Santa Ana, Taguig Explained

Official Name:Santa Ana
Settlement Type:Barangay
Blank Emblem Type:Wordmark
Pushpin Map:Metro Manila
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Philippines
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:National Capital Region
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Taguig
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:1st Legislative district of Taguig
Named For:Saint Anne
Government Type:Barangay
Leader Title:Punong Barangay
Leader Name:Roberto " Obet" M. Flogen
Established Date:April 04, 1587
Area Total Km2:0.22
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:22,581
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:14.5277°N 121.0766°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:1637
Area Code:02
Website:https://www.facebook.com/brgystaanataguig

Santa Ana is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the nine original barrios of Taguig.[1] It is named after Saint Anne, who is the patroness of the barangay.

History

Santa Ana is the original municipal center of Taguig from its establishment in 1587, during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.[2] [3] It had a total land area of .

Landmarks

The Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Anne is a Roman Catholic church located in the barangay. Built in 1587, it is situated next to the Taguig River and across Plaza Quezon, where the statue of Manuel L. Quezon was erected when he was still serving as the nation's President.[4] The Taguig Integrated School is also located in the barangay. Its Gabaldon Building, which has remained standing since it was constructed from 1917 to 1928 and currently serves as the school's museum.

Geography

Santa Ana is bounded to the north by Tuktukan, to the east by Calzada Tipas, to the south by Laguna de Bay, and to the west by the Taguig River.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diccionario geografico, estadistico, historico de las Islas Filipinas: Por Manuel Buzeta y Felipe Bravo. I . Buzeta . Manuel . 1850 .
  2. Diccionario Geografico Estadistico Historico Islas Filipinas, Manuel Buzeta, Felipe Bravo, Rector Del Colegio De Valladolid, Madrid 1850, page 292
  3. Web site: Taguig's Santa Ana and the "probinsyudad" feels. February 5, 2021. July 26, 2022. The Urban Roamer.
  4. Web site: Plaza Quezon. June 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012011422/http://www.taguig.gov.ph/tourism/historical-places/. October 12, 2013. dead.