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Municipality of Tanza

Location
Map of Cavite showing the location of Tanza.
Government
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Cavite
District	2nd district of Cavite
Barangays	41
Income Class:	1st class; urban
Mayor	Marcus Ashley C. Arayata (LP)
Physical characteristics
Area	98.2 km²
Population      Total (2000)      Density	110,517 1125.4/km²
Coordinates	14°24'N 120°50'E

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 2000 census, it has a population of 110,517 people in 23,059 households. It has 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.

Contents 1 Demography 2 Municipal Government 2.1 Barangays 2.2 Administration 3 Religion 4 Education 4.1 Day Care Centers 4.2 Elementary School 4.3 High School 4.4 College 5 Events 6 Notable Tanza people 7 Tourist spots 8 External links

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

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

Position	Name of Elected Official	Number of Votes
Municipal Mayor	Marcus Ashley C. Arayata	23,467
Municipal Vice Mayor	Yuri A. Pacumio	21,057
Sangguniang Bayan Member	Sandy S. De Peralta	24,471
Sangguniang Bayan Member	Wilfredo P. Nuńez	17,431
Sangguniang Bayan Member	Antonio A. Dimaranan	15,785
Sangguniang Bayan Member	Ernesto A. Arenal	13,708
Sangguniang Bayan Member	Joselito J. Diosana	13,436
Sangguniang Bayan Member	Rogelino A. Dones	12,402
Sangguniang Bayan Member	Romeo C. Caringal	12,142
Sangguniang Bayan Member	Aurelio M. Abutin	11,838
ABC President	Sennen A. Samaniego
SK Federation President	James Edward Santillan

Position	Name of Department Head
Sangguniang Bayan Secretary	Boy Custodio
Municipal Treasurer	Marciana Joya
Municipal Budget Officer	Reynaldo Reño
Municipal Accountant (Officer in Charge)	Welnora Armintia
Licensing	Wenifreda Dones
Municipal Assessor
Municipal Civil Registrar	Ma. Teresa Cesa
MPDC	Corazon Tahimic
Municipal Agriculturist	Margarita Soberano
Municipal Health Officer	Dr. Ruth Punzalan
MSWD Officer	Betty Perlada Real
Municipal Engineer	George Fojas
General Services Officer	Rosa Rosal Calantog
Human Resource Management Officer

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.

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

• Alonzo's Learning Center
• 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
• Green Ridge School
• Gregorio B. Fojas (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
• 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
• The International School for Children
• Tres Cruses Elementary 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 (OLHRS)
• Tanza Child Development Center (TCDC)
• Periwinkle Hillcrest Montessori School (PHMS)
• Holy Nazarene Christian School (HNCS)

• Cavite State University - Tanza Campus
• POWER School of Technology (PST)

• Saint Joseph College - Tanza

• 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

• 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
• 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; Provincial Fiscal - Cavite
• Florentino Joya - Congressman
• Francisco Arca - Congressman
• Delfin Montano - Governor
• Lino Bocalan - Governor
• Hermogenes F. Arayata II - GAB Commisioner; Mayor
• Mars Ravelo - Graphic novelist
• Jasmine Trias - American Idol (3rd runner-up)
• Juan Cailles - philippine revolutionarist; educator; governor of laguna
• Josefino Cenizal - Composer of Ang Pasko ay Sumapit

• Holy Cross Parish
• Casa Hacienda
• Saint Augustine Park
• Starfish Beach Resort
• Hardin ng Postema
• Buenaflor Resort
• Mountsea Grand Resort
• Menang Resort Villa Pandan
• Villa Excellance
• Camp General Mariano Riego de Dios (Headquarters - Army Reserve Command)

• Official Site of the Municipal Government of Tanza, Cavite

v • d • e Cities and Municipalities of Cavite
Municipalities: Alfonso • Amadeo • Bacoor • Carmona • Dasmariñas • Gen.  Mariano Alvarez • Gen.  Emilio Aguinaldo • Gen.  Trias • Imus • Indang • Kawit • Magallanes • Maragondon • Mendez • Naic • Noveleta • Rosario • Silang • Tanza • Ternate
Component Cities: Cavite City • Tagaytay City • Trece Martires City