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Municipality of Tanza (Filipino: Bayan ng Tanza)(formerly known as Sta. Cruz de Malabon) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 188,755 people in a land area of 78.24 square kilometers.

Tanza is the place where Emilio Aguinaldo took oath as the first president of the revolutionary government of the Philippines. It is also the home town of Felipe G. Calderon, the man who drafted the first Philippine constitution.

Tanza is the second Local Government Unit in the province which banned the use of plastic bags and polystyrene. This ordinance took effect on January 1, 2012.

Tanza has been awarded "Seal of Good Housekeeping" by the Department of Interior and Local Government in 2011. Municipal Government of Tanza is striving hard to look after people's needs of government services.

So far, Tanza is one of the largest municipalities in the country in terms of population and income.