Cuenca | |
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Nickname: Home of Bakers | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°55′N 121°03′E / 13.92°N 121.05°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Batangas |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | November 7, 1876 |
Named for | Cuenca, Spain or Cuenca Province |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Cuenca[*] | Alexander M. Magpantay |
• Vice Mayor | Aurea P. Pantas |
• Representative | Ma. Theresa V. Collantes |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 25,580 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 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,923 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 11.02 |
• 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 | |
• Electricity | Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4222 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
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]