Santa Ignacia

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Santa Ignacia
Municipality
Municipality of Santa Ignacia
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Downtown area
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Flag
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Seal
Nickname: 
Nacia
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Map of Tarlac with Santa Ignacia highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Santa Ignacia
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°37′N120°26′E / 15.62°N 120.43°E / 15.62; 120.43
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon
Province Tarlac
District 1st district
Named after Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
Barangays 24 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Nathaniel Leal Tan
 •  Vice Mayor Nora Modomo
 •  Representative Carlos O. Cojuangco
 •  Electorate 32,826 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
146.07 km2 (56.40 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Highest elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Lowest elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
53,620
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
 •  Households
12,717
Economy
 •  Income class 2nd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
14
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 267.6 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 663.5 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 173.3 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 107.2 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityTarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2303
PSGC
0306915000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)45
Native languages Pangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Kapampangan
Website santaignaciatarlac.gov.ph

Santa Ignacia, officially the Municipality of Santa Ignacia (Pangasinan : Baley na Santa Ignacia; Ilocano : Ili ti Santa Ignacia; Tagalog : Bayan ng Santa Ignacia), is a municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. Santa Ignacia has a total land area of 14,607 hectares (36,095 acres). According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,626 people. [5]

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The town is named after the founder of the Religious of the Virgin Mary Order, the Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo.

Geography

Santa Ignacia is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from provincial capital Tarlac City, 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Manila, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Camiling.

Barangays

Santa Ignacia is politically subdivided into 24 barangays, as shown below.  [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

There are two barangays (highlighted in bold) which considered as urban while the rest of 22 barangays are rural.

  • Baldios
  • Botbotones
  • Caanamongan
  • Cabaruan
  • Cabugbugan
  • Caduldulaoan
  • Calipayan
  • Macaguing
  • Nambalan
  • Padapada
  • Pilpila
  • Pinpinas
  • Poblacion East
  • Poblacion West
  • Pugo-Cecilio
  • San Francisco
  • San Sotero
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Ines Centro
  • Santa Ines East
  • Santa Ines West
  • Taguiporo
  • Timmaguab
  • Vargas

Climate

Climate data for Santa Ignacia, Tarlac
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 days2.01.72.74.616.120.824.023.021.415.58.03.2143
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Santa Ignacia
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 1,911—    
1918 5,382+7.15%
1939 10,993+3.46%
1948 14,061+2.77%
1960 15,512+0.82%
1970 20,775+2.96%
1975 23,157+2.20%
1980 25,224+1.72%
1990 30,470+1.91%
1995 34,658+2.44%
2000 38,301+2.17%
2007 43,560+1.79%
2010 43,787+0.19%
2015 47,538+1.58%
2020 51,626+1.75%
2024 53,620+0.91%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, was 51,626 people, [13] with a density of 350 inhabitants per square kilometre or 910 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Santa Ignacia

5
10
15
20
25
30
2000
21.01
2003
15.60
2006
23.90
2009
21.82
2012
12.69
2015
15.03
2018
5.53
2021
14.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Santa Ignacia | (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. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Santa Ignacia: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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