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Hermosa | |
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Municipality of Hermosa | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°50′N 120°30′E / 14.83°N 120.5°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bataan, Pampanga |
Province | Bataan, Pampanga |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1852 |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Hermosa[*] | Antonio Joseph R. Inton |
• Vice Mayor | Eigie K. Malana |
• Representative | Geraldine B. Roman |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 50,030 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 157.00 km2 (60.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Highest elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 77,443 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Households | 18,494 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 13.59 |
• Revenue | ₱ 331.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 772.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 227 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 98.01 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2111, 2222 (Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone) |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)47 |
Native languages | Kapampangan Mariveleño Tagalog |
Website | www |
Hermosa, officially the Municipality of Hermosa (Tagalog: Bayan ng Hermosa, Kapampangan: Balen ning Hermosa), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,443 people.[3]
"Hermosa" means "beautiful" in Spanish. It has a total land area of 157.00 square kilometres (60.62 sq mi).[5]
Hermosa is home to the Roosevelt Protected Landscape and Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ; along with Morong also in the province of Bataan, and Olongapo and Subic in Zambales), and is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 10 and Jose Abad Santos Avenue.