San Nicolas, Batangas

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San Nicolas
Municipality of San Nicolas
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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
   Electorate 16,841 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total14.37 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]
  Total23,908
  Density1,700/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
  ElectricityBatangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4207
PSGC
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]

Contents

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 SanNicolas,BatangasChurchjf2335 09.JPG
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

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 Balukbaluk 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 Alasas 5.6% 1,327 901 3.95%
041025019 PulangBato 2.8% 659 483 3.16%
Total23,90820,5991.50%

Climate

Climate data for San Nicolas, Batangas
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days5.25.07.411.519.823.527.025.925.223.215.58.3197.5
Source: Meteoblue [18]

Demographics

Population census of San Nicolas
YearPop.±% 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

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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]

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