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
 • mayor of Cuenca[*]Alexander M. Magpantay
 • Vice MayorAurea P. Pantas
 • RepresentativeMa. Theresa V. Collantes
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate25,580 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
58.18 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]
 • Total
36,235
 • 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), 70.94 million (2014), 79.13 million (2015), 88.55 million (2016), 98.63 million (2017), 107.1 million (2018), 117.2 million (2019), 138.5 million (2021), 186.5 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 307.3 million (2020), 136.2 million (2012), 119.9 million (2013), 132.3 million (2014), 148.7 million (2015), 178 million (2016), 214.8 million (2017), 249.3 million (2018), 282.4 million (2019), 396.2 million (2021), 426 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 110.8 million (2020), 47.56 million (2012), 15.88 million (2013), 19.6 million (2014), 62.92 million (2015), 67.91 million (2016), 76.98 million (2017), 84.66 million (2018), 98.44 million (2019), 112.4 million (2021), 143.9 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 39.73 million (2020), 21.33 million (2012), 17.83 million (2013), 16.37 million (2014), 21.61 million (2015), 34.96 million (2016), 34.75 million (2017), 34.76 million (2018), 45.88 million (2019), 80.9 million (2021), 55.2 million (2022)
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.