went by and Anao expanded. In 1870, a petition was made and approved that Anao be made a municipality.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

Anao is 34 kilometres (21 mi) east of the provincial capitol and nestling on the Tarlac-Nueva Ecija border. Located in the north-eastern part of Tarlac, it is bound on the north by San Manuel, in the east by Nampicuan, on the south by Ramos and on the west by Paniqui and Moncada.

Barangays

Anao is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.  ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Baguindoc (Baguinloc)
• Bantog
• Campos
• Carmen
• Casili
• Don Ramon
• Hernando
• Poblacion
• Rizal
• San Francisco East
• San Francisco West
• San Jose North
• San Jose South
• San Juan
• San Roque
• Santo Domingo
• Sinense
• Suaverdez

Climate

Climate data for Anao, Tarlac
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	35 (95)	33 (91)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	31 (88)
Average low °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3 (0.1)	2 (0.1)	5 (0.2)	10 (0.4)	80 (3.1)	107 (4.2)	138 (5.4)	147 (5.8)	119 (4.7)	70 (2.8)	26 (1.0)	8 (0.3)	715 (28.1)
Average rainy days	2.0	1.7	2.7	4.6	16.1	20.8	24.0	23.0	21.4	15.5	8.0	3.2	143
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Anao

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	3,678	—
1918	3,314	−0.69%
1939	3,486	+0.24%
1948	4,453	+2.76%
1960	5,068	+1.08%
1970	6,672	+2.78%
1975	6,084	−1.83%
1980	6,519	+1.39%
1990	7,955	+2.01%
1995	9,240	+2.85%
2000	10,045	+1.81%
2007	10,806	+1.01%
2010	10,873	+0.23%
2015	11,528	+1.12%
2020	12,208	+1.13%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Anao, Tarlac, was 12,208 people, ^[3] with a density of 510 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.

Anao is predominantly an Ilocano-speaking town although most are fluent in Tagalog. Other languages like Kapampangan and Pangasinan are spoken by about 10% of the population.

Aglipayan and Roman Catholicism are two of the predominant religions in the municipality. Other groups having a large number of members in the municipality are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Iglesia ni Cristo, and Protestantism.

Government

Past mayors

Name	Term Began	Term Ended
Ramon Evangelista	1938	1946
Arcadio Evangelista	1946	1947
Silvestre Sabado	1948	1951
Arcadio Evangelista	1952	1955
Dionisio Dumlao	1960	1963
Catalino O. Cruz	1964	1979
Andres Dela Cruz	1979	1986
Clemente T. Apuan	1988	1998
Rodolfo F. Guerrero	1998	2007
Edgardo S. Felipe	2007	2016
Betty B. Lacbayan	2016	2019
Rafael M. Naral	2019	2022
Gian Pierre O. De Dios	2022	Incumbent

Tourism

The Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao ^[18] can be found on the center of the town near the municipal hall. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac. ^[19]

The Ylang Ylang Festival is celebrated by the municipality every 16 March to take pride of their main local products, which are perfumes and essentials oils made from the ylang-ylang flower. ^[20] The town has over 10,000 ylang-ylang trees, many of them lined on the local main road, which are harvested and highly valued for its perfume. ^[21]

Gallery

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  Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao
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  Ylang-ylang trees line all the streets
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  Multi Purpose Covered Court
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  Iglesia Filipina Independiente Church
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  Anao Municipal Building
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  Municipal Open Field
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  Municipal Auditorium
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  Barangay Bantog ARC
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  Anao, Welcome ARC at Barangay San Francisco West

References

1.   Municipality of Anao | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "Anao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Tarlac". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. Category:Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao - Wikimedia Commons
19. Diocese of Tarlac, Philippines
20. "This Week's Festivals: March 10-16, 2019". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Quezon City. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
    "Ylang-Ylang Festival". Municipality of Anao. 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
21. Fernandez, Rudy (1 October 2009). "Tarlac's smallest town a big dot in global perfumery industry map". The Philippine Star. Tuguig City. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

External links

• Anao Municipal Government Website
• Anao Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Anao town
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System