Santo Tomas, La Union

Santo Tomas
Santo Tomas
Municipality
	Municipality of Santo Tomas
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	Santo Tomas Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 16°17′N 120°23′E / 16.28°N 120.38°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	La Union
District	2nd district
Founded	1764
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Severino C. Carbonell
• Vice Mayor	Winnie N. Doctolero
• Representative	Sandra Y. Eriguel
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	25,929 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Lowest elevation	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	40,846
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Households	10,392
Demonym	Tomasian
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	10.54% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 144.1 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 787.7 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 129.1 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 82.55 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2505
PSGC	013317000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)72
Native languages	Ilocano; Pangasinan; Tagalog
Website	www.santotomaslaunion.gov.ph

Santo Tomas, officially the Municipality of Santo Tomas (Ilocano: Ili ti Santo Tomas; Pangasinan: Baley na Santo Tomas; Filipino: Bayan ng Santo Tomas), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,846 people.^[4]

Santo Tomas is 230 kilometres (140 mi) from Metro Manila and 39 kilometres (24 mi) from San Fernando, the provincial capital.

^ Municipality of Santo Tomas | (DILG)
^ "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.
^ https://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/santo_tomas_la_union_philippines.248617.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[1] Municipality of Santo Tomas | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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] ttps://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/santo_tomas_la_union_philippines.248617.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[PSA20–01-4] Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[5] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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