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Tanza
Santa Cruz de Malabon | |
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| Municipality of Tanza | |
 Aerial view of Tanza | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Heart of the Cavite Coast | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: Filipino: Tanza, Bayang Makasaysayan English: (Tanza, Historic Town) | |
 Map of Cavite with Tanza highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Tanza Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°23′40″N 120°51′11″E / 14.39444°N 120.85306°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Cavite |
| District | 7th district |
| Founded | 1760 |
| Annexation to San Francisco de Malabon | October 15, 1903 |
| Chartered | 1910 |
| Renamed | February 28, 1914 (as Tanza) |
| Barangays | 41 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Councilors |
| • Mayor | Yuri A. Pacumio |
| • Vice Mayor | Archangelo B. Matro |
| • Representative | Crispin Diego D. Remulla |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.33 km2 (30.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 312,116 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 79,243 |
| Demonym(s) | Tanzeño (masculine or neutral) Tanzeña (feminine) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.85 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 681.1 million (2020), 241.4 million (2012), 307.4 million (2013), 360.5 million (2014), 386.5 million (2015), 430 million (2016), 541.2 million (2017), 568.7 million (2018), 616.3 million (2019), 732.1 million (2021), 1,147 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,211 million (2020), 227.6 million (2012), 271.5 million (2013), 334.4 million (2014), 411.9 million (2015), 535.3 million (2016), 843 million (2017), 1,056 million (2018), 1,190 million (2019), 1,405 million (2021), 1,781 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 685.5 million (2020), 228.6 million (2012), 243.5 million (2013), 260.1 million (2014), 306.8 million (2015), 311.1 million (2016), 246.6 million (2017), 305.3 million (2018), 521.7 million (2019), 681.3 million (2021), 887.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 266.9 million (2020), 55.02 million (2012), 70.32 million (2013), 72.18 million (2014), 92.68 million (2015), 92.42 million (2016), 229.1 million (2017), 271.1 million (2018), 300.6 million (2019), 398.7 million (2021), 583.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| • Water | Tanza Water District |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4108 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Major religions | |
| Feast date |
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| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Imus |
| Patron saint | |
| Website | www |
Tanza, officially the Municipality of Tanza (Tagalog: Bayan ng Tanza), formerly known as Santa Cruz de Malabon, is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 312,116 people.[3] It has a land area of 95.59 square kilometers (36.91 sq mi), making it the third largest municipality by land area in the province.
Tanza was awarded the "Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping" in 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, and 2021 and the "Seal of Good Local Governance" in 2016 by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The municipality was named 2014 most competitive in economic dynamism by the National Competitiveness Council, eighth most populous municipality (2015 NSO Census), and 15th largest Municipality Revenue Earner based on the 2016 Bureau of Local Government Finance Financial Report.[citation needed]
Tanza is the place where Emilio Aguinaldo was sworn as the president of the revolutionary government of the Philippines, in front of the ancient Santa Cruz or Holy Cross (the titular of Tanza's main Catholic parish). Other officials elected at Tejeros Convention elections, including Mariano Trias as vice president, also took their oath with Aguinaldo. Also, Tanza was the birthplace of Felipe G. Calderon, the person who drafted the Malolos Constitution.
Tanza is the home of Cavite Gateway Terminal, the first roll-on, roll-off barge terminal in the Philippines.[5]
- ^ Municipality of Tanza | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Cavite Gateway Terminal opens on Thursday". Philippine News Agency. 19 November 2018.