Anao, officially the Municipality of Anao ( pag, Baley na Anao; ilo, Ili ti Anao; tgl, Bayan ng Anao), is a 5th class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac ( pam, Lalawigan ning Tarlac; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Tarlac; ilo, Probinsia ti Tarlac; tgl, Lalawigan ng Tarlac; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,208 people. The smallest town in terms of land area in the whole of Tarlac, Anao covers a total land area of . Formerly a part of Pangasinan province, Anao was founded and organized into a municipality on March 16, 1870. Every year on the March 16, the foundation of the town is celebrated along with the Ylang-Ylang Festival.

Geography

Anao is east of the provincial capitol and nestling on the Tarlac-

Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( tgl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija , also ; ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: ''Lalawigan/Probinsia ning Nueva Ecija''), is a landlocked province ...

border. Located in the north-eastern part of Tarlac, it is bound on the north by San Manuel, in the east by Nampicuan, on the south by

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and on the west by

Paniqui Paniqui, officially the Municipality of Paniqui ( ilo, Ili ti Paniqui; pag, Baley na Paniqui; tgl, Bayan ng Paniqui), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 103,0 ...

and Moncada.

Barangays

Anao is politically subdivided into 18

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...

s. * Baguindoc (Baguinloc) * Bantog * Campos * Carmen * Casili * Don Ramon * Hernando *

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up th ...

* Rizal * San Francisco East * San Francisco West * San Jose North * San Jose South * San Juan * San Roque * Santo Domingo * Sinense * Suaverdez

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Anao, Tarlac, was 12,208 people, with a density of . Anao is predominantly an Ilocano-speaking town although most are fluent in

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. Other languages like Kapampangan and

Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan ( pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Pangasinan, ; ilo, Probinsia ti Pangasinan; tl, Lalawigan ng Pangasinan), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its cap ...

are spoken by about 10% of the population.

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and

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are two of the predominant religions in the municipality. Other groups having a large number of members in the municipality are

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

, Iglesia ni Cristo, and

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Economy

History

The area where Anao is located was inhabited before 1800 by people from the

Ilocos Region Ilocos Region ( ilo, Rehion/Deppaar ti Ilocos; pag, Sagor na Baybay na Luzon/Rehiyon Uno; tl, Rehiyon ng Ilocos) is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region I, occupying the northwestern section of Luzon and part of ...

. 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 the region where they settled to have many agricultural prospects and this attracted more immigrants who came from the north, especially from the town of Paoay. The settlement expanded and later changed its name to "''Barrio Anao''" (deriving authentically from the Ilocano word ''danao'' which means ''creek'' and due to the anahao leaf that grows in various area they derive the name Anao). By that time, balete trees were extinguished and the

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish word that means " quarter" or " neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, a ...

was adjacent in all directions by creeks.

had a road extended towards the east to Anao. Paniqui claimed Anao as its barrio and the people of the barrio accepted the claim. Years went by and Anao expanded. In 1870, a petition was made and approved that Anao be made a municipality.

Past mayors

Points of interest

The Saint John Nepomucene Parish Church of Anao can be found on the center of the town near the municipal hall. It belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac ( la, Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac (except Camp Servillano Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac City, which belongs to the Military Ordi ...

. The Ylang Ylang Festival is celebrated by the municipality every 16 March to take pride of their main local products, which are perfumes and essentials oils made from the

ylang-ylang ''Cananga odorata'', known as ylang-ylang ( ) or cananga tree, is a tropical tree that is native to the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland, Australia. It is also native to parts of Thailand and Viet ...

flower. The town has over 10,000 ylang-ylang trees, many of them lined on the local main road, which are harvested and highly valued for its perfume.

Gallery

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Ylang-ylang ''Cananga odorata'', known as ylang-ylang ( ) or cananga tree, is a tropical tree that is native to the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland, Australia. It is also native to parts of Thailand and Viet ...

trees line all the streets File:Anao,Tarlacjf5273 01.JPG, Multi Purpose Covered Court File:Anao,Tarlacjf5226 08.JPG, Iglesia Filipina Independiente Church File:Anao,Tarlacjf5253 10.JPG, Anao Municipal Building File:Anao,Tarlacjf5207 07.JPG, Municipal Open Field File:Anao,Tarlacjf5216 09.JPG, Municipal Auditorium File:Welcome to bantog2.jpg, Barangay Bantog ARC File:05839jfOld Anao Tarlac Roads Highways Nampicuan Nueva Ecijafvf 31.JPG, Anao, Welcome ARC at Barangay San Francisco West

References

External links

Anao Municipal Government Website

Anao town
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