Santa Ana, Taguig

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Santa Ana
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Santa Ana Church as seen from Plaza Quezon
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Santa Ana
Coordinates: 14°31′39.76″N121°4′35.85″E / 14.5277111°N 121.0766250°E / 14.5277111; 121.0766250
Country Philippines
Region National Capital Region
City Taguig
District 1st Legislative district of Taguig
Named after Saint Anne
Government
  Type Barangay
  Punong BarangayRoberto M. Flogen
   Barangay Councilor
  • Ronnie D. Paloma
  • Pepito M. Rodriguez
  • Conrado A. Aquino Jr.
  • Elsa P. Macalinao
  • Mark Vincent F. Abella
  • Hardy E. Lorenzo
  • Agapito S. Herrera
   Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson Joanna Mae M. Pagkalinawan
Area
  Total
0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [1]
  Total
24,174
  Density110,000/km2 (280,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code
1637
Area code 02
Website https://www.facebook.com/brgystaanataguig

Santa Ana is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Philippines. It is one of the nine original barrios of Taguig. [2] It is named after Saint Anne, who is the patroness of the barangay.

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History

Santa Ana is the original municipal center or Poblacion of Taguig from its establishment in 1587, during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. [3] [4] It had a total land area of 142 hectares (350 acres).

Landmarks

The Minor Basilica and Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Anne is a Roman Catholic church located in the barangay. Built in 1587, it is situated next to the Taguig River and across Plaza Quezon, where the statue of Manuel L. Quezon was erected when he was still serving as the nation's President. [5] The Taguig Integrated School is also located in the barangay. Its Gabaldon Building, which has remained standing since it was constructed from 1917 to 1928 and currently serves as the school's museum. [4]

Geography

Santa Ana is bounded to the north by Tuktukan, to the east by Calzada Tipas, to the south by Laguna de Bay, and to the west by the Taguig River.

References

  1. Census of Population (2020). "National Capital Region (NCR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. Buzeta, Manuel (1850). "Diccionario geografico, estadistico, historico de las Islas Filipinas: Por Manuel Buzeta y Felipe Bravo. I".
  3. Diccionario Geografico Estadistico Historico Islas Filipinas, Manuel Buzeta, Felipe Bravo, Rector Del Colegio De Valladolid, Madrid 1850, page 292
  4. 1 2 "Taguig's Santa Ana and the "probinsyudad" feels". The Urban Roamer. February 5, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. "Plaza Quezon". Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2014.