SANTA CATALINA

Location & Classification
Santa Catalina is one of the 15 barangays in Minalin, a 4th-class municipality in southern Pampanga, Central Luzon
Coordinates & Elevation
- Coordinates: 14.9606° N, 120.6677° E
- Elevation: approximately 7.0 meters (23.0 feet) above sea level
Land Area
The total land area of Minalin is about 48.27 km²; Santa Catalina itself occupies a portion of the poblacion plain and riparian zones along the Minalin River
Adjacent Barangays
Santa Catalina shares boundaries with:
- Mesalipit, Bacolor (Pampanga)
- Santa Inés, Bacolor (Pampanga)
- Talba, Bacolor (Pampanga)
- San Francisco 1st (Minalin)
- Santa Rita (Minalin)
- San Bartolome, Santo Tomas (Pampanga)

Population (2020 Census)
Total population: 2,695
(represents 5.57% of Minalin’s 48,380 inhabitants)
Households (2015 Census)
- Household population: 2,319
- Number of households: 522
- Average household size: 4.44 members
Age Structure (2015 Census)
- Largest cohort: 10 to 14 years (253 individuals; 10.91%)
- Smallest cohort: 70 to 74 years (20 individuals; 0.86%)
- Youth Dependency Ratio: 48.55
- Old-Age Dependency Ratio: 7.40
- Total Dependency Ratio: 55.95
- Median Age: 24.36 years
Population Growth (1990–2020)

Census Year

Population

Annualized Growth Rate

1990 (May 1)

1,907

—

1995 (Sep 1)

2,109

+1.90%

2000 (May 1)

1,455

–7.65%

2007 (Aug 1)

1,802

+2.99%

2010 (May 1)

1,840

+0.76%

2015 (Aug 1)

2,319

+4.50%

2020 (May 1)

2,695

+3.21%

The barangay’s population rose by 788 people from 1990 to 2020, with a strong rebound after 2015

Barangay Hall & Facilities
The Santa Catalina Barangay Hall sits near the San Francisco II Open Court and the San Francisco Javier Church, serving as the local governance center
Key Landmarks Nearby
- Santa Monica Parish Church (Minalin Church), a National Cultural Treasure located ~1.3 km northeast in San Nicolas
- Betis Church (Santiago Apostol Parish), a Baroque landmark ~3.5 km northwest in Guagua

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