SANTA RITA

📍 Geographic Profile

• Location & Classification
  Santa Rita is one of the 15 barangays in Minalin, a 4th-class landlocked municipality in southern Pampanga, Central Luzon.

• Coordinates & Elevation
  It is situated at 14° 58′ 42″ N, 120° 41′ 24″ E, with an estimated elevation of 7.9 meters (25.9 feet) above mean sea level.

• Adjacent Barangays
  Santa Rita shares common boundaries with:

  • San Francisco 1st (Minalin)

  • Santo Rosario (Poblacion, Minalin)

  • Santa Catalina (Minalin)

  • San Bartolome (Santo Tomas).

👥 Demographic Profile

• Population (2020 Census)
  Total population: 4,516
  (Represents 9.33 % of Minalin’s 48,380 inhabitants.

• Households (2015 Census)
  Household population: 4,530 across 908 households
  – Average household size: 4.99 members.

• Age Structure (2015 Census)

  • Largest cohort: 15–19 years (436 individuals; 9.62 %)

  • Smallest cohort: 80 and over (39 individuals; 0.86 %)

  • Youth dependency ratio: 42.49 %

  • Old-age dependency ratio: 8.71 %

  • Total dependency ratio: 51.2 %

  • Median age: 26.92 years.

• Population Growth (1990–2020)

Census Year

Population

Annualized Growth Rate

1990 May 1

4,371

–

1995 Sep 1

3,975

–1.76 %

2000 May 1

3,457

–2.95 %

2007 Aug 1

3,745

+1.11 %

2010 May 1

4,440

+6.39 %

2015 Aug 1

4,530

+0.38 %

2020 May 1

4,516

–0.07 %

Over 30 years (1990–2020), the barangay’s population grew by 145 people, with a slight decline between 2015 and 2020.

🏘️ Community & Infrastructure

• Barangay Hall & Civic Facilities
  Santa Rita Barangay Hall sits along the Minalin National Road, adjacent to the Santa Rita de Cascia Chapel and near the covered court of Santa Rita Elementary School.

• Education
  Santa Rita Elementary School provides primary education to the barangay’s children.

• Religion & Culture
  The Santa Rita de Cascia Chapel hosts the barangay’s annual fiesta in May, honoring its patroness.