Gerona | |
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Municipality of Gerona | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°36′25″N 120°35′55″E / 15.6069°N 120.5986°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Tarlac |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 44 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Eloy C. Eclar[1] |
• Vice Mayor | Ronald T. Go[1] |
• Representative | Victor A. Yap |
• Electorate | 57,320 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 |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
• Households | 23,696 |
Demonym | Geronian |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.66 |
• Revenue | 260,703,176.70 (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 | |
• Electricity | Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2302 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog Ilocano |
Website | geronatarlac |
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.