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Tuy | |
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| Municipality of Tuy | |
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| Coordinates: 14°01′N 120°44′E / 14.02°N 120.73°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | August 12, 1866 |
| Annexation to Balayan | March 28, 1903 |
| Reestablished | January 1, 1911 |
| Named for | Tui, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jose Jecerell C. Cerrado |
| • Vice Mayor | Armando P. Afable |
| • Representative | Joseph Eric R. Buhain |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 29,760 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.65 km2 (36.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 779 m (2,556 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 46,519 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,448 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.12 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 172.5 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 448.2 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 136.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 90.29 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4214 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Tuy (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈtuj]), officially the Municipality of Tuy (Tagalog: Bayan ng Tuy), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,519 people.[3]
The patron of Tuy is Saint Vincent Ferrer, the patron of construction workers, whose feast day is celebrated on May 8.
Tuy is located between Balayan and Nasugbu. It is also situated between 2 rivers: in the north, Tuy town proper's boundary is the Mataywanac/Salipit River, while in the south, the Tuy town proper's boundary is the Obispo River.
Tuy has been producing bakery products of its own, like the jacobina biscuits and biscocho toasted bread, among other bakery products, since the 1960s.
- ^ Municipality of Tuy | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.