Baras | |
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| Municipality of Baras | |
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| Coordinates: 14°31′N 121°16′E / 14.52°N 121.27°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Rizal |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1595 |
| Annexation to Morong | October 12, 1903 |
| Annexation to Tanay | January 16, 1906 |
| Chartered | November 24, 1920 |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Wilfredo C. Robles |
| • Vice Mayor | Kathrine B. Robles |
| • Representative | Emigdio P. Tanjuatco III |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 46,282 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.93 km2 (32.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 87,637 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 21,208 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 7.61 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 247.3 million (2020), 62.45 million (2012), 66.92 million (2013), 78.09 million (2014), 96.26 million (2015), 102 million (2016), 161.1 million (2017), 181.4 million (2018), 199.2 million (2019), 238.3 million (2021), 358.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 438.1 million (2020), 130.8 million (2012), 127.4 million (2013), 152.4 million (2014), 165.7 million (2015), 175.8 million (2016), 270.6 million (2017), 356 million (2018), 407.2 million (2019), 471.8 million (2021), 728.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 248.3 million (2020), 43.67 million (2012), 57.06 million (2013), 59.85 million (2014), 71.76 million (2015), 81.12 million (2016), 104.2 million (2017), 137.4 million (2018), 182.5 million (2019), 205.5 million (2021), 233 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 156.9 million (2020), 68.28 million (2012), 127.4 million (2013), 152.4 million (2014), 85.36 million (2015), 91.78 million (2016), 143.4 million (2017), 170.6 million (2018), 186.5 million (2019), 149.5 million (2021), 308.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 1970 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)2 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Baras, officially the Municipality of Baras (Tagalog: Bayan ng Baras), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,637 people.[3]
Baras is 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Antipolo and 49 kilometres (30 mi) from Manila.
- ^ Municipality of Baras | (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.