Tanza, Cavite

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website = [http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/tanza Municipality of Tanza, Cavite]
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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 2007 census, it has a population of 171,795 people in a land area of 98.2 square kilometers.

Tanza was the place were 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.

Built up area

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manilla, the municipality is now included in Manilla built up area which reaches Lipa City in its southernmost part.

Demography

North - Manila Bay
Northeast - Municipality of Rosario
East - Municipality of General Trias
West - Municipality of Naic
South - Trece Martires City

Municipal Government

Barangays

Tanza is politically subdivided into 41 barangays.

* Amaya I * Amaya II * Amaya III * Amaya IV * Amaya V * Amaya VI * Amaya VII * Bagtas * Biga * Biwas * Bucal * Bunga * Calibuyo * Capipisa

* Daang Amaya I * Daang Amaya II * Daang Amaya III * Halayhay * Julugan I * Julugan II * Julugan III * Julugan IV * Julugan V * Julugan VI * Julugan VII * Julugan VIII * Mulawin * Lambingan

* Paradahan I * Paradahan II * Poblacion I * Poblacion II * Poblacion III * Poblacion IV * Punta I * Punta II * Sahud Ulan * Sanja Mayor * Santol * Tanauan * Tres Cruses

Administration

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-! Position! Name of Elected Official! Number of Votes
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Municipal Mayor
Marcus Ashley C. Arayata
23,467
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Municipal vice mayor
Yuri A. Pacumio
21,057
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Sangguniang Bayan Member
Sandy de Peralta
24,471
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Sangguniang Bayan Member
Wilfredo P. Nunez
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Sangguniang Bayan Member
Antonio A. Dimaranan
15,785
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Sangguniang Bayan Member
Ernesto Arenal
13,708
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Sangguniang Bayan Member
Joselito J. Diosana
13,436
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Sangguniang Bayan Member
Rogelio A. Dones
12,402
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Sangguniang Bayan Member
Romeo Caringal
12,142
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Sangguniang Bayan Member
Aurelio Abutin
11,838
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Liga ng mga Barangay President
Hermogenes "Gengen" C. Arayata III|
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SK Federation President
Veektor John Joseph D. Trias

Religion

Majority of the people are Roman Catholics but there is a fast-growth of Protestant/Christian Churches throughout Tanza. Iglesia ni Cristo, Baptist, Adventist, Jehovah's Witness, Mormon Churches and Islam are established in the area.

Education

Day Care Centers

There are 32 government owned daycare centers in Tanza, Cavite, which is being managed by the MSWD.

Elementary School

* Alonzo's Learning Center
* Amaya 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
* 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 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
* Julugan Elementary School
* Lebelle Learning Center
* 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
* Sta. Cruz (Bucal) Elementary School
* Tanza Child Development Center(TCDC)
* The International School for Children
* Tres Cruses Elementary School

High School

* Saint Augustine School (SAS)
*Tanza National Comprehensive Highschool (TNCHS)
*Amaya School of Home and Industries (ASHI)
* Tanza National Trade School (TNTS)
* Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School - De La Salle Supervised (OLHRS)
* Tanza Child Development Center (TCDC)
* Periwinkle Hillcrest Montessori School (PHMS)
* Holy Nazarene Christian School (HNCS)
* De Roman Montessori School (DRMS)
* Maddalena Starace School (MSS)
* Good Tree International School (GTIS)

College

* Cavite State University - Tanza Campus
* Saint Joseph College - Tanza

Events

* Sto. Niño Festival - 2nd Week of January
* Araw ng Tanza - February 26
* 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

Notable Tanza people

* Felipe Calderón y Roca - National hero; Father of the Malolos Constitution;
* Fernando Calderon - First Filipino to be the Dean of the College of Medicine and Director of the Philippine General Hospital
* Epimaco Velasco - DILG Secretary; Governor; NBI Director, first NBI Director who rose from the ranks; worked as a janitor and later bailiff at the Manila City Hall while studying up law; rose to prominence at the NBI with the killing of Number 1 Most Wanted Man in Cavite, Loenardo Manero @ "Nardong Putik" in 1971.
* Justiniano S. Montano - Senator; Congressman
* Justo Torres - Supreme Court Justice
* Antero Soriano - Senator; Governor
* Juan de Zuniga Jr. - Assistant Governor and Legal Counsel of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
* Emmanuel Velasco - Senior State Prosecutor; Chief, Office of the Provincial Prosecutor - Cavite, 3rd son of former Cavite Governor and former NBI Director Epimaco Velasco, former journalist of the Pahayagang Malaya during the Marcos Era, studied Law at the University of Santo Tomas, took up Masters of Laws at UST; Masters in National Security Administration (MNSA) at the National Defense College; and likewise took up post-graduate studies at the FBI Academy, USA and the American University, USA.
* Florentino Joya - Congressman
* Francisco Arca - Congressman
* Delfin Montano - Governor
* Lino Bocalan - Governor
* Hermogenes F. Arayata II - GAB Commissioner; Mayor
* Mars Ravelo - Graphic novelist
* Jasmine Trias - American Idol (3rd runner-up)
* Juan Cailles - Filipino revolutionary; educator; Governor of Laguna.
* Josefino Cenizal - Composer of the famous Filipino Christmas carol "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit" , " "Hindi Kita Malimot" "
* Leonel Herrera - writer of The Blacksmith's Tale.

Tourist spots

* Holy Cross Parish
* Casa Hacienda
* Saint Augustine Park
* Starfish Beach Resort
* Hardin ng Postema
* Buenaflor Resort
* Mountsea Grand Resort