Hermosa, Bataan

Hermosa
Municipality of Hermosa
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Flag of Hermosa
Official seal of Hermosa
Map of Bataan, Pampanga with Hermosa highlighted
Map of Bataan, Pampanga with Hermosa highlighted
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Hermosa is located in Philippines
Hermosa
Hermosa
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°50′N 120°30′E / 14.83°N 120.5°E / 14.83; 120.5
CountryPhilippines
RegionBataan, Pampanga
ProvinceBataan, Pampanga
District 1st district
Founded1852
Barangays23 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Hermosa[*]Antonio Joseph R. Inton
 • Vice MayorEigie K. Malana
 • RepresentativeGeraldine B. Roman
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate50,030 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total157.00 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]
 • Total77,443
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Households
18,494
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.59
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 331.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 772.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 227 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 98.01 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPeninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)47
Native languagesKapampangan
Mariveleño
Tagalog
Websitewww.hermosa.gov.ph

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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Hermosa | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Municipal: Hermosa, Bataan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.