Batangas City, Province of Batangas

Summary data
Type city (component)
Island group Luzon
Region CALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
Province Batangas
Barangay count 105
Postal code 4200
Coastal/Landlocked coastal
Marine waterbodies Batangas Bay [Verde Island Passage]
Philippine major island(s) Luzon
Area (2013) 282.96 km2 (109.25 sq mi)
Population (2020) 351,437
Density (2020) 1,242 / km2 (3,217 / sq mi)
Coordinates 13° 45' North, 121° 3' East (13.7561, 121.0577)
Estimated elevation above sea level 13.8 meters (45.1 feet)

Batangas City is a coastal component city in the province of Batangas. It serves as the provincial capital.

The city has a land area of 282.96 square kilometers or 109.25 square miles which constitutes 9.08% of Batangas's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 351,437. This represented 12.08% of the total population of Batangas province, or 2.17% of the overall population of the CALABARZON region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 1,242 inhabitants per square kilometer or 3,217 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Batangas City has 105 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Batangas City
Barangay Population percentage (2020) Population (2020) Population (2015) Change (2015‑2020) Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Alangilan 4.46% 15,669 14,979 4.61% 0.95%
Balagtas 2.91% 10,214 10,009 2.05% 0.43%
Balete 2.99% 10,520 10,052 4.66% 0.96%
Banaba Center 0.80% 2,808 2,314 21.35% 4.16%
Banaba Ibaba 0.97% 3,408 2,945 15.72% 3.12%
Banaba Kanluran 1.12% 3,949 3,602 9.63% 1.95%
Banaba Silangan 0.68% 2,373 2,269 4.58% 0.95%
Barangay 1 0.22% 771 715 7.83% 1.60%
Barangay 10 0.07% 263 384 -31.51% -7.66%
Barangay 11 0.10% 348 696 -50.00% -13.58%
Barangay 12 0.40% 1,393 1,429 -2.52% -0.54%
Barangay 13 0.10% 348 542 -35.79% -8.90%
Barangay 14 0.07% 233 329 -29.18% -7.00%
Barangay 15 0.06% 196 125 56.80% 9.93%
Barangay 16 0.03% 101 136 -25.74% -6.07%
Barangay 17 0.03% 116 174 -33.33% -8.18%
Barangay 18 0.09% 328 472 -30.51% -7.37%
Barangay 19 0.11% 400 610 -34.43% -8.50%
Barangay 2 0.14% 501 744 -32.66% -7.99%
Barangay 20 0.11% 383 385 -0.52% -0.11%
Barangay 21 0.19% 680 693 -1.88% -0.40%
Barangay 22 0.03% 94 221 -57.47% -16.47%
Barangay 23 0.20% 698 701 -0.43% -0.09%
Barangay 24 0.40% 1,411 2,240 -37.01% -9.27%
Barangay 3 0.07% 261 454 -42.51% -11.00%
Barangay 4 0.47% 1,638 1,337 22.51% 4.37%
Barangay 5 0.16% 569 681 -16.45% -3.71%
Barangay 6 0.52% 1,810 2,157 -16.09% -3.62%
Barangay 7 0.13% 451 712 -36.66% -9.16%
Barangay 8 0.14% 478 583 -18.01% -4.09%
Barangay 9 0.07% 257 258 -0.39% -0.08%
Bilogo 0.59% 2,073 2,011 3.08% 0.64%
Bolbok 3.64% 12,788 13,270 -3.63% -0.78%
Bukal 0.89% 3,129 2,736 14.36% 2.87%
Calicanto 3.06% 10,769 10,893 -1.14% -0.24%
Catandala 0.20% 706 658 7.29% 1.49%
Concepcion 1.12% 3,933 3,373 16.60% 3.29%
Conde Itaas 0.41% 1,427 1,402 1.78% 0.37%
Conde Labak 0.67% 2,355 2,000 17.75% 3.50%
Cuta 4.00% 14,071 11,848 18.76% 3.69%
Dalig 0.92% 3,220 2,679 20.19% 3.95%
Dela Paz 0.78% 2,726 2,621 4.01% 0.83%
Dela Paz Pulot Aplaya 0.17% 587 629 -6.68% -1.44%
Dela Paz Pulot Itaas 0.12% 429 465 -7.74% -1.68%
Domoclay 1.11% 3,908 3,599 8.59% 1.75%
Dumantay 1.64% 5,753 4,558 26.22% 5.02%
Gulod Itaas 1.72% 6,028 5,662 6.46% 1.33%
Gulod Labak 0.69% 2,415 2,893 -16.52% -3.73%
Haligue Kanluran 0.34% 1,210 1,285 -5.84% -1.26%
Haligue Silangan 0.57% 2,016 1,894 6.44% 1.32%
Ilihan 1.30% 4,562 4,236 7.70% 1.57%
Kumba 0.29% 1,013 992 2.12% 0.44%
Kumintang Ibaba 2.61% 9,162 9,171 -0.10% -0.02%
Kumintang Ilaya 3.10% 10,900 10,772 1.19% 0.25%
Libjo 3.49% 12,256 12,190 0.54% 0.11%
Liponpon, Isla Verde 0.19% 664 649 2.31% 0.48%
Maapas 0.06% 202 220 -8.18% -1.78%
Mabacong 0.61% 2,159 2,029 6.41% 1.32%
Mahabang Dahilig 0.45% 1,568 1,489 5.31% 1.09%
Mahabang Parang 0.97% 3,394 3,600 -5.72% -1.23%
Mahacot Kanluran 0.20% 695 617 12.64% 2.54%
Mahacot Silangan 0.22% 772 741 4.18% 0.87%
Malalim 0.38% 1,352 1,312 3.05% 0.63%
Malibayo 0.14% 485 473 2.54% 0.53%
Malitam 2.44% 8,563 7,212 18.73% 3.68%
Maruclap 0.30% 1,049 1,007 4.17% 0.86%
Pagkilatan 0.46% 1,603 1,465 9.42% 1.91%
Paharang Kanluran 0.37% 1,310 1,406 -6.83% -1.48%
Paharang Silangan 0.40% 1,395 1,292 7.97% 1.63%
Pallocan Kanluran 1.95% 6,854 6,745 1.62% 0.34%
Pallocan Silangan 0.94% 3,286 2,936 11.92% 2.40%
Pinamucan 1.22% 4,295 3,770 13.93% 2.78%
Pinamucan Ibaba 0.52% 1,822 1,579 15.39% 3.06%
Pinamucan Silangan 0.35% 1,228 1,226 0.16% 0.03%
Sampaga 1.27% 4,458 4,307 3.51% 0.73%
San Agapito, Isla Verde 0.34% 1,186 1,194 -0.67% -0.14%
San Agustin Kanluran, Isla Verde 0.19% 669 899 -25.58% -6.03%
San Agustin Silangan, Isla Verde 0.20% 720 762 -5.51% -1.19%
San Andres, Isla Verde 0.25% 893 1,080 -17.31% -3.92%
San Antonio, Isla Verde 0.27% 943 996 -5.32% -1.14%
San Isidro 2.10% 7,378 6,560 12.47% 2.50%
San Jose Sico 1.65% 5,815 4,981 16.74% 3.31%
San Miguel 0.67% 2,351 2,365 -0.59% -0.12%
San Pedro 0.54% 1,910 1,661 14.99% 2.98%
Santa Clara 3.65% 12,843 12,201 5.26% 1.09%
Santa Rita Aplaya 0.51% 1,795 2,306 -22.16% -5.14%
Santa Rita Karsada 5.78% 20,321 18,276 11.19% 2.26%
Santo Domingo 0.54% 1,915 1,965 -2.54% -0.54%
Santo Niño 0.70% 2,468 2,665 -7.39% -1.60%
Simlong 1.19% 4,188 4,041 3.64% 0.75%
Sirang Lupa 0.51% 1,779 1,558 14.18% 2.83%
Sorosoro Ibaba 0.87% 3,042 2,826 7.64% 1.56%
Sorosoro Ilaya 2.18% 7,650 2,759 177.27% 23.94%
Sorosoro Karsada 1.02% 3,581 2,049 74.77% 12.47%
Tabangao Ambulong 1.72% 6,038 5,403 11.75% 2.37%
Tabangao Aplaya 0.71% 2,508 3,260 -23.07% -5.37%
Tabangao Dao 0.85% 2,978 2,847 4.60% 0.95%
Talahib Pandayan 0.65% 2,299 2,384 -3.57% -0.76%
Talahib Payapa 0.15% 519 575 -9.74% -2.13%
Talumpok Kanluran 0.83% 2,900 2,832 2.40% 0.50%
Talumpok Silangan 0.65% 2,301 2,060 11.70% 2.36%
Tinga Itaas 0.87% 3,060 2,972 2.96% 0.62%
Tinga Labak 2.04% 7,164 6,274 14.19% 2.83%
Tulo 1.24% 4,359 4,069 7.13% 1.46%
Wawa 2.45% 8,605 7,194 19.61% 3.84%
Batangas City Total 351,437 329,874 6.54% 1.34%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Batangas City for the fiscal year of 2016 was 1,885,828,096.54.

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Annual regular income of Batangas City (2009‑2016)
Fiscal Year Annual Regular Income Change
2009 1,184,117,800.62
2010 1,223,302,021.19 3.31%
2011 1,323,089,531.88 8.16%
2012 1,766,359,785.99 33.50%
2013 1,451,604,960.17 -17.82%
2014 1,527,146,304.37 5.20%
2015 1,827,282,883.95 19.65%
2016 1,885,828,096.54 3.20%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Batangas City in the 2015 Census was 327,643 broken down into 77,990 households or an average of 4.20 members per household.

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Number of households in Batangas City (1990‑2015)
Census date Household population Number of households Average household size
184,533 35,048 5.27
211,606 41,349 5.12
246,517 50,223 4.91
294,467 59,861 4.92
304,826 67,357 4.53
327,643 77,990 4.20

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Batangas City is 15 to 19, with 33,618 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 2,893 individuals.

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Population of Batangas City by age group (2015 census)
Age group Population (2015) Age group percentage
Under 1 6,131 1.86%
1 to 4 26,321 7.98%
5 to 9 31,052 9.41%
10 to 14 30,601 9.28%
15 to 19 33,618 10.19%
20 to 24 32,706 9.91%
25 to 29 27,980 8.48%
30 to 34 25,535 7.74%
35 to 39 23,642 7.17%
40 to 44 20,501 6.21%
45 to 49 18,216 5.52%
50 to 54 15,107 4.58%
55 to 59 12,227 3.71%
60 to 64 9,416 2.85%
65 to 69 6,933 2.10%
70 to 74 4,082 1.24%
75 to 79 2,893 0.88%
80 and over 2,913 0.88%
Total 329,874 100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 42.98
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.68
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 50.66
  • Median Age: 25.81

Historical population

The population of Batangas City grew from 33,131 in 1903 to 351,437 in 2020, an increase of 318,306 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.34%, or an increase of 21,563 people, from the previous population of 329,874 in 2015.

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Population of Batangas City (1903‑2020)
Census date Population Growth rate
33,131
41,089 1.37%
49,164 0.90%
59,582 1.99%
82,627 2.92%
108,868 2.73%
125,363 2.87%
143,570 2.75%
184,970 2.57%
211,879 2.58%
247,588 3.40%
295,231 2.46%
305,607 1.27%
329,874 1.47%
351,437 1.34%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Batangas City for the year 2019 was 223,258, broken down into 104,896 males and 118,362 females.

Location

The city center of Batangas is situated at approximately 13° 45' North, 121° 3' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 13.8 meters or 45.1 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Batangas City are Lipa, Batangas, Tanauan, Batangas, Santo Tomas, Batangas, Tagaytay, Cavite, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, and San Pablo, Laguna. The nearest municipalities are San Pascual, Batangas, Bauan, Batangas, Ibaan, Batangas, Mabini, Batangas, Alitagtag, Batangas, and San Jose, Batangas. Its distance from the national capital is 92.71 kilometers (57.61 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 92.71 kilometers (57.61 miles) to the North (N5°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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