# Santa Teresita, Batangas

Santa Teresita, officially the Municipality of Santa Teresita (Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Teresita), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,559 people.

## Etymology

Santa Teresita is derived from Spanish for its patron saint, Thérèse of Lisieux, who is also known as St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.

## History

On December 28, 1961, the barrios of Sambat, Sinipian, Bihis, Calayaan, Irukan and Cutang Cawayan from the municipality of Taal; Calumala, Tambo, Saimsim and Burol from the municipality of San Nicolas; and Pacifico and Sampa from the municipality of San Luis were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as Santa Teresita, by virtue of Executive Order No. 454 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia. Ireneo Aquino was appointed as its first municipal mayor, serving until June 1962. In 1971, barangay Antipolo was established as a separate barangay out of barangay Sinipian, as well as barangay Cuta East, which was separated from barangay Cutang Cawayan.

## Geography

Santa Teresita is located at 13°51′59″N 120°58′53″E﻿ / ﻿13.86639°N 120.98139°E﻿ / 13.86639; 120.98139 along the southern lakeshore area of Taal Lake. Its boundaries are San Nicolas in the north, San Luis on the south, Taal on the west and Taal Lake on the northeast.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 16.30 square kilometers (6.29 sq mi)  constituting 0.52% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometer (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.
Santa Teresita is 17 kilometers (11 mi) from Batangas City and 122 kilometers (76 mi) from Manila.

### Barangays

Santa Teresita is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Currently, there are 3 barangays which are classified as urban.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 041027001 | Antipolo | 3.6% | 768 | 696 | ▴ | 0.99% |
| 041027002 | Bihis | 7.3% | 1,584 | 1,373 | ▴ | 1.44% |
| 041027003 | Burol | 3.1% | 667 | 454 | ▴ | 3.92% |
| 041027004 | Calayaan | 9.6% | 2,060 | 1,902 | ▴ | 0.80% |
| 041027005 | Calumala | 6.2% | 1,346 | 1,289 | ▴ | 0.43% |
| 041027006 | Cuta East | 5.5% | 1,185 | 991 | ▴ | 1.80% |
| 041027007 | Cutang Cawayan | 3.4% | 733 | 510 | ▴ | 3.69% |
| 041027008 | Irukan | 3.0% | 637 | 598 | ▴ | 0.63% |
| 041027009 | Pacifico | 9.0% | 1,945 | 1,680 | ▴ | 1.48% |
| 041027010 | Poblacion I | 7.7% | 1,662 | 1,483 | ▴ | 1.15% |
| 041027012 | Saimsim | 12.7% | 2,730 | 1,910 | ▴ | 3.64% |
| 041027013 | Sampa | 6.0% | 1,295 | 1,172 | ▴ | 1.00% |
| 041027014 | Sinipian | 4.2% | 898 | 705 | ▴ | 2.45% |
| 041027015 | Tambo Ibaba | 4.5% | 976 | 683 | ▴ | 3.63% |
| 041027016 | Tambo Ilaya | 4.3% | 920 | 580 | ▴ | 4.72% |
| 041027017 | Poblacion II | 5.5% | 1,180 | 986 | ▴ | 1.81% |
| 041027018 | Poblacion III | 2.5% | 541 | 403 | ▴ | 2.99% |
| | Total | Total | 21,559 | 17,415 | ▴ | 2.16% |

### Climate

Climate data for Santa Teresita, Batangas :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 32 (1.3) | 101 (4.0) | 142 (5.6) | 208 (8.2) | 187 (7.4) | 175 (6.9) | 131 (5.2) | 68 (2.7) | 39 (1.5) | 1,121 (44.3) |
| Average rainy days | 5.2 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 19.8 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 25.2 | 23.2 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 197.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, Santa Teresita had a population of 21,559. The population density was 1,300 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Santa Teresita
* 2.5
* 5
* 7.5
* 10
* 12.5
* 15
* 2006 7.40
* 2009 9.36
* 2012 6.02
* 2015 6.45
* 2018 10.75
* 2021 5.95
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Gallery

* Welcome arch
* Old municipal hall
* Downtown
* Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face