Barangay Santa Ana

Situated in Tapaz, Capiz, Barangay Santa Ana is one of 58 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Ana had a population of 1,156. This made it the 16th largest of 58 barangays in Tapaz by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Ana accounted for approximately 2.12% of the total population of Tapaz, which stood at 54,423 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santa Ana changed from 1,074 to 1,156, a shift of +7.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Tapaz. Barangay Santa Ana is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tapaz is a municipality comprising 58 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Ana, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Capiz, which contains 473 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Ana ranks 276th by 2020 population. Capiz is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Santa Ana is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.