Laurel, Batangas

Laurel
Municipality of Laurel
View of Laurel from Sky Ranch Tagaytay
View of Laurel from Sky Ranch Tagaytay
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Official seal of Laurel
Map of Batangas with Laurel highlighted
Map of Batangas with Laurel highlighted
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Laurel is located in Philippines
Laurel
Laurel
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°03′N 120°54′E / 14.05°N 120.9°E / 14.05; 120.9
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceBatangas
District 3rd district
FoundedJune 21, 1969
Named forMiguel and Jose P. Laurel
Barangays21 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLyndon M. Bruce
 • Vice MayorCelso Aristotle M. Parrilla
 • RepresentativeMa. Theresa V. Collantes
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate26,264 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total71.29 km2 (27.53 sq mi)
Elevation
293 m (961 ft)
Highest elevation
699 m (2,293 ft)
Lowest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total43,210
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Households
9,626
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.13
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 160.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 647.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 136.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 277.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4221
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesTagalog
Websitelaurelbatangas.gov.ph

Laurel, officially the Municipality of Laurel (Tagalog: Bayan ng Laurel), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,210 people.[3]

Laurel is previously part of Talisay, its current neighbor town, until 1969.

  1. ^ Municipality of Laurel | (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 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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