Santa Maria, Bulacan

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
Municipality
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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
Santa Maria Location within the Philippines
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 [1]
• Mayor	Bartolome R. Ramos (NUP)
• Vice Mayor	Rico Jude P. Sto. Domingo (NUP)
Area [2]
• 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:

1. Bagbaguin
2. Balasing
3. Buenavista
4. Bulac
5. Camangyanan
6. Catmon
7. Caypombo
8. Caysio
9. Guyong
10. Lalakhan
11. Mag-asawang Sapa
12. Mahabang Parang
13. Manggahan
14. Parada
15. Poblacion (Santa Maria town proper)
16. Pulong Buhangin
17. San Gabriel
18. San Jose Patag
19. San Vicente
20. Santa Clara
21. Santa Cruz
22. Silangan
23. Tabing Bakod (Santo Tomas)
24. Tumana