San Antonio, Nueva Ecija

San Antonio Delinquente
Municipality
Municipality of San Antonio
Welcome arch
Flag Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with San Antonio highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Antonio Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°18′28″N120°51′12″E / 15.3078°N 120.8533°E / 15.3078; 120.8533
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	4th district
Named after	St. Anthony the Abbot
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Angelita Salonga Esquievel
•  Vice Mayor	Julieta E. Maxwell
•  Representative	Emerson D. Pascual
•  Municipal Council	Members Roberto S. Carpio Manolito C. Balcos Daniel Pamintuan Renier M. Umali Christopher G. Cunanan Eduardo Ostares RC Cruz Roy V. Juliano
•  Electorate	57,151 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	153.56 km2 (59.29 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Highest elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Lowest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	84,958
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
•  Households	20,527
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	14.75 % (2021) [4]
•  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	0304924000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)44
Native languages	Kapampangan Tagalog Ilocano
Website	www.sanantonio.gov.ph

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.

Etymology

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
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

Population census of San Antonio

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 6,343 —     1918 10,395 +3.35% 1939 18,084 +2.67% 1948 16,518 −1.00% 1960 25,668 +3.74% 1970 33,862 +2.81% 1975 38,063 +2.37% 1980 42,969 +2.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 51,815 +1.89% 1995 56,130 +1.51% 2000 63,672 +2.74% 2007 67,446 +0.80% 2010 73,074 +2.96% 2015 77,836 +1.21% 2020 83,060 +1.38% 2024 84,958 +0.54%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Antonio

10 20 30 40 50 2000 47.49 2003 23.73 2006 24.50 2009 17.22 2012 18.05 2015 14.78 2018 5.80 2021 14.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Municipal elected official (2022–present):

• Mayor
  • Boyet Javier
• Vice Mayor
  • Julie Maxwell
• Councilors:
  • Roberto Carpio
  • Manolito Balcos
  • Daniel Pamintuan
  • Christopher Cunanan
  • Renier Umali
  • Eduardo Ostares
  • RC Cruz
  • Roy Juliano

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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

Gallery

• 
  Welcome arch
• 
  Highway
• 
  Town hall
• 
  Saint Anthony Abbot Parish Church
• 
  Public Market

References

1.   Municipality of San Antonio | (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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "San Antonio: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
7. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. 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.
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. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
19. "San Antonio - Nueva Ecija | Eleksyon 2022 | GMA News Online".
20. "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2025.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Municipality of San Antonio, Nueva Ecija