Country Philippines Founded 1870 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Local time Thursday 5:56 AM Dialling code 45 | District 1st District Barangays Area 23.87 km² Province Tarlac | |
 | ||
Region Central Luzon (Region III) Weather 24°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Longest veil in anao tarlac
Anao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,528 people.
Contents
- Longest veil in anao tarlac
- Map of Anao Tarlac Philippines
- Barangays
- History
- Demographics
- Attractions points of interest
- References
Map of Anao, Tarlac, Philippines
As the smallest municipality in the province, Anao covers a total land area of 2,387 hectares (5,900 acres). The area occupied by the municipality was formerly a part of Pangasinan. It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) east of the provincial capitol and nestling on the Tarlac-Nueva Ecija border. Located in the north-eastern part of Tarlac, it is bounded on the north by San Manuel, in the east by Nampicuan, on the south by the Ramos and on the west by the Paniqui and Moncada.
Barangays
Anao is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.
History
The area where Anao is located was inhabited before 1800 by people from the Ilocos Region. In 1835, a group of immigrants from Paoay, Ilocos Norte reached the region and first settled near a creek on the bank where there were balete trees. These immigrants called their settlement "Balete". The immigrants found that the region where they settled has many agricultural prospects and this attracted more immigrants who came from the north, especially from the town of Paoay. The settlement expanded and became a barrio named Balete which later changed to Barrio Anao deriving from the Ilocano word "Danao" which means creek. By that time, balete trees were extinguished and the barrio was adjacent in all directions by creeks. Paniqui then stood as one municipality and had a road extended toward the east to Barrio Anao. Paniqui had more rights to claim Anao as its barrio and the people of the barrio accepted the claim.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, the population of Anao, Tarlac, was 11,528 people, with a density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,200 inhabitants per square mile.
Anao is predominantly an Ilocano-speaking town although most are fluent in Tagalog. Other languages like Kapampangan and Pangasinan are spoken by about 10% of the population.
Aglipayan and Roman Catholicism are two of the predominant religions.
Attractions, points of interest
In the center of the town near the Municipio or Presidencia is the (F-1935) Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao. Fr. Mike Marquez and Father Ricky Barayoga are its Parish Priest. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac at Poblacion St., Anao 2310 Tarlac, Philippines, Titular: St. John Nepomucene, Feast on May 16 under the Vicariate of St. Rose of Lima.
Ylang Ylang festival is celebrated by the municipality to take pride of their local products, The scent of Ylang Ylang.