Tanza, Cavite

Tanza, officially the Municipality of Tanza (Tagalog: Bayan ng Tanza), formerly known as Santa Cruz de Malabón, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 226,188 people.[3] It has a land area of 78.24 square kilometres (30.21 sq mi).

Tanza

Santa Cruz de Malabon
Municipality of Tanza
Historical Santa Cruz Parish
Flag
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Heart of the Cavite Coast
Map of Cavite with Tanza highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tanza
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°23′40″N 120°51′11″E
Country Philippines
RegionCalabarzon (Region IV-A)
ProvinceCavite
District7th District
Founded1760
Chartered1910
Barangays41 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeCouncilors
  MayorYuri A. Pacumio
  Vice MayorRaymundo A. Del Rosario
  RepresentativeJesus Crispin C. Remulla
Area
[2]
  Total95.59 km2 (36.91 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
  Total226,188
  Density2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
  Households
53,692
Economy
  Income class1st municipal income class
  Poverty incidence9.00% (2015)[4]
  Revenue₱406,093,924.61 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4108
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)46
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesTagalog
Major religions
Feast date
  • February 28 (Tanza Day)
  • August 27 (Grand Karakol)
  • August 28 (Town Fiesta)
Catholic dioceseDiocese of Imus
Patron saint
Websitewww.tanza.gov.ph

In the mid-19th century, the Secularization movement led by Father Pedro Pelaez was largely centered in Santa Cruz de Malabón.

Tanza is the home of Cavite Gateway Terminal, the first roll-on, roll-off barge terminal in the Philippines.

History

Aerial view of Tanza, with Gen. Trias in the background.

Tanza and Ternate in Cavite and Ermita in Manila were the settlements where 200 families of mixed Mexican-Filipino-Spanish and Papuan-Indonesian-Portuguese descent who had ruled over a Christianized Sultanate of Ternate and included their Sultan who converted, were relocated to.[5] Originally a part of San Francisco de Malabón called Estancia, Santa Cruz de Malabon became a separate town in 1770, and then again as an independent municipality in 1910. The name was changed to Tanza by virtue of Act No. 2390 by Cavite Representative Florentino Joya (1912-1916).

By 1849, Santa Cruz de Malabón became the center of the Secularization movement led by Father Pedro Pelaez.[6]

Tanza is the place where Emilio Aguinaldo took oath as the First President of the revolutionary government of the Philippines. It is also the hometown of Felipe G. Calderon, the man who drafted the First Philippine Constitution.

Tanza is the second Local Government Unit in the province which banned the use of plastic bags and polystyrene. This ordinance took effect on January 1, 2012.

Barangays

Tanza is politically subdivided into 41 barangays.[2]

  • Amaya 1
  • Amaya 2
  • Amaya 3
  • Amaya 4
  • Amaya 5
  • Amaya 6
  • Amaya 7
  • Bagtas
  • Biga
  • Biwas
  • Bucal
  • Bunga
  • Calibuyo
  • Capipisa
  • Daang Amaya 1
  • Daang Amaya 2
  • Daang Amaya 3
  • Halayhay
  • Julugan 1
  • Julugan 2
  • Julugan 3
  • Julugan 4
  • Julugan 5
  • Julugan 6
  • Julugan 7
  • Julugan 8
  • Lambingan
  • Mulawin
  • Paradahan 1
  • Paradahan 2
  • Poblacion 1
  • Poblacion 2
  • Poblacion 3
  • Poblacion 4
  • Punta 1
  • Punta 2
  • Sahud Ulan
  • Sanja Mayor
  • Santol
  • Tanauan
  • Tres Cruses

Climate

Climate data for Tanza, Cavite
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)
30
(86)
32
(90)
34
(93)
32
(90)
31
(88)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
30
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 21
(70)
20
(68)
21
(70)
22
(72)
24
(75)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
22
(72)
21
(70)
23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10
(0.4)
10
(0.4)
12
(0.5)
27
(1.1)
94
(3.7)
153
(6.0)
206
(8.1)
190
(7.5)
179
(7.0)
120
(4.7)
54
(2.1)
39
(1.5)
1,094
(43)
Average rainy days 5.2 4.5 6.4 9.2 19.7 24.3 26.9 25.7 24.4 21.0 12.9 9.1 189.3
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Tanza
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 8,792    
1918 9,464+0.49%
1939 16,328+2.63%
1948 18,183+1.20%
1960 24,256+2.43%
1970 32,691+3.03%
1975 37,353+2.71%
1980 43,675+3.18%
1990 61,785+3.53%
1995 77,839+4.42%
2000 110,517+7.80%
2007 171,795+6.27%
2010 188,755+3.49%
2015 226,188+3.51%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][8][9][10]

In the 2015 census, the population of Tanza, Cavite, was 226,188 people,[3] with a density of 2,400 inhabitants per square kilometre or 6,200 inhabitants per square mile.

Religion

The majority of the people of Tanza are Roman Catholics, but there has been fast growth of other denominations in the region, including Iglesia ni Cristo, Baptist, Seventh-day Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses, MCGI and Mormonism, Islam

Government

The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 13, 2019 which serves until 2022:

PositionOfficial
MayorYuri A. Pacumio (NP)
Vice MayorRaymundo A. Del Rosario (NP)
Sangguniang Bayan Members Party
Sandy De Peralta-Go NP
Maricel Del Rosario-Morales NP
Niño Federico B. Matro NP
Alexis B. Dones NP
Rosano E. Torres NP
Sheryl Lyn Langit-Gervacio NP
Victor A. Murillo NP
Emilio A. Torres, Jr. NP
ABC President
SK Federation President

Economy

Income

  • 2009: Php212,579,603.00
  • 2010: Php218,498,618.00
  • 2011: Php256,163,447.00
  • 2012: Php259,927,915.00
  • 2013: Php307,370,004.00
  • 2014: Php369,906,390.54
  • 2015: Php386,511,600.00
  • 2016: Php445,060,000.00

Education

Day care Centers

There are 32 government-owned daycare centers in Tanza, which is being managed by the MSWD.

Elementary schools
  • Alonzo's Learning Center
  • Amaya Elementary School
  • Apostle's Creed learning school (ACLS)
  • Bagtas Elementary School
  • Bienvenido R. Fojas Memorial Elementary School
  • Bea-Therese School
  • Bunga Elementary School
  • Capipisa Elementary School
  • Carissa Grace Mission School
  • Carissa Homes PS
  • Cuddlers Christian Academy
  • Dawn Kiddie School of Cavite
  • De Roman Montessori School (DRMS)
  • Dei Gratia School, Inc. (DGSI)
  • Del Carmen School
  • Deo Roma College of Tanza
  • Don Crispin Yumol Elementary School (Punta Elementary Elementary School)
  • Dona Perpetua A. Yumol (Bagtas PS)
  • Felipe G. Calderon Elementary School (Tanza Elementary School/Central)
  • Florentino Joya Elementary School
  • Francisco Lopez Mariano Academy
  • G. Fabillar Learning Center
  • Golden Heart Pre-school
  • Good Tree International School (GTIS)
  • Gregorio B. Fojas Memorial School (Calibuyo Elementary School)
  • Halayhay Elementary School
  • Holy Nazarene Christian School
  • Holy Trinity School of Tanza
  • Inigo de Loyola Academy
  • Julugan Elementary School
  • Little Footprints to Jesus School
  • Little Minds Development Center
  • Lycee D' Tanza Inc.
  • Maddalena Starace School
  • Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School (OLHRS)
  • Paradahan Elementary School
  • Pedro M. Gimenez Academe
  • Hillcrest Periwinkle Montessori School
  • Sahud Ulan PS (Halayhay Annex)
  • Saint Augustine School
  • Saint Mary of the Woods Academy
  • Saint Thomas More Academy
  • Sanja Mayor Elementary School
  • Santol Elementary School

(Maximino V. Pangilinan Elementary School)

  • Sawyer Integrated School
  • Santa Cruz (Bucal) Elementary School
  • Santo Niño de Lebelle Academy
  • Tanza Child Development Center(TCDC)
  • The International School for Children (TISC)
  • Tres Cruses Elementary School
Tanza National Comprehensive High School
High schools
Colleges

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Municipality of Tanza | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Cavite". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  5. Zamboangueño Chavacano: Philippine Spanish Creole or Filipinized Spanish Creole? By Tyron Judes D. Casumpang (Page 3)
  6. Andrés, Roberto (2010). Translated by Renan Prádo and Filomeno Aguilar. "Pedro Peláez, Leader of the Filipino Clergy" (PDF). Philippine Studies. 58 (1, 2): 3–43.
  7. "Tanza: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. "Province of Cavite". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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