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San Antonio
Municipality
Municipality of San Antonio
Welcome arch
Flag Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with San Antonio highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Antonio Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°18′28″N 120°51′12″E / 15.3078°N 120.8533°E / 15.3078; 120.8533
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	4th district
Named for	St. Anthony the Abbot
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Arvin C. Salonga
•  Vice Mayor	Julieta E. Maxwell
•  Representative	Emerson D. Pascual
•  Municipal Council	Members Roberto S. Carpio Manolito C. Balcos Daniel Pamintuan Renier M. Umali Christopher G. Cunanan Eduardo Ostares RC Cruz Roy V. Juliano
•  Electorate	57,256 voters ( 2022)
Area [2]
• Total	153.56 km2 (59.29 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Highest elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Lowest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	83,060
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
•  Households	20,527
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	5.80 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 265.8 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 469.9 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 265.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 218.8 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Nueva Ecija 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 ( PST)
ZIP code	3108
PSGC	034924000
IDD :  area code	+63 (0)44
Native languages	Kapampangan Tagalog Ilocano
Website	www.sanantonio.gov.ph

San Antonio, officially the Municipality of San Antonio ( Tagalog: Bayan ng San Antonio, Kapampangan: Balen ning San Antonio), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,060 people. ^[3]

Etymology

The present name of the town was given in 1843 in honor of the patron saint, San Antonio Abad, by Father Leocadio Luis, the first priest of the town. Before its organization and recognition as a town by means of a decree promulgated during the Spanish regime, this was a barangay of Gapan and was known as Barrio Delinquente.

History

San Antonio was previously called as the barrio of Delinquente as old residents claimed that the name Delinquente originated by the sinking of a Casco (big boat or banca) fully loaded with palay in Pampanga River.

It was partitioned from the town of Gapan in 1843 by the order of Governor-General Marcelino Oraa, along with the town of San Isidro. The movement of the separation of Barrio Delinquente from the town of Gapan, and its organization as an independent municipality was ignited in 1839. The petition of the residents of Barrio Delinquente was finally approved in November 1842 but the definite separation from the town of Gapan took place in 1843. San Antonio, along with its origin Gapan, Aliaga, Cabiao, and San Isidro were transferred from Pampanga to Nueva Ecija in 1848.

It is bounded by the towns of Jaen to its eastern side, Zaragosa is to the north, Cabiao and San Isidro, and Concepcion in the Province of Tarlac is at its western border.

Travelling from the Philippine capital city of Manila, a popular route going to San Antonio is via the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). Turning north-east and exiting the NLEX at the San Simon junction, the journey continues to Arayat, the last town of Pampanga before reaching Cabiao. From Cabiao, one can opt to continue towards the town of San Isidro and then take a left turn towards Jaen and then before Jaen town proper take another turn towards San Antonio. There is an alternative backroad route leading to the southern part of San Antonio and this can be taken immediately after entering Brgy. Concepcion, turning left towards the Santa Isabel Bridge which crosses the Pampanga river.

The older and now slower route is the bus transport route which leaves the NLEX at Santa Rita and traverses the Pan-Philippine Highway across the length of the Province of Bulacan up to Gapan in Nueva Ecija and turning left on the Gapan-Olongapo Road.

Geography

Barangays

San Antonio is politically divided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty Incidence of San Antonio

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^{[9] [10]
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Government

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2022)

Local government

Municipal elected official (2022–present):

• Mayor
  • Arvin Salonga
• Vice Mayor
  • Julie Maxwell
• Councilors:
  • Roberto Carpio
  • Manolito Balcos
  • Daniel Pamintuan
  • Christopher Cunanan
  • Renier Umali
  • Eduardo Ostares
  • RC Cruz
  • Roy Juliano

^[16]

Gallery

• 
  Welcome arch
• 
  Highway
• 
  Town hall
• 
  Saint Anthony Abbot Parish Church
• 
  Public Market

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Antonio, Nueva Ecija.

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Municipality of San Antonio, Nueva Ecija