Anao | |
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| Municipality of Anao | |
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| Coordinates:15°43′49″N120°37′35″E / 15.730386°N 120.626414°E /15.730386; 120.626414 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Tarlac |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | March 16, 1870 |
| Barangays | 18 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gian Pierre O. De Dios |
| • Vice Mayor | Jocelyn C. Punzalan |
| • Representative | Jaime D. Cojuangco |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 8,620 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 12,865 |
| • Density | 539.0/km2 (1,396/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,089 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.99 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 113.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 231.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 911.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 35.88 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2310 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Kapampangan |
| Website | anaotarlac |
Anao, officially theMunicipality of Anao (Pangasinan:Baley na Anao;Ilocano:Ili ti Anao;Tagalog:Bayan ng Anao;Kapampangan:Balen ning Anao), is amunicipality in theprovince ofTarlac,Philippines.According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,865 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[5]
Formerly a part of Pangasinan province, Anao was founded and organized into a municipality on March 16, 1870. Every year on March 16, the foundation of the town is celebrated along with the Ylang-Ylang Festival.
The area where Anao is located was inhabited before 1800 by people from theIlocos Region. In 1835, a group of immigrants fromPaoay, Ilocos Norte reached the region and first settled near a creek on the bank where there werebalete trees. These immigrants called their settlementBalete. The immigrants found the region where they settled to have many agricultural prospects and this attracted more immigrants who came from the north, especially from the town of Paoay.
The settlement expanded and later changed its name to "Barrio Anao" (deriving authentically from the Ilocano worddanao which meanscreek and due to the anahao leaf that grows in various area they derive the name Anao). By that time, balete trees were extinguished and thebarrio was adjacent in all directions by creeks.
Paniqui had a road extended towards the east to Anao. Paniqui claimed Anao as its barrio and the people of the barrio accepted the claim. Years went by and Anao expanded. In 1870, a petition was made and approved that Anao be made a municipality.[6]
The smallest town in terms of land area in the whole of Tarlac, Anao covers a total land area of 23.87 square kilometres (2,387 ha). Anao is 41 kilometres (25 mi) fromTarlac City and 165 kilometres (103 mi) fromManila. Located in the north-eastern part of Tarlac, it is bound on the north bySan Manuel, on the east byNampicuan, on the south byRamos, on the west byPaniqui, andMoncada.
Anao is politically subdivided into 18barangays, as shown below. [7] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Anao, Tarlac | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 35 (95) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 22 (71) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 80 (3.1) | 107 (4.2) | 138 (5.4) | 147 (5.8) | 119 (4.7) | 70 (2.8) | 26 (1.0) | 8 (0.3) | 715 (28.1) |
| Average rainy days | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 21.4 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 143 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 3,678 | — |
| 1918 | 3,314 | −0.69% |
| 1939 | 3,486 | +0.24% |
| 1948 | 4,453 | +2.76% |
| 1960 | 5,068 | +1.08% |
| 1970 | 6,672 | +2.78% |
| 1975 | 6,084 | −1.83% |
| 1980 | 6,519 | +1.39% |
| 1990 | 7,955 | +2.01% |
| 1995 | 9,240 | +2.85% |
| 2000 | 10,045 | +1.81% |
| 2007 | 10,806 | +1.01% |
| 2010 | 10,873 | +0.23% |
| 2015 | 11,528 | +1.12% |
| 2020 | 12,208 | +1.21% |
| 2024 | 12,865 | +1.27% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Anao, Tarlac, was 12,208 people,[14] with a density of 510 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.
Anao is predominantly anIlocano-speaking town although most are fluent inTagalog. Other languages likeKapampangan andPangasinan are also spoken by most of the population.
Aglipayan andRoman Catholicism are two of the predominant religions in the municipality. Other groups having a large number of members in the municipality arethe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,Iglesia ni Cristo, andProtestantism.
Poverty incidence of Anao
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
| Name | Term Began | Term Ended |
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| Ramon Evangelista | 1938 | 1946 |
| Arcadio Evangelista | 1946 | 1947 |
| Silvestre Sabado | 1948 | 1951 |
| Arcadio Evangelista | 1952 | 1955 |
| Dionisio Dumlao | 1960 | 1963 |
| Catalino O. Cruz | 1964 | 1979 |
| Andres Dela Cruz | 1979 | 1986 |
| Clemente T. Apuan | 1988 | 1998 |
| Rodolfo F. Guerrero | 1998 | 2007 |
| Edgardo S. Felipe | 2007 | 2016 |
| Betty B. Lacbayan | 2016 | 2019 |
| Rafael M. Naral | 2019 | 2022 |
| Gian Pierre O. De Dios | 2022 | Incumbent |
The Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao[23] can be found on the center of the town near the municipal hall. It belongs to theRoman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac.[24]
TheYlang Ylang Festival is celebrated by the municipality every 16 March to take pride of their main local products, which are perfumes and essentials oils made from theylang-ylang flower.[25] The town has over 10,000 ylang-ylang trees, many of them lined on the local main road, which are harvested and highly valued for its perfume.[26]
The Anao Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[27]
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