Escalante | |
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| City of Escalante | |
 Escalante City Hall | |
 Flag | |
| Anthem: Escalante, Yutang Bulahan! (English: Escalante, Blessed Land!) | |
 Map of Negros Occidental with Escalante highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Escalante Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°50′N 123°30′E / 10.83°N 123.5°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | November 28, 1856 |
| Cityhood | March 31, 2001 |
| Named for | Escalante, Spain |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Melecio J. Yap Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Rogelio A. Prietos |
| • Representative | Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 62,728 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 192.76 km2 (74.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 96,159 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 24,652 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.05 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 665.6 million (2020), 318 million (2012), 332.7 million (2013), 376.5 million (2014), 444.4 million (2015), 469.5 million (2016), 519.1 million (2017), 553.5 million (2018), 604.6 million (2019), 790.2 million (2021), 1,056 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,877 million (2020), 813.7 million (2012), 811.9 million (2013), 824.2 million (2014), 1,016 million (2015), 1,175 million (2016), 1,353 million (2017), 1,689 million (2018), 1,755 million (2019), 2,284 million (2021), 2,618 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 549.3 million (2020), 284.3 million (2012), 293.6 million (2013), 305 million (2014), 342.6 million (2015), 36.35 million (2016), 362 million (2017), 457.6 million (2018), 484.3 million (2019), 692.2 million (2021), 844.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 644.9 million (2020), 302.5 million (2012), 279.9 million (2013), 250.3 million (2014), 33.22 million (2015), 381.8 million (2016), 419.3 million (2017), 666.6 million (2018), 675.2 million (2019), 973.3 million (2021), 1,073 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6124 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Escalante, officially the City of Escalante (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Escalante; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Escalante; Filipino: Lungsod ng Escalante), is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 96,159 people.[3]
- ^ City of Escalante | (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 VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.