Batangas City

Batangas City
Batangas City
Component city
	City of Batangas
	From top to bottom: Batangas Capitol, Montemaria, Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Port of Batangas, City Hall, Kapilya ng Liwanag at Kampanaryo, Batangas National High School
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: Industrial Port of Calabarzon; Eco Tourist City of the Past, Present and Future; Green City Batangas;
	Motto(s): All here So near; Eto Batangueño Disiplinado
	Anthem: Batangas, Lungsod Kong Mahal (Batangas, My Beloved City)
	Map of Batangas with Batangas City highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Batangas City Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 13°45′N 121°03′E / 13.75°N 121.05°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Batangas
District	5th district
Founded	March 10, 1917
Cityhood	July 23, 1969
Barangays	105 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Marvey Mariño
• Vice Mayor	Alyssa Renee A. Cruz-Atienza
• Representative	Beverly Rose A. Dimacuha
• City Council	Members
• Electorate	228,263 voters (2025)
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)
• HDI	0.800 (Very High)
• Revenue	₱ 4,497 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 10,515 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 3,055 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4200
PSGC	041005000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Tagalog
Numbered highways	E2 (STAR Tollway); N4 (Jose P. Laurel Highway); N434; N436; N437; N438 (Antonio Carpio Road); N439;
Feast date	January 16
Website	www.batangascity.gov.ph

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Batangas, sometimes called Batangas City and officially called the City of Batangas (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Batangas), is a component city and capital of the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 351,437 people.^[3]

Batangas City is classified as one of the fastest urbanizing cities of the Philippines, and is known as the "Industrial Port City of Calabarzon". It is home to the Batangas International Port, one of the busiest passenger and container terminals in the Philippines. It also hosts one of the largest oil refineries in the country, three natural gas power plants, and several other major industries. In addition, the city also serves as the educational, industrial and the transportation center of the province.

Batangas City is one of the proposed metropolitan areas in the Philippines. Metro Batangas is proposed to include the component city of Batangas, as well as the towns of Alitagtag, Bauan, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, Rosario, San Juan, San Luis, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Taal, Taysan and Tingloy.

^ City of Batangas | (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.
^ ^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.
^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[1] City of Batangas | (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.

[PSA20–04-3] 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 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

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