Santa Rita | |
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| Municipality of Santa Rita | |
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| Nickname: Sesen taya ing Santa Rita | |
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.svg)  Santa Rita Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°59′43″N 120°36′55″E / 14.99528°N 120.61528°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Pampanga |
| District | 2nd district |
| Named for | St. Rita of Cascia |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Arthur "Art" L. Salalila |
| • Vice Mayor | Mercedita "Mercy" B. Carreon |
| • Representative | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 28,467 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.76 km2 (11.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 48,209 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,433 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 8.42 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 139.1 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 321.5 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 143.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 74.13 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Pampanga 2 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2002 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Santa Rita, officially the Municipality of Santa Rita (Kapampangan: Balen ning Santa Rita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Rita), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,209 people.[3] The town of Santa Rita belongs to the Second District of Pampanga, along with the towns in the south-western part of the province. It is 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Manila.
Santa Rita is famous in Pampanga for the turones de casoy delicacy, which is a cashew candy. It is chiefly a agricultural town.
- ^ Municipality of Santa Rita | (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 III (Central Luzon)". 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.