San Antonio, officially the Municipality of San Antonio (, Kapampangan: Balen ning San Antonio), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is bounded by the towns of Jaen to its eastern side; Zaragosa to the north; Cabiao and San Isidro, and Concepcion in the Province of Tarlac to its west.
Etymology The present name of the town was given by Father Leocadio Luis, the first priest of the town, in 1843 in honor of its patron saint, San Antonio Abad. Before its organization and recognition as a town by means of a decree promulgated during the Spanish regime, this was a barangay of Gapan and was known as Barrio Delinquente.
History San Antonio was previously called as the barrio of Delinquente (lit. "outlaw") as residents claimed that the name Delinquente originated from the sinking of a casco (big boat) fully loaded with palay in Pampanga River.
The movement of the separation of Barrio Delinquente from the town of Gapan, and its organization as an independent municipality began in 1839. The petition of the residents of Barrio Delinquente was finally approved in November 1842 but the definite separation from the town of Gapan took place in 1843. San Antonio, along with its mother town of Gapan, Aliaga, Cabiao, and San Isidro were transferred from Pampanga to Nueva Ecija in 1848.
Geography Barangays San Antonio is politically divided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Buliran Cama Juan Julo Lawang Kupang Luyos Maugat Panabingan Papaya Poblacion San Francisco (KC-1) Kaisiwan San Jose (Cabungan) San Mariano Santa Barbara Santa Cruz (Parang) Santo Cristo Tikiw
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
Local government
Municipal elected official (2025–present): Mayor Angelita Salonga-Esquivel Vice Mayor Arvin Cruz Salonga Councilors: Arvin Carl Salonga Daniel Pamintuan Rowena Umali Winkle Sulit Honorio Garces Roy Juliano Eduardo Ostarez RC Cruz
Education The San Antonio Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.
Primary and elementary schools
Buliran Elementary School Cama Juan Elementary School Faustino P. De Leon Elementary School Hacienda Elementary School Lawang Kupang Elementary School Lorenza M. Tinio Elementary School Luyos Christian Academy Luyos Elementary School Maugat Elementary School Panabingan Elementary School Papaya Elementary School San Antonio Central School San Antonio Montessori School San Francisco Elementary School San Mariano East Elementary School Sanggalang Elementary School St. Joseph Academy St. Paul School Sta. Barbara (North) Elementary School Sta. Barbara South Elementary School Sto. Cristo East Elementary School Sto. Cristo West Elementary School Tikiw Elementary School Trinity Sto. Cristo Education Center
Secondary schools
Dr. Jose Lapuz Salonga High School San Antonio High School San Francisco National High School San Mariano National High School Sta. Barbara National High School Zacarias C. Aquilizan High School St.Paul School of San Antonio
Notable personalities Bella Flores - Philippine Cinema's "Queen of Kontrabidas" Chanel Olive Thomas Anthony Taberna - broadcast journalist
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References
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System Municipality of San Antonio, Nueva Ecija