Sta. Ana

August 8, 2022

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The Municipality of Sta. Ana is a third-class landlocked municipality in the coastal province of Pampanga, part of Region III or Central Luzon.

The metropolis of Sta. Ana is bounded by the towns of Magalang and Arayat on the north, the nearby town of Candaba on the east side, the town of San Luis situated on the southern side, and Mexico on the western side.

The Municipality of Sta. Ana is mainly a farm town, predominantly the four barangays i.e. San Agustin, Sto. Rosario, San Roque, and San Pablo.

Those four barangays contributed as one of the top producers of imported and homegrown rice grains, bananas, corn, sugar cane, and diverse kinds of root vegetables. The collected fruits and harvests are being supplied to the neighboring municipalities inside and outside the province of Pampanga.

The Sta. Ana folks are also widely famous as the maker of “Majiganggas” (Huge traditional puppetry mainly used during the town’s Parade).

History

The Municipality of Sta. Ana is formerly known as “Bale Pinpin,” which means ‘laid aside.’ The name ‘Bale Pinpin’ came into existence in 1810, when the town lost its respective barrios to Mexico, San Luis, and Arayat.

In the beginning, the town was a component of the vast areas of forest land, predominantly bamboo groves, starting from the town of Apalit and Betis in Guagua.

As time goes by, many people arrived to settle down for good and cleared the place of the town.

In the 1600s, the Spanish settlers came into the town of Sta. Ana and the Spanish inhabitants established it as a parish in 1760.

In the year 1836, a church was erected to serve the increasing numbers of residents of the town. Later on, the Spanish administration assigned a new name ‘Sta. Ana,’ after its patron saint, St. Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary.

In 1905, the American settlers came and constituted a civil government consequently, the town had a small number of compliant taxpayers, which made the town of Sta. Ana, a constituent of the townlet of Arayat.

It was only on the 1^st of January 1913 when the town of Sta. Ana was finally acknowledged as a separate municipality through the appeal of its representatives.

Barangay

The Municipality of Sta. Ana is subdivided into 14 barangays.

San Agustin (Sumpung)	San Bartolome (Patayum)	San Isidro (Quenabuan)	San Joaquin (Poblacion, Canukil)	San Jose (Catmun)
San Juan (Tinajeru)	San Nicolas (Sepung Ilug)	San Pablo (Darabulbul)	San Pedro (Calumpang)	San Roque (Tuclung)
Santa Lucia (Calinan)	Santa Maria (Balen Bayu)	Santiago (Barrio Libutad)	Santo Rosario (Pagbatuan)

*All of the 14 barangays were named after multiple Christian patron saints, although some residents are still using the previous names of the town.

Festivals

Sta. Ana Founding Anniversary

The festivity for the founding Anniversary of the town of St. Ana has held every 1^st of January, and which founding date of Sta. Ana occurred on January 1, 1913.

Majiganggas Festival

The festival is being held every month of December. It’s a celebration of the unique tradition of puppetry, where the town of Sta. Ana is famous for.

**Source:** Municipality of Santa Ana Pampanga Tourism & Information Office

Kuraldal (Some Barangays of Sta. Ana, Pampanga)

The festivity is held every first week of January. It’s a festive street dance held by devotees in praying to the Patron saints of each barrio

Landmark and Attraction

St. Anne Parish Church

St. Anne Parish or locally known as ‘Sta. Ana Parish Church’ is a heritage site made of stone and bricks. It was erected in 1853 by Fr. Ferrer and completed by Fr. Lucas Gonzales.