Anao, Tarlac
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| Municipality of Anao | |
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| Government | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Tarlac |
| District | 1st District |
| Barangays | 18 |
| Income class | 5th class |
| Mayor | Edgardo S. Felipe |
| ZIP Code | 2310 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 23.87 km² |
| Population
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10,806 |
| Population Census of Anao | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 9,240 |
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| 2000 | 10,045 | 1.81% | |
| 2007 | 10,806 | 1.01% | |
Anao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 10,806 people in 2,086 households.
As the smallest municipality, Anao covers a total land area of 23.87 square kilometres. The area occupied by the municipality was formerly a part of Pangasinan. It is 34 kilometers east of the provincial capitol and nestling on the Tarlac-Nueva Ecija border. Located in the north-eastern part of Tarlac, it is bounded on the north by San Manuel, in the east by Nampicuan, on the south by the Ramos and on the west by the Paniqui and Moncada.
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[edit] History
The area where Anao is located was inhabited before 1800 by people from the Ilocos Region. In 1835, a group of immigrants from Paoay, Ilocos Norte reached the region and first settled near a creek on the bank where there were balete trees. These immigrants called their settlement "Balete". The immigrants found that the region where they settled has many agricultural prospects and this attracted more immigrants who came from the north, especially from the town of Paoay. The settlement expanded and became a barrio named Balete which later changed to Barrio Anao deriving from the Ilocano word "Danao" which means creek. By that time, balete trees were extinguished and the barrio was adjacent in all directions by creeks. Paniqui then stood as one municipality and had a road extended toward the east to Barrio Anao. Paniqui had more rights to claim Anao as its barrio and the people of the barrio accepted the claim.
[edit] Demographics
Anao is predominantly an Ilocano-speaking town although most are fluent in Tagalog. Other languages like Kapampangan and Pangasinan are spoken by about 10% of the population.
Aglipayan and Roman Catholicism are two of the predominant religions.
[edit] Barangays
Anao is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.
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[edit] External links
- anaotarlac.com
- YIFI Anao
- Pasyalan Tarlac
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 1995 Philippine Census Information
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
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