Santa Ignacia

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.^[3]

Santa Ignacia
Municipality
Municipality of Santa Ignacia
Downtown area
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Nacia
Map of Tarlac with Santa Ignacia highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Santa Ignacia Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°37′N 120°26′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Tarlac
District	1st district
Named for	Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Nora T. Modomo
• Vice Mayor	Nathaniel L. Tan
• Representative	Carlos O. Cojuangco
• Electorate	32,153 voters (2022)
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  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	51,626
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
• Households	12,717
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	14.00 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 204.3 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 509.7 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 149 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 95.05 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2303
PSGC	036915000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Kapampangan
Website	santaignaciatarlac.gov.ph

Etymology

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 and 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

Santa Ignacia is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. ^[5] 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
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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 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 Santa Ignacia

Year	Pop.	±% 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	+1.64%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, was 51,626 people,^[3] 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[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Gallery

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  Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church of Santa Ignacia
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  Town hall
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  Town hall

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. 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 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "Santa Ignacia: 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)" (PDF). 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. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Santa Ignacia Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Official website
• Town History
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information