Santa Clara is one of the twenty-four barangays composing the municipality of Santa Maria, Bulacan, in the Philippines. It is bordered by Barangay Lalakhan on the southwest, Bagbaguin on the south, Poblacion on the east, Sta. Cruz on the north and Barangay Tambubong in Bocaue on the west.
Geography
Area and Location
Sta. Clara is the 17th largest barangay in Santa Maria with a land area of 214.70 hectares or 2.1470 km2, slightly smaller than the barangay of Poblacion.
Sta. Clara is located on the south-west portion of Sta. Maria and thirty-three kilometers north from Manila.
Climate
The prevailing climatic conditions in the barangay are categorized into two types: dry and wet season.
The annual mean temperature in the area is 27℃. The warmest month is May with a mean temperature of 29.9℃ while the coldest is January at 25.2℃.
The mean annual relative humidity in the Barangay is 77% which is not high. The mean monthly relative humidity is lowest in March at 64% and highest in September at 84%
Demographics
As of 2022 census, Sta. Clara has a population of 14,535 people with a density of 4,682 person per km2. The projected population of the barangay by 2010 is 11,080 with a growth rate of 3.3%
Population Projection
This is the projected population of the barangay by the next few years:
2008 - 10,384
2009 - 10,726
2010 - 11,080
2011 - 11,446
2012 - 11,824
2013 - 12,214
2014 - 12,617
2015 - 13,033
2020 - 15,330
2030 - 21,210
Barangay officials
Sta. Maria town proper
Danilo "Anyeng" Perez, Barangay Captain
Members of the Sangguniang Barangay
Orlando R. Salvador
Danilo C. Barcial
Manolito DR. Loreto
Reynaldo C. Sioson
Reynan C. Castillo
Juanito J. Lopez
Roberto A. Domingo
SK Juan Carlo C. Cruz
Sec. Abegail Marie SM. Del Rosario
Treas. Monina A. Babaan
Vision Mission
VISION: A self-reliant, industrialized, commercialized, environment friendly barangay, accessible roads, discipline and morally upright citizenhood and a place where you can say "I BELONG"
MISSION: "Discipline and Determination" by discharging responsible services to the needs of people and continuing communication.
Health Care
Barangay Sta. Clara is a sub-center of RHU-I. This center serves the total population of 10,052 of the barangay.
The Health Center is open daily except on Weekends.
It is currently headed by Ms. Catalina C. Policarpio.
Schools
Sta. Clara Elementary school
Global Seed Academy
Joseph Arimathea School
Estrella Academy of Sta. Clara Inc.
Transportation and Communication
Transportation
Public vehicles such as buses, jeepneys, and tricycles are the means of transportation in the barangay. Tricycles are available for 24 hours.
