San Antonio, Parañaque
Barangay in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Antonio is an administrative division in southern Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is a collection of sixteen gated communities on the east side of Parañaque abutting the city of Muntinlupa, and the informal settlements surrounding them.[1] The barangay is a long strip along the north side of Dr. Santos Avenue stretching from South Luzon Expressway to just west of San Antonio Avenue by the Jaka Plaza commercial center. It is bordered by Marcelo Green to the north, the Muntinlupa barangay of Sucat across the expressway to the east, BF Homes Parañaque across Dr. Santos Avenue to the south, and San Isidro and Moonwalk to the west. It extends to the northwest along San Antonio Avenue and also shares a border with Don Bosco further north and northwest. The barangay is part of the Parañaque's 2nd congressional district.
San Antonio | |
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Coordinates: 14°27′56″N 121°1′52″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Metro Manila |
City | Parañaque |
Congressional districts | Part of the 2nd district of Parañaque |
Established | April 3, 1978 |
Named for | St. Anthony of Padua |
Government | |
• Barangay Chairman | Leopoldo C. Casale |
Area | |
• Total | 2.8719 km2 (1.1088 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 70,134 |
• Density | 24,000/km2 (63,000/sq mi) |
ZIP code | 1715/1707 |
Area code | 2 |
San Antonio is the city's administrative center, being the location of the Parañaque City Hall.[2] It is the most populous of the four barangays in Metro Manila bearing the name San Antonio.[3][4][5] In 2016, the barangay also recorded the highest number of informal settlers in Parañaque with 2,661 households illegally occupying properties in the barangay, and 607 households living in makeshift houses.[6] As of the 2020 census, San Antonio had a population of 70,134.[7]