San Antonio, Quezon City
| San Antonio | |
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 Map of Quezon City showing San Antonio |
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| Coordinates: 14°39′0″N 121°0′59″E / 14.65000°N 121.01639°ECoordinates: 14°39′0″N 121°0′59″E / 14.65000°N 121.01639°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Quezon City |
| District | 1st District of Quezon City |
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| • Type | Barangay |
| • Barangay Chairman | Ernesto "Nestor" R. Berroya |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Zip Code | 1105 |
| Area code(s) | 02 |
San Antonio is one of the 142 barangays of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
San Antonio is bounded by the Dario River in the East, Judge Juan Luna Street in the West, Pat Senador and Baler Streets in the south and the Halang Creek in the north. It is a part of the San Francisco Del Monte district in Quezon City. Nearby barangays are Veterans Village, Bahay Toro, Bungad, Katipunan, del Monte and Paltok.
San Antonio is a part of the San Francisco del Monte area. San Francisco del Monte was founded on February 17, 1590. It was meant to be a place for retreat for residents in Intramuros in Manila. The street's old name Retiro,(now called N.S. Amoranto, Sr. Avenue) came from the word retiro, meaning "retreat", because it offers a place of solitude nestled atop a hill to many retreatants. The church located in San Francisco del Monte was the first building in the area. It is named after its benevolent Spanish friar and founder, St. Francis (of Assisi ).
It was an independent town during the Spanish era that had an area of 250 acres (1.0 km²) of land filled with wildlife and trees. It was later absorbed by Quezon City when it was created. Today, it is a heavily populated district. Although it contains many residential areas such as Barangay San Antonio, there are many industrial facilities here, mostly found along Judge Juan Luna street. The two main intersections of this area are Roosevelt Ave. and Del Monte Ave.
Originally around 2.5 km² in area. It extended beyond Project 7 and 8, all the way out to Timog Avenue area. Currently, it is composed of Brgy. Paraiso, San Antonio, Paltok, Masambong, Damayan and Del Monte.
Former residents include the late Filipino actor Fernando Poe, Jr. whose ancestral home can still be found along Roosevelt Avenue .
The patron saint of Barangay San Antonio is Anthony of Padua whose feast day, the entire community celebrates every 13 June.
As of the 2007 census of the National Statistics Office (Philippines), the population of Barangay San Antonio is 24,667.
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