Cuenca, Batangas

Cuenca
Downtown Cuenca with Mount Maculot in the background
Downtown Cuenca with Mount Maculot in the background
Official seal of Cuenca
Nickname: 
Home of Bakers
Map of Batangas with Cuenca highlighted
Map of Batangas with Cuenca highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Cuenca is located in Philippines
Cuenca
Cuenca
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′N 121°03′E / 13.92°N 121.05°E / 13.92; 121.05
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceBatangas
District 3rd district
FoundedNovember 7, 1876
Named forCuenca, Spain or Cuenca Province
Barangays21 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAlexander M. Magpantay
 • Vice MayorAurea P. Pantas
 • RepresentativeMa. Theresa V. Collantes
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate25,580 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total58.18 km2 (22.46 sq mi)
Elevation
166 m (545 ft)
Highest elevation
957 m (3,140 ft)
Lowest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total36,235
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Households
8,923
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
11.02
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 137 million (2020), 57.25 million (2012), 63.91 million (2013)
 • Assets₱ 307.3 million (2020), 136.2 million (2012), 119.9 million (2013), 132.3 million (2014)
 • Expenditure₱ 110.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 39.73 million (2020), 21.33 million (2012), 17.83 million (2013), 16.37 million (2014)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4222
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesTagalog

Cuenca, officially the Municipality of Cuenca (Tagalog: Bayan ng Cuenca), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,235 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Cuenca | (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 IV-A (Calabarzon)". 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.