Santa Maria, Bulacan

**Santa Maria** is a municipality (town) in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It lies 32 kilometers northeast of Manila and is located at the eastern portion of the province. It is surrounded by the towns of Angat and Pandi in the north; by San Jose del Monte City in the south; by Norzagaray in the east; and by Marilao and Bocaue in the west.

According to the 2007 Philippine national census (a total count of the country's population), it has 205,258 people.

It is divided into 24 barangays (villages). These barangays are:
1. Bagbaguin
1. Balasing
1. Buenavista
1. Bulac
1. Camangyanan
1. Catmon
1. Caypombo
1. Caysio
1. Guyong
1. Lalakhan
1. Mag-asawang Sapa
1. Mahabang Parang
1. Manggahan
1. Parada
1. Poblacion (Santa Maria town proper)
1. Pulong Buhangin
1. San Gabriel
1. San Jose Patag
1. San Vicente
1. Santa Clara
1. Santa Cruz
1. Silangan
1. Tabing Bakod (Santo Tomas)
1. Tumana

## Other websites

- Santa Maria, My Kind of Town
- Official Website of the Municipality of Santa Maria, Bulacan
- Santa Maria Map | Philippines Google Satellite Maps
- NSCB - ActiveStats - PSGC Interactive - Municipality: SANTA MARIA
- Philippine Census Information
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Santa Maria
- **other name**: Santa Maria de Pandi
- **nickname**:
Chicharrón capital of the Philippines
- **settlement type**: Municipalities of the Philippines, Municipality
- **motto**:
Santa Maria sa pag-unlad, Kasama Ka!
<small>(Santa Maria Progresses with You!)</small>
- **anthem**:
Bayan Kong Mahal
<small>(My Beloved Town)</small>
- **image caption**: From top, left to right: Santa Maria Municipal Hall, Immaculate Conception Parish Church of Santa Maria, La Purísima Concepción Parish Church, fireworks, chicharrón, Paso Bridge at night, La Purisima Concepcion is the patron saint of the municipality
- **image flag**: Ph_flag_bulacan_santamaria.png
- **flag size**: 120x80px
- **map caption**: Map of Bulacan showing the location of Santa Maria
- **pushpin map**: Philippines
- **pushpin label**: Santa Maria
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within the Philippines
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Philippines
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of the Philippines, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Central Luzon (Region III)
- **subdivision type2**: Provinces of the Philippines, Province
- **subdivision name2**: Bulacan
- **subdivision type3**: Legislative districts of the Philippines, District
- **subdivision name3**: Legislative districts of Bulacan, 4th District
- **subdivision type4**: Capital
- **subdivision name4**: Barangay Poblacion
- **parts type**: Barangays
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: 24
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Bartolome Ramos, Bartolome R. Ramos (National Unity Party (Philippines), NUP)
- **leader title1**: Vice Mayor
- **leader name1**: Rico Jude P. Sto. Domingo (National Unity Party (Philippines), NUP)
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: around 1647<sup>#estab1, *</sup>
<small>(as a barrio of Bocaue, Bulacan, Bocaue)</small>
- **established title2**: Established
- **established date2**: July 4, 1699<sup>#estab2, **</sup>
<small>(as Santa Maria de Pandi Estate)</small>
- **established title3**: Incorporated
- **established date3**: February 1792
<small>(as an independent town)</small>
- **established title4**: Cityhood
- **area total km2**: 90.925
- **area land km2**: 89.88
- **area water km2**: 1.04
- **area water percent**: 1.15
- **population as of**: 2010
- **population total**: 218351
- **population density km2**: 2401.44
- **population demonym**: Santa Maríans
- **population est**: 252310
- **pop est as of**: 2014
- **population blank1 title**: Voters
- **population blank1**: 88965
- **population rank**: 6th of 1,491 Philippine municipality, municipalities
- **timezone**: Philippine Standard Time, PST
- **utc offset**: +8
- **elevation max m**: 101
- **elevation min m**: 5
- **postal code type**: List of ZIP codes in the Philippines, ZIP code
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in the Philippines, Dialing code
- **area code**: 0
- **website**: [http://www.santamariabulacan.gov.ph santamariabulacan.gov.ph]
- **footnotes**: <div id="estab1"><sup>1</sup> Earliest date that the barrio was known to exist.</div> <div id="estab2"><sup>2</sup> The date the Dominican Order, Dominicans obtained the hacienda from the Monarchy of Spain, Crown of Spain.</div>