Rosario, Batangas

Rosario
Municipality of Rosario
From top, left to right: Main intersection and Gualberto Avenue in downtown Rosario, "I Love Rosario" at Laurel Park, Rosario Cultural and Sports Center, the Grotto, Tombol Hill, the Risen Christ monument, and the Rosario skyline viewed from Tombol Hill.
Official seal of Rosario
Nicknames: 
  • Rice Granary of Batangas, Agro-Industrial Capital of Southern Tagalog
  • Home of Sinukmani Festival[1]
Anthem: Himno ng Rosario[2]
Map of Batangas with Rosario highlighted
Map of Batangas with Rosario highlighted
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Rosario is located in Philippines
Rosario
Rosario
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°50′46″N 121°12′22″E / 13.846°N 121.206°E / 13.846; 121.206
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceBatangas
District 4th district
FoundedJune 9, 1687[3]
Barangays48 (see Barangays)
Government
[4]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLeovigildo K. Morpe
 • Vice MayorAtanacio G. Zara
 • RepresentativeLianda B. Bolilia
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate80,370 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total226.88 km2 (87.60 sq mi)
Elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Highest elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Lowest elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[6]
 • Total128,352
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Households
30,029
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
8.51
% (2021)[7]
 • Revenue₱ 396.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 865.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 312.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 172.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2)
 • WaterRosario Water District
PrimeWater
 • TelecommunicationsGlobe
PLDT
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4225
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.rosariobatangas.ph

Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Tagalog: Bayan ng Rosario), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 128,352 people.[6]

Rosario is considered among the interior municipalities of the Batangas Bay region, comprising eleven municipalities and two cities whose catchment areas drain into Batangas Bay. The town is also dubbed as "The Rice Granary of Batangas".[1]

  1. ^ a b Ganzon, Tina (9 Jun 2009). "Batangas hosts 'Sinukmani' festival". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Southern Tagalog. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ "About Rosario". Rosario, Batangas. Rosario, Batangas LGU.
  3. ^ "HOLIDAYS -- ROSARIO, BATANGAS". Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  4. ^ Municipality of Rosario | (DILG)
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.