Teresa, Rizal
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| Municipality of Teresa | |||
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| Nickname(s): The Center of Rizal | |||
 Map of Rizal showing the location of Teresa |
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| Coordinates: 14°33′31″N 121°12′30″E / 14.55861°N 121.20833°ECoordinates: 14°33′31″N 121°12′30″E / 14.55861°N 121.20833°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | ||
| Province | Rizal | ||
| Districts | 2nd District of Rizal | ||
| Established | 1853 (from Morong Province) | ||
| Annexed into Antipolo | 1917 | ||
| Self-government | January 1, 1919 | ||
| Barangays | 9 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Raul S. Palino (LP) | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Jose Jeriel SD. Villegas (Lakas-CMD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 18.61 km2 (7.19 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 57,755 | ||
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 1880 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)2 | ||
| Income class | 2nd | ||
| Website | teresarizal |
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Teresa is a second class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 57,755 people. The municipality is named after Reyna Teresabanta, the only female datu in precolonial Philippines.
It is situated in the slopes of the Sierra Madre Mountains and is landlocked on four corners by Antipolo City on the north, Angono on the west, Tanay, on the east, and Morong, on the south.
Most of the people here are Tagalogs. Teresa is primarily known for the nearby mountain resorts, Villa Sampaguita Resort and Real Cove Resort (Formerly Sunrise Resort, Sunset Resort, and Terra Villa Resort). Contrary to some articles, Teresa is actually a valley surrounded by mountains. The town center is located almost at the center of the valley. In an aerial view of Teresa, one would notice the previously vast expanse of agricultural land bordered by marble-rich mountains.
The town is passed by motorists bounded for the more inland towns of Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla, and Laguna and Quezon provinces.
Land uses (in hectares): Commercial (1.92), Residential (104.32), Agricultural (1183.35), Protected areas (13,952.41), Industrial / Ecozone (710.69), Institutional (112.28), and Special / Other uses (123.03).
The town's festivals are the Turumba sa Mahal na Patron Santa Rosa (held every August 23), Anniversary celebration of town independence (every December 30), and Town fiesta (every 1st Sunday of March).
Teresa is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.
As of the year 2010, there was a proposal to name the eastern section of the municipality as a 10th barangay (the area from the Marcos Highway towards General Nakar in Quezon Province). However, the area is part of the disputed political claim among the municipalities of Morong, Teresa, Baras, and Tanay.
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