Santa Rita (Pampanga)

Santa Rita is a fourth class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 38,762 people.Sta Rita is popular for the turones de casoy delicacy. It is chiefly a farming town.The town of Santa Rita belongs to the Second District of Pampanga, along with the towns in the south-western part of the province. It is from Manila.BarangaysSanta Rita is politically subdivided into 10 barangays:Becuran Dila Dila San AgustinSan Basilio San Isidro San Jose San JuanSan MatiasSanta Monica San Vicente The largest barangays: Dila-dila and San Basilio occupy 52% of the total municipal land area. Barangays San Agustin and San Vicente with only a space of 2% and 2.13%, of the whole municipal land area are the smallest barangays.Three barangays compose the Urban Center of Sta. Rita: barangays San Vicente, San Jose and part of San Matias. Barangay San Vicente serves as the minor Central Business District, It is where the Public Market is located, while Sta. Rita Church and the Municipal Hall are located in San Jose. Mixed Old and new houses surround the area.Local governmentLike other towns in the Philippines, Santa Rita is governed by a mayor and vice mayor who are elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head and leads the town's departments in executing the ordinances and improving public services. The vice mayor heads a legislative council (Sangguniang Bayan) consisting of councilors from the Barangays or Barrios.The municipal government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The LGUs have control of the executive and legislative branch.