Santa Rita, Pampanga

Santa Rita
Santa Rita
Municipality
	Municipality of Santa Rita
	Heritage Town Proper
	Seal
	Nickname: Sesen taya ing Santa Rita
	Map of Pampanga with Santa Rita highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Santa Rita Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 14°59′43″N 120°36′55″E / 14.99528°N 120.61528°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Pampanga
District	2nd district
Named for	St. Rita of Cascia
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Arthur "Art" L. Salalila
• Vice Mayor	Mercedita "Mercy" B. Carreon
• Representative	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	28,467 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	29.76 km2 (11.49 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Highest elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Lowest elevation	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	48,209
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
• Households	11,433
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	8.42% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 139.1 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 321.5 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 143.3 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 74.13 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Pampanga 2 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2002
PSGC	0305420000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Kapampangan; Tagalog
Website	www.santaritapampanga.gov.ph

Santa Rita, officially the Municipality of Santa Rita (Kapampangan: Balen ning Santa Rita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Rita), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,209 people.^[3] The town of Santa Rita belongs to the Second District of Pampanga, along with the towns in the south-western part of the province. It is 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Manila.

Santa Rita is famous in Pampanga for the turones de casoy delicacy, which is a cashew candy. It is chiefly a agricultural town.

^ Municipality of Santa Rita | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[1] Municipality of Santa Rita | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–03-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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