Santa Teresita, Batangas

Santa Teresita, officially the Municipality of Santa Teresita (Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Teresita), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,559 people.^[5]

Santa Teresita
Municipality
Municipality of Santa Teresita
Street in Santa Teresita
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Map of Batangas with Santa Teresita highlighted
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Santa Teresita Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°51′59″N 120°58′53″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Batangas
District	3rd district
Founded	December 28, 1961[1]
Named after	St. Therese of the Child Jesus[2]
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government  [3]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Norberto A. Segunial, Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Maria Aurea V. Segunial
• Representative	Ma. Theresa V. Collantes
• Municipal Council	Members Francia M. Dagook Marius Ian C. Sangalang Charlito D. Arriola Maria Ruth A. Sandoval Mario A. Bobadilla Analiza M. de Chavez Ronilo B. Atienza Daniel B. Cataquiz
• Electorate	13,699 voters (2022)
Area [4]
• Total	16.30 km2 (6.29 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Highest elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Lowest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[5]
• Total	21,559
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
• Households	5,547
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	5.95 % (2021)[6]
• Revenue	₱ 129.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 351.5 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 99 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 75.52 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4206
PSGC	041027000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Tagalog

Etymology

Santa Teresita is derived from Spanish for its patron saint, Thérèse of Lisieux, who is also known as St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.^[7]

History

On December 28, 1961, the barrios of Sambat, Sinipian, Bihis, Calayaan, Irukan and Cutang Cawayan from the municipality of Taal; Calumala, Tambo, Saimsim and Burol from the municipality of San Nicolas; and Pacifico and Sampa from the municipality of San Luis were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as Santa Teresita, by virtue of Executive Order No. 454 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia.^[1] Ireneo Aquino was appointed as its first municipal mayor, serving until June 1962. In 1971, barangay Antipolo was established as a separate barangay out of barangay Sinipian, as well as barangay Cuta East, which was separated from barangay Cutang Cawayan.^[8]

Geography

Santa Teresita is located at 13°51′59″N 120°58′53″E along the southern lakeshore area of Taal Lake. Its boundaries are San Nicolas in the north, San Luis on the south, Taal on the west and Taal Lake on the northeast.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 16.30 square kilometers (6.29 sq mi) ^[9] constituting 0.52% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometer (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.

Santa Teresita is 17 kilometers (11 mi) from Batangas City and 122 kilometers (76 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

Santa Teresita is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.^[10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 3 barangays which are classified as urban.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[5]		2010[11]
041027001	Antipolo	3.6%	768	696	▴	0.99%
041027002	Bihis	7.3%	1,584	1,373	▴	1.44%
041027003	Burol	3.1%	667	454	▴	3.92%
041027004	Calayaan	9.6%	2,060	1,902	▴	0.80%
041027005	Calumala	6.2%	1,346	1,289	▴	0.43%
041027006	Cuta East	5.5%	1,185	991	▴	1.80%
041027007	Cutang Cawayan	3.4%	733	510	▴	3.69%
041027008	Irukan	3.0%	637	598	▴	0.63%
041027009	Pacifico	9.0%	1,945	1,680	▴	1.48%
041027010	Poblacion I	7.7%	1,662	1,483	▴	1.15%
041027012	Saimsim	12.7%	2,730	1,910	▴	3.64%
041027013	Sampa	6.0%	1,295	1,172	▴	1.00%
041027014	Sinipian	4.2%	898	705	▴	2.45%
041027015	Tambo Ibaba	4.5%	976	683	▴	3.63%
041027016	Tambo Ilaya	4.3%	920	580	▴	4.72%
041027017	Poblacion II	5.5%	1,180	986	▴	1.81%
041027018	Poblacion III	2.5%	541	403	▴	2.99%
	Total		21,559	17,415	▴	2.16%

Climate

Climate data for Santa Teresita, Batangas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	32 (90)	31 (88)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	21 (70)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11 (0.4)	13 (0.5)	14 (0.6)	32 (1.3)	101 (4.0)	142 (5.6)	208 (8.2)	187 (7.4)	175 (6.9)	131 (5.2)	68 (2.7)	39 (1.5)	1,121 (44.3)
Average rainy days	5.2	5.0	7.4	11.5	19.8	23.5	27.0	25.9	25.2	23.2	15.5	8.3	197.5
Source: Meteoblue[12]

Demographics

Population census of Santa Teresita

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	9,336	—
1975	10,087	+1.56%
1980	11,134	+1.99%
1990	12,005	+0.76%
1995	14,017	+2.95%
2000	14,074	+0.09%
2007	16,891	+2.55%
2010	17,415	+1.12%
2015	21,127	+3.75%
2020	21,559	+0.40%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][11][14][15]

In the 2020 census, Santa Teresita had a population of 21,559.^[5] The population density was 1,300 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Santa Teresita

10 20 30 40 2000 36.71 2003 32.39 2006 7.40 2009 9.36 2012 6.02 2015 6.45 2018 10.75 2021 5.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Gallery

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  Welcome arch
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  Old municipal hall
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  Downtown
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  Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face