municipality of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santa Maria is a municipality (town) in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It lies 32 kilometers northeast of Manila and is located at the eastern portion of the province. It is surrounded by the towns of Angat and Pandi in the north; by San Jose del Monte City in the south; by Norzagaray in the east; and by Marilao and Bocaue in the west.
Santa Maria
Santa Maria de Pandi | |
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Nickname(s): Chicharrón capital of the Philippines | |
Motto(s): Santa Maria sa pag-unlad, Kasama Ka! (Santa Maria Progresses with You!) | |
Anthem: Bayan Kong Mahal (My Beloved Town) | |
![]() Map of Bulacan showing the location of Santa Maria | |
Coordinates: 14°49′N 120°57′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
Province | Bulacan |
District | 4th District |
Capital | Barangay Poblacion |
Founded | around 1647* (as a barrio of Bocaue) |
Established | July 4, 1699** (as Santa Maria de Pandi Estate) |
Incorporated | February 1792 (as an independent town) |
Barangays | 24 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bartolome R. Ramos (NUP) |
• Vice Mayor | Rico Jude P. Sto. Domingo (NUP) |
Area | |
• Total | 90.925 km2 (35.106 sq mi) |
• Land | 89.88 km2 (34.70 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) 1.15% |
Highest elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 218,351 |
• Estimate (2014) | 252,310 |
• Rank | 6th of 1,491 municipalities |
• Density | 2,401.44/km2 (6,219.7/sq mi) |
• Voters | 88,965 |
Demonym | Santa Maríans |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3022 |
Dialing code | 044 |
Website | santamariabulacan.gov.ph |
1 Earliest date that the barrio was known to exist. 2 The date the Dominicans obtained the hacienda from the Crown of Spain. |
According to the 2007 Philippine national census (a total count of the country's population), it has 205,258 people.
It is divided into 24 barangays (villages). These barangays are:
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