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) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,877 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 549.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 644.9 million (2020) |
| 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.