Batangas City
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Batangas
Batangas City, officially the City of Batangas (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Batangas), is a 1st class component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 351,437 people.
Batangas City | |
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City of Batangas | |
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Motto(s): All here So near Eto Batangueño Disiplinado | |
Anthem: Batangas, Lungsod Kong Mahal (Batangas, My Beloved City) | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°45′N 121°03′E / 13.75°N 121.05°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) |
Province | Batangas |
District | 5th district |
Founded | March 10, 1917 |
Cityhood | July 23, 1969 |
Barangays | 105 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Beverley Rose A. Dimacuha |
• Vice Mayor | Emilio Francisco A. Berberabe Jr. |
• Representative | Mario Vittorio A. Mariño |
• Electorate | 220,199 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 282.96 km2 (109.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
Highest elevation | 965 m (3,166 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 351,437 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 87,196 |
Demonyms | Batangueño (male) Batangueña (female) Batanguenean |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 4.63% (2015)[3] |
• Revenue | ₱3,220,240,531.52 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱8,491,503,587.31 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱3,209,264,251.70 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱1,985,725,520.16 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4200 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
Climate type | Tropical monsoon climate |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Numbered highways |
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Feast date | January 16 |
Website | www |
References
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- ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ↑ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.