Santa Teresita Sta. Teresita |
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![]() Location within Batangas province |
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Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 13°53′N 120°58′E / 13.88°N 120.97°ECoordinates: 13°53′N 120°58′E / 13.88°N 120.97°E | ||
Country | Philippines | |
Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
Province | Batangas | |
District | 3rd District | |
Founded | 1915 | |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) | |
Government | ||
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
• Mayor | Aurea V. Segunial | |
Area | ||
• Total | 16.30 km2 (6.29 sq mi) | |
Population (2015 census) | ||
• Total | 21,127 | |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) | |
• Voter (2016) | 12,630 | |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
ZIP code | 4206 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
Income class | 5th class | |
PSGC | 041027000 |
Santa Teresita, officially the Municipality of Santa Teresita (Filipino: Bayan ng Santa Teresita), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 21,127 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,630 registered voters.
Santa Teresita is located at 13°53′N 120°58′E / 13.88°N 120.97°E 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 kilometres (6.29 sq mi) constituting 0.52% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometre- (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.
Santa Teresita is politically subdivided into 17 barangays, with 3 classified as urban and 14 as rural
In the 2015 census, Santa Teresita had a population of 21,127. The population density was 1,300 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).