San Nicolas, Batangas

San Nicolas
Municipality of San Nicolas
San Nicolas welcome arch
San Nicolas welcome arch
Official seal of San Nicolas
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Map of Batangas with San Nicolas highlighted
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San Nicolas is located in Philippines
San Nicolas
San Nicolas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′42″N 120°57′04″E / 13.92825°N 120.951°E / 13.92825; 120.951
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceBatangas
District 3rd district
FoundedJune 1, 1955
Named forSt. Nicholas of Tolentino
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLester D. de Sagun
 • Vice MayorNapoleon V. Arceo
 • RepresentativeMa. Theresa V. Collantes
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate16,841 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Highest elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Lowest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total23,908
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
 • Households
5,209
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
8.00
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 118.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 230 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 84.84 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 38.74 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4207
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesTagalog

San Nicolas, officially the Municipality of San Nicolas (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Nicolas), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,908 people. It is equivalent to 0.15% of the population in the Calabarzon area or 0.82% of the total population of Batangas province. These numbers are used to calculate the population density, which is 1,057 inhabitants per square kilometer or 2,740 inhabitants per square mile. The municipality makes up 0.73% of Batangas's total area, with a land area of 22.61 square kilometers or 8.73 square miles.[3]

The municipality also occupies the southern half of Taal Volcano, shared by the municipality of Talisay in the northern half.

  1. ^ Municipality of San Nicolas | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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