Batangas is a province in the Philippines situated in the CALABARZON region occupying the central section of Luzon. Its capital is the City of Batangas.
The province has a land area of 3,115.05 square kilometers or 1,202.73 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,908,494. This represented 17.96% of the total population of the CALABARZON region, 4.68% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 2.67% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 934 inhabitants per square kilometer or 2,418 inhabitants per square mile.
Batangas is bordered, clockwise from the North, by Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Tayabas Bay, Verde Island Passage, and the South China Sea.
Batangas has 30 municipalities and 4 cities. The total number of barangays in the province is 1,078.
Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | Brgy count |
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Agoncillo | municipality | 39,101 | 38,059 | 0.57% | 49.96 | 783 | 21 |
Alitagtag | municipality | 26,819 | 25,300 | 1.24% | 24.76 | 1,083 | 19 |
Balayan | municipality | 95,913 | 90,699 | 1.18% | 108.73 | 882 | 48 |
Balete | municipality | 24,055 | 22,661 | 1.26% | 25.00 | 962 | 13 |
Batangas City | city (CC), capital | 351,437 | 329,874 | 1.34% | 282.96 | 1,242 | 105 |
Bauan | municipality | 90,819 | 91,297 | -0.11% | 53.31 | 1,704 | 40 |
Calaca | municipality | 87,361 | 81,859 | 1.38% | 114.58 | 762 | 40 |
Calatagan | municipality | 58,719 | 56,449 | 0.83% | 101.50 | 579 | 25 |
Cuenca | municipality | 36,235 | 32,783 | 2.13% | 58.18 | 623 | 21 |
Ibaan | municipality | 58,507 | 52,970 | 2.12% | 68.99 | 848 | 26 |
Laurel | municipality | 43,210 | 39,444 | 1.94% | 71.29 | 606 | 21 |
Lemery | municipality | 93,186 | 93,157 | 0.01% | 109.80 | 849 | 46 |
Lian | municipality | 56,280 | 52,660 | 1.41% | 76.80 | 733 | 19 |
Lipa | city (CC) | 372,931 | 332,386 | 2.45% | 209.40 | 1,781 | 72 |
Lobo | municipality | 40,736 | 41,504 | -0.39% | 175.03 | 233 | 26 |
Mabini | municipality | 50,858 | 46,211 | 2.04% | 44.47 | 1,144 | 34 |
Malvar | municipality | 64,379 | 56,270 | 2.87% | 33.00 | 1,951 | 15 |
Mataasnakahoy | municipality | 30,621 | 29,187 | 1.01% | 19.66 | 1,558 | 16 |
Nasugbu | municipality | 136,524 | 134,113 | 0.38% | 278.51 | 490 | 42 |
Padre Garcia | municipality | 51,853 | 48,302 | 1.50% | 41.51 | 1,249 | 18 |
Rosario | municipality | 128,352 | 116,764 | 2.01% | 226.88 | 566 | 48 |
San Jose | municipality | 79,868 | 76,971 | 0.78% | 53.29 | 1,499 | 33 |
San Juan | municipality | 114,068 | 108,585 | 1.04% | 273.40 | 417 | 42 |
San Luis | municipality | 36,172 | 33,149 | 1.85% | 42.56 | 850 | 26 |
San Nicolas | municipality | 23,908 | 22,623 | 1.17% | 22.61 | 1,057 | 18 |
San Pascual | municipality | 69,009 | 65,424 | 1.13% | 50.70 | 1,361 | 29 |
Santa Teresita | municipality | 21,559 | 21,127 | 0.43% | 16.30 | 1,323 | 17 |
Santo Tomas | city (CC) | 218,500 | 179,844 | 4.18% | 95.41 | 2,290 | 30 |
Taal | municipality | 61,460 | 56,327 | 1.85% | 29.76 | 2,065 | 42 |
Talisay | municipality | 46,238 | 45,301 | 0.43% | 28.20 | 1,640 | 21 |
Tanauan | city (CC) | 193,936 | 173,366 | 2.39% | 107.16 | 1,810 | 48 |
Taysan | municipality | 40,146 | 38,007 | 1.16% | 93.62 | 429 | 20 |
Tingloy | municipality | 19,215 | 17,919 | 1.48% | 33.07 | 581 | 15 |
Tuy | municipality | 46,519 | 43,743 | 1.30% | 94.65 | 491 | 22 |
Batangas Total | 2,908,494 | 2,694,335 | 1.62% | 3,115.05 | 934 | 1,078 |
The annual regular revenue of Batangas for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱2,737,354,928.79.
Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 1,589,421,017.91 | – |
2010 | 1,849,139,581.03 | 16.34% |
2011 | 1,857,489,628.29 | 0.45% |
2012 | 1,869,371,231.98 | 0.64% |
2013 | 2,036,193,008.84 | 8.92% |
2014 | 2,278,894,519.55 | 11.92% |
2015 | 2,506,252,764.03 | 9.98% |
2016 | 2,737,354,928.79 | 9.22% |
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According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Batangas is 5 to 9, with 267,393 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 24,609 individuals.
Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 52,821 | 1.96% |
1 to 4 | 222,790 | 8.27% |
5 to 9 | 267,393 | 9.92% |
10 to 14 | 260,392 | 9.66% |
15 to 19 | 264,500 | 9.82% |
20 to 24 | 260,986 | 9.69% |
25 to 29 | 228,263 | 8.47% |
30 to 34 | 208,541 | 7.74% |
35 to 39 | 191,092 | 7.09% |
40 to 44 | 162,286 | 6.02% |
45 to 49 | 145,130 | 5.39% |
50 to 54 | 116,630 | 4.33% |
55 to 59 | 96,842 | 3.59% |
60 to 64 | 76,293 | 2.83% |
65 to 69 | 56,026 | 2.08% |
70 to 74 | 35,036 | 1.30% |
75 to 79 | 24,705 | 0.92% |
80 and over | 24,609 | 0.91% |
Total | 2,694,335 | 100.00% |
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The population of Batangas grew from 257,715 in 1903 to 2,908,494 in 2020, an increase of 2,650,779 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive annualized growth rate of 1.62%, or an increase of 214,159 people, from the previous population of 2,694,335 in 2015.
Census date | Population | Annualized Growth Rate |
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257,715 | – | |
340,199 | 1.77% | |
442,034 | 1.32% | |
510,224 | 1.48% | |
681,414 | 2.58% | |
926,308 | 3.05% | |
1,032,009 | 2.19% | |
1,174,201 | 2.61% | |
1,476,783 | 2.32% | |
1,658,567 | 2.20% | |
1,905,348 | 3.02% | |
2,245,869 | 2.29% | |
2,377,395 | 2.09% | |
2,694,335 | 2.41% | |
2,908,494 | 1.62% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Batangas for the year 2019 was 1,717,292.
As of December 2016, the National Roads in Batangas are: