Gerona, Tarlac

Gerona
Municipality of Gerona
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Gerona
Official seal of Gerona
Map of Tarlac with Gerona highlighted
Map of Tarlac with Gerona highlighted
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Gerona is located in Philippines
Gerona
Gerona
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°36′25″N 120°35′55″E / 15.6069°N 120.5986°E / 15.6069; 120.5986
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceTarlac
District 2nd district
Barangays44 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEloy C. Eclar[1]
 • Vice MayorRonald T. Go[1]
 • RepresentativeVictor A. Yap
 • Electorate57,320 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
128.89 km2 (49.76 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Lowest elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total
94,485
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Households
23,696
DemonymGeronian
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
10.66
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue260,703,176.70 (2020)[6]
 • Assets₱ 623.5 million (2020), 177.5 million (2012), 179.9 million (2013), 203.5 million (2014), 223.5 million (2015), 321.7 million (2016), 406.6 million (2017), 489.1 million (2018), 540.1 million (2019), 640.2 million (2021), 760.4 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 241.9 million (2020), 118.6 million (2012), 127.8 million (2013), 119.1 million (2014), 142.7 million (2015), 161.4 million (2016), 176.1 million (2017), 193.3 million (2018), 228.8 million (2019), 257.8 million (2021), 303.4 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 126.7 million (2020), 58.18 million (2012), 67.22 million (2013), 71.67 million (2014), 62.35 million (2015), 71.48 million (2016), 96.53 million (2017), 130.8 million (2018), 122.6 million (2019), 72.8 million (2021), 96.61 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityTarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2302
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)45
Native languagesKapampangan
Tagalog
Ilocano
Websitegeronatarlac.gov.ph

Gerona, officially the Municipality of Gerona (Ilocano: Ili ti Gerona; Kapampangan: Balen ning Gerona, Tagalog: Bayan ng Gerona), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 94,485 people.[4]

The MacArthur Highway goes through the center of the town.

  1. ^ a b "Elected Officials - Official Website of Municipality of Gerona, Province of Tarlac - Home".
  2. ^ Municipality of Gerona | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index". Retrieved 5 March 2020.