Abucay

Abucay
Municipality of Abucay
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Abucay is located in Philippines
Abucay
Abucay
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°43′20″N 120°32′08″E / 14.722214°N 120.535433°E / 14.722214; 120.535433
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceBataan
District 1st district
Founded1587
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Abucay[*]Ruben C. Tagle
 • Vice MayorRoberto "Wangbu" Pasbustan
 • RepresentativeGeraldine B. Roman
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate28,142 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total79.72 km2 (30.78 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Highest elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total42,984
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Households
10,522
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
7.84
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 165.1 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 494.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 120.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 103 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPeninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2114
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)47
Native languagesMariveleño
Tagalog

Abucay, officially the Municipality of Abucay, (Tagalog: Bayan ng Abucay), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,984 people.[3]

It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Balanga and 119 kilometres (74 mi) from Manila, accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 25, or the parallel National Road in Bataan. Its westernmost elevated section is located within the Bataan National Park.

  1. ^ Municipality of Abucay | (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 III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.