San Nicolas, Batangas

San Nicolas
Municipality
Municipality of San Nicolas
San Nicolas welcome arch
Seal
Map of Batangas with San Nicolas highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Nicolas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′42″N120°57′04″E / 13.92825°N 120.951°E / 13.92825; 120.951
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Batangas
District	3rd district
Founded	June 1, 1955
Named for	St. Nicholas of Tolentino
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Lester D. de Sagun
•  Vice Mayor	Napoleon V. Arceo
•  Representative	Ma. Theresa V. Collantes
•  Municipal Council	Members August D. Perez Aquilino Harvey T. Gahol III Agapito H. Gardiola Alfonso B. Biscocho Christopher A. Barrion Marie Kristine Joy M. Obligar Marivic Haydee M. Ondo Ruelito M. de Sagun
•  Electorate	16,841 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Highest elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Lowest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	23,908
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
•  Households	5,209
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	8.00 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 118.6 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 230 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 84.84 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 38.74 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4207
PSGC	041025000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Tagalog

San Nicolas, officially the Municipality of San Nicolas (Tagalog : Bayan ng San Nicolas), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,908 people. It is equivalent to 0.15% of the population in the Calabarzon area or 0.82% of the total population of Batangas province. These numbers are used to calculate the population density, which is 1,057 inhabitants per square kilometer or 2,740 inhabitants per square mile. The municipality makes up 0.73% of Batangas's total area, with a land area of 22.61 square kilometers or 8.73 square miles. ^[3]

The municipality also occupies the southern half of Taal Volcano, shared by the municipality of Talisay in the northern half.

Etymology

San Nicolas is derived from Spanish for Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, the town's patron saint. ^[5]

History

Ruins of the old site of Taal Basilica in Poblacion, San Nicolas

San Nicolas traces its roots to barrio Wawa, which was once part of the municipality of Taal. The barrio also covered areas of what is now Alitagtag, Agoncillo, Lemery, and San Luis, according to old locals. It was first inhabited by Malays from Borneo. It was the site of Taal's second municipal center from its establishment in 1572 to 1754, during the peak of Moro piracy. ^[5] Taal was designated as the provincial capital of Batangas from 1732 to 1754. ^[6] The 1754 Taal Volcano eruption, which lasted for months, greatly destroyed the area, making Taal move its municipal center to its present location near Balayan Bay. ^[7] After which, Wawa was renamed to San Nicolas. ^[5]

In 1955, the barrios of San Nicolas, Abelo, Alas-as, Balete, Bancoro, Bangin, Calangay, Calawit, Calumala, Hipit, Maabud, Munlawin, Pansipit, Pulang-Bato, Saimsim, Sinturisan, Talang, and Tambo were separated from Taal and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as San Nicolas. ^[8] In 1957, the following sitios were converted into independent barrios: Burol from Tambo, ^[9] Tagudtod from Munlawin, ^[10] Kalawit and Pulang-Bato from Alas-as, ^{[11] [12]} and Baluk-Baluk from Hipit. ^[13] In 1961, the barrios of Calumala, Tambo, Saimsim and Bucal were separated from San Nicolas to form parts of the new municipality of Santa Teresita. ^[14]

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 14.37 square kilometers (5.55 sq mi)  ^[15] constituting 0.46% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometer (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.

Barangays

San Nicolas is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. ^[16] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [17]
041025001	Abelo	4.1%	978	869	▴	1.19%
041025002	Balete	7.6%	1,822	1,759	▴	0.35%
041025003	Baluk‑baluk	3.8%	916	804	▴	1.31%
041025004	Bancoro	11.1%	2,648	2,549	▴	0.38%
041025005	Bangin	8.4%	2,008	1,910	▴	0.50%
041025006	Calangay	7.7%	1,834	1,651	▴	1.06%
041025007	Hipit	2.6%	623	571	▴	0.88%
041025009	Maabud North	4.1%	991	982	▴	0.09%
041025010	Maabud South	2.9%	696	682	▴	0.20%
041025011	Munlawin	4.1%	976	774	▴	2.35%
041025012	Pansipit	1.9%	446	422	▴	0.55%
041025013	Poblacion	10.4%	2,481	2,416	▴	0.27%
041025014	Santo Niño	3.8%	919	826	▴	1.07%
041025015	Sinturisan	8.1%	1,947	1,710	▴	1.31%
041025016	Tagudtod	2.6%	631	623	▴	0.13%
041025017	Talang	3.0%	721	667	▴	0.78%
041025018	Alas‑as	5.6%	1,327	901	▴	3.95%
041025019	Pulang‑Bato	2.8%	659	483	▴	3.16%
	Total		23,908	20,599	▴	1.50%

Climate

Climate data for San Nicolas, Batangas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	32 (90)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11 (0.4)	13 (0.5)	14 (0.6)	32 (1.3)	101 (4.0)	142 (5.6)	208 (8.2)	187 (7.4)	175 (6.9)	131 (5.2)	68 (2.7)	39 (1.5)	1,121 (44.3)
Average rainy days	5.2	5.0	7.4	11.5	19.8	23.5	27.0	25.9	25.2	23.2	15.5	8.3	197.5
Source: Meteoblue [18]

Demographics

Population census of San Nicolas

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	9,575	—
1970	8,742	−0.90%
1975	8,877	+0.31%
1980	10,511	+3.44%
1990	13,174	+2.28%
1995	14,509	+1.83%
2000	16,278	+2.50%
2007	19,046	+2.19%
2010	20,599	+2.89%
2015	22,623	+1.80%
2020	23,908	+1.09%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [19] [17] [20] [21]

In the 2020 census, San Nicolas had a population of 23,908. ^[3]

Economy

San Nicolas Public Market

Poverty incidence of San Nicolas

5 10 15 20 2006 14.90 2009 5.34 2012 10.63 2015 12.12 2018 19.62 2021 8.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

Politics

Lester De Sagun has been the mayor of San Nicolas since 2019. ^[30] 16,841 people were registered to vote in the municipality's elections in 2022. ^[31]

Sister city

• Tagaytay, Cavite, Philippines ^[32]

References

1.   Municipality of San Nicolas | (DILG)
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27. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
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29. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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31. "2022 ELECTION RESULTS: San Nicolas, Batangas". PHVOTE. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
32. "PIA | Philippine Information Agency | Sisterhood agreement between Tagaytay and San Nicolas signed". Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code