Santa Maria, Bulacan

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official_name = Municipality of Santa Maria
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native_name = Bayan ng Santa Maria
nickname = Egg Basket of the Philippines
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subdivision_name2 = Bulacan
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leader_title = Representative, 4th Congressional District
leader_name = Reylina G. Nicolas (Lakas-CMD)
leader_title1 = Governor
leader_name1 = Joselito R. Mendoza (Kampi)
leader_title2 = Mayor
leader_name2 = Bartolome R. Ramos (Lakas-CMD)
leader_title3 = Vice Mayor
leader_name3 = Russel Guballa Pleyto (Kampi)
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Santa Maria is a 1st class urban municipality [ [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=031423000&regcode=03&provcode=14 NSCB - ActiveStats - PSGC Interactive - Municipality: SANTA MARIA ] ] in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. The municipality of Sta. Maria lies 32 kilometers northeast of Manila and is located at the eastern portion of Bulacan. It's now conurbated with Metro Manilla. The town is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Angat and Pandi; portion of San Jose del Monte City on the south; Norzagaray and other portions of San Jose del Monte on the east; and the municipalities of Marilao and Bocaue on the western side. Santa Maria is 18 kilometers away from Malolos City, the provincial capital, and 38 kilometers from City of San Fernando, Pampanga, the regional center of Central Luzon.

According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 205,258 inhabitants("144,282 people in 29,886 households in census 2000").

Built up area

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now included in the "Metro Manila built up area" which reaches the town of San Ildefonso in the province of Bulacan in its northernmost part.

Geography

Land Area

Sta. Maria has a land area of about 9,092.5 hectares or 90.925 square kilometers. The town is generally plain although hilly at the northern portion. It has a lone body of water - the Santa Maria River.

Land Use

Basically agricultural, about 29.02 km² or 30.54% of the town's land area is devoted to crop production. Approximately 26.66 km² of riceland in Santa Maria are rain-fed and 2.36 km² are irrigated. An area of 32.74 km² are classified as non- productive agricultural area or open grasslands.

Mineral Resources

The town has rich deposits of gravel and sand and volcanic tuff or "adobe." Quarrying has been a good source of livelihood among the town folks.

Climate

The prevailing climatic conditions in the municipality is categorized into two (2) types: dry and wet season.

The annual mean temperature in the area is 27.7 °C. The warmest month is May with a mean temperature of 29.9 °C while the coldest is January at 25.2 °C.

The mean annual relative humidity in the area is 77% which is not high. The mean monthly relative humidity is lowest in March at 64% and highest in September at 84%.

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Demographics

As of 2007, Sta. Maria has a population of 205,258 inhabitants with a population density of 2,258 persons per km².

Santa Maria is ranked the 3rd largest population in Bulacan after San Jose del Monte City (439,090) and Malolos City (223,069) as 1st and 2nd respectably.

Population Projection

If the 5.16% growth rate continues, this will be the projected population of Santa Maria by the next ?? years:

Pavilion

Within the heart of Sta. Maria arise a new pavilion that was built and completed February 2006. It's now the central pillar of all happy family celebrations that catered to all its citizen and neighboring town folks. Its famous name "Casa Burgos" was dubbed from one of the three famous Spaniard friars "Gomburza" where the old street name came from. Visitors and guests are awed by its lush and beautiful garden setting that became the focal point of most garden weddings and the likes. A place to visit when you are in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

Dining Places

The following are the major fast food chain/restaurant in Santa Maria:

Food Processing Industry

There are about 100 food processing establishments in Sta. Maria. Of these are bakeries/bakeshops, ice- cream / ice-drop factories, native delicacy makers, 2 sweet preserve processors, sitsaron factories, noodle factories, and balot producers.

Among the biggest food processors are Jess-Nor, Dunkin Donuts, DELFI, Integrated Food Manufacturing Corporation and Sapporo Noodles Factory.

Agro-Industrial Sector

Industrial activities in Sta. Maria are mostly agro-based. For the past two decades, there has been a great boom in its poultry and hog raising industries. Presently, there are around 150+ poultry and piggery farms.

The boost in agri-business necessitated the establishment of feed mills and feed trading centers. Now, there are eight commercial feed mills and 15 feed trading centers operating in the town.

There are 20 rice mills in Sta. Maria that accommodate the milling and storage needs of the farmers for their palay harvest. The rice brunts (darak production) of these mills complement the feed requirements of the livestock raisers.

Cottage Industry

* There are 11 furniture- making establishments in the town.

* Santa Maria is also noted for its firework industry which is globally competitive. Its pyrotechnics producers ranked 9th in the World Fireworks Competition held at Macau in 1997. As of 2004, there are 154 pyrotechnics manufacturers in the municipality.

* There are 5 textile and 102 garment factories operating in Santa Maria.

Transportation and Communication

Road Networks

Important road networks in Sta Maria are as follows:
* Bocaue-San Jose Road - connecting Sta. Maria to the city of San Jose del Monte and Bocaue;
* Sta. Maria By-Pass Road;
* Norzagaray-Sta. Maria Road- connecting Sta. Maria to the towns of Angat and Norzagaray;
* Santa Clara-Pandi Road- connecting Santa Maria to the towns of Pandi, Balagtas, Bustos and Baliuag;
* the Manila North Road "(Mac Arthur Highway)" ;
* Sta. Maria - Tungkong Mangga Road- a vital provincial road which links the City of San Jose del Monte to town of Santa Maria.
* the North Luzon Expressway (through Bocaue Exit).

Based on the 2004 road inventory done by Municipal Engineer's Office, Santa Maria has a total road length of 218.38 km., 24.98 of which are national roads, 26.54 km are provincial roads, 19.07 km are municipal roads, and 147.79 km are barangay roads. Most of the roads are concrete and are in fair condition.

Bridges

As of 2004, Santa Maria has a network of ten (10) bridges passing rivers and other waterways of the town. All are made of reinforced concrete design girders which are in good condition and passable.

Transportation

Buses

The following are the bus companies that ply through the primary roads of Santa Maria, Bulacan.

The following are institutions of higher learning found in Sta. Maria, Bulacan:

Population

As of August 1, 2007, Eight (8) barangays surpass the 10,000 mark.

Santa Maria has a population growth rate of 5.16% per annum.

Barangay Income

Income of every barangay in the town of Sta. Maria (as of April 2008)

ee Also

* Barangay Santa Clara, Santa Maria, Bulacan
* Barangay Pulong Buhangin, Santa Maria, Bulacan
* P.U.P. Santa Maria Extension
* Bartolome Ramos

References

External links

* [http://stamariabulacan.blogspot.com/ Santa Maria, My Kind of Town]
* [http://santamariabulacan.gov.ph/ Official Website of the Municipality of Santa Maria, Bulacan]
* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=106741 www.abs-cbnnews, Ex-Bulacan mayor held for estafa]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barangay_Santa_Clara,_Santa_Maria,_Bulacan Wikipedia Brgy. Sta. Clara, Sta. Maria, Bulacan]
* [http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Santa_Maria,_Bulacan Santa Maria, Bulacan - WikiPilipinas: The Hip 'n Free Philippine Encyclopedia]