Santa Teresita, Batangas

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Santa Teresita, officially the Municipality of Santa Teresita (Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,559 people.Template:PH census

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Geography

Santa Teresita is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 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.

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Santa Teresita is Script error: No such module "convert". from Batangas City and Script error: No such module "convert". from Manila.

Barangays

Santa Teresita is politically subdivided into 17 barangays, as shown in the matrix below.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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


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Climate

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Demographics

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In the 2020 census, Santa Teresita had a population of 21,559.Template:PH census The population density was Script error: No such module "convert"..

Economy

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Gallery

References

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External links

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  • [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]

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