Tanza

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Tanza
Bayan ng Tanza
Municipality
Historical Santa Cruz Parish
Historical Santa Cruz Parish
Official seal of Tanza
Seal
Nickname: 
A Prime Tourist Destination
Map of Cavite showing the location of Tanza
Map of Cavite showing the location of Tanza
CountryPhilippines
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Districts6th District of Cavite
Barangays41
ProvinceCavite
Incorporated (town)1760 and 1917
Government
 • MayorMarcus Ashley C. Arayata (LP)
 • Vice MayorYuri A. Pacumio (Liberal Party)
Area
 • Total78.24 km2 (30.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total188,755
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
Area code46
Aerial view of Tanza, with Gen. Trias in the background.

Municipality of Tanza (Filipino: Bayan ng Tanza)(formerly known as Sta. Cruz de Malabon) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 188,755 people in a land area of 78.24 square kilometers.

Tanza is the place where Emilio Aguinaldo took oath as the first president of the revolutionary government of the Philippines. It is also the home town 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.

Tanza has been awarded "Seal of Good Housekeeping" by the Department of Interior and Local Government in 2011. Municipal Government of Tanza is striving hard to look after people's needs of government services.

So far, Tanza is one of the largest municipalities in the country in terms of population and income.

Barangays

Tanza is politically subdivided into 41 barangays.[citation needed]

  • 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
  • Mulawin
  • Lambingan
  • Paradahan 1
  • Paradahan 2
  • Poblacion 1
  • Poblacion 2
  • Poblacion 3
  • Poblacion 4
  • Punta 1
  • Punta 2
  • Sahud Ulan
  • Sanja Mayor
  • Santol
  • Tanauan
  • Tres Cruses

Income

2009: Php212,579,603.23

2010: Php218,498,618.41

2011: Php256,163,447.00

Religion

Majority of the people are Roman Catholics but there is a fast-growth of Protestant/Christian Churches throughout Tanza. Members Church of God International (Ang Dating Daan), Baptist, Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses, LDS Church

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
  • Bea-Therese School
  • Bunga Elementary School
  • Capipisa Elementary School
  • Carissa Grace Mission School
  • Carissa Homes PS
  • Dawn Kiddie School of Cavite
  • De Roman Montessori School (DRMS)
  • Dei Gratia Learning Center
  • 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
  • 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 - De La Salle Supervised
  • Paradahan Elementary School
  • Pedro M. Gimenez Academe
  • Periwinkle Hillcrest Montessori School
  • Sahud Ulan PS (Halayhay Annex)
  • Saint Augustine School
  • Saint Mary of the Woods Academy
  • Saint Thomas Moore Academy
  • Sanja Mayor Elementary School
  • Santol Elementary School
  • Sawyer Integrated School
  • Sta. Cruz (Bucal) Elementary School
  • Sto. Niño de Lebelle Academy
  • Tanza Child Development Center(TCDC)
  • The International School for Children (TISC)
  • Tres Cruses Elementary School
Saint Augustine School

High schools

Colleges

  • Far East Asia Pacific Institute of Tourism Science and Technology (FEAPITSAT-main)
  • POWER School of Technology
  • Saint Joseph College - Tanza
  • Magsaysay Training Center

Events

[citation needed]

  • Sto. Niño Festival - 2nd Week of January
  • Araw ng Tanza - February 28
  • Hijas de Marias - Whole Month of May
  • Feast of San Juan - June 24
  • Feast of St. Augustine - August 28
  • Feast of the Holy Cross - September 14
  • Feast of the Resurrection - Easter Sunday
  • Rosario Festival - October 5–7

Notable Tanza people

See also

External links

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