Anao, Tarlac

Anao, officially the Municipality of Anao (Ilocano: Ili ti Anao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Anao), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,528 people. [3]

Anao
Municipality
Municipality of Anao
Municipal Hall
Seal
Map of Tarlac with Anao highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Anao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°43′49″N 120°37′35″E
Country Philippines
RegionCentral Luzon (Region III)
ProvinceTarlac
District1st District
FoundedMarch 16, 1870
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRafael M. Naral
 • Vice MayorGian Pierre O. De Dios
 • RepresentativeCarlos O. Cojuangco
 • Electorate8,363 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total11,528
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Households
2,685
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence10.45% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱51,803,391.73 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2310
PSGC
036901000
IDD : area code +63 (0)45
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Kapampangan
Websiteanaotarlac.gov.ph

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).

Formerly a part of Pangasinan province, Anao was founded and organized into a municipality on March 16, 1870. Every year on the March 16, the foundation of the town is celebrated along with the Ylang-Ylang Festival.

Geography

Anao is 34 kilometres (21 mi) east of the provincial capitol and nestling on the Tarlac-Nueva Ecija border. Located in the north-eastern part of Tarlac, it is bound on the north by San Manuel, in the east by Nampicuan, on the south by Ramos and on the west by Paniqui and Moncada.

Barangays

Anao is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. [2]

  • Baguindoc (Baguinloc)
  • Bantog
  • Campos
  • Carmen
  • Casili
  • Don Ramon
  • Hernando
  • Poblacion
  • Rizal
  • San Francisco East
  • San Francisco West
  • San Jose North
  • San Jose South
  • San Juan
  • San Roque
  • Santo Domingo
  • Sinense
  • Suaverdez

Climate
Climate data for Anao, Tarlac
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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)
Average precipitation 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 [5]

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 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 word danao which means creek). By that time, balete trees were extinguished and the barrio 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.

Past mayors
Name Term Began Term Ended
Ramon Evangelista19381946
Arcadio Evangelista19461947
Silvestre Sabado19481951
Arcadio Evangelista19521955
Dionisio Dumlao19601963
Catalino O. Cruz19641979
Andres Dela Cruz19791986
Clemente T. Apuan19881998
Rodolfo F. Guerrero19982007
Edgardo S. Felipe20072016
Betty B. Lacbayan20192019
Rafael M. Naral2019Incumbent

Demographics
Population census of Anao
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7][8]

In the 2015 census, the population of Anao, Tarlac, was 11,528 people, [3] with a density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,200 inhabitants per square mile.

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 in the municipality. Other groups having a large number of members in the municipality are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Iglesia ni Cristo, and Protestantism.

Points of interest

The Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao[9] can be found on the center of the town near the municipal hall. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac.[10]

The Ylang 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 the ylang-ylang flower.[11] 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.[12]

Images
  • Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao
  • Ylang-ylang trees line all the streets
  • Multi Purpose Covered Court
  • Iglesia Filipina Independiente Church
  • Anao Municipalm Building
  • Municipal Open Field
  • Municipal Auditorium
  • Barangay Bantog ARC
  • Anao, Welcome ARC at Barangay San Francisco West

References
  1.  Municipality of Anao | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "Anao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. "Province of Tarlac". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. Category:Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao - Wikimedia Commons
  10. Diocese of Tarlac, Philippines
  11. "This Week's Festivals: March 10-16, 2019". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Quezon City. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
    "Ylang-Ylang Festival". Municipality of Anao. 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. Fernandez, Rudy (1 October 2009). "Tarlac's smallest town a big dot in global perfumery industry map". The Philippine Star. Tuguig City. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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