Laurel | |
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| Municipality of Laurel | |
.jpg) View of Laurel from Sky Ranch Tagaytay | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): Responsive, Joint & Effective Actions | |
 Map of Batangas with Laurel highlighted | |
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.svg)  Laurel Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°03′N 120°54′E / 14.05°N 120.9°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | June 21, 1969 |
| Named for | Miguel and Jose P. Laurel |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Laurel[*] | Lyndon M. Bruce |
| • Vice Mayor | Celso Aristotle M. Parrilla |
| • Representative | Ma. Theresa V. Collantes |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 26,264 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.29 km2 (27.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 43,210 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,626 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.86 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 160.5 million (2020), 74.18 million (2012), 80.81 million (2013), 94.17 million (2014), 101 million (2015), 109.1 million (2016), 128.1 million (2017), 144.1 million (2018), 146.8 million (2019), 178.5 million (2021), 230.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 647.4 million (2020), 178.9 million (2012), 196.8 million (2013), 212.5 million (2014), 371.8 million (2015), 396.6 million (2016), 461.9 million (2017), 523.6 million (2018), 530.4 million (2019), 702.1 million (2021), 777.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 136.8 million (2020), 60.04 million (2012), 59.92 million (2013), 68.06 million (2014), 76.96 million (2015), 87.83 million (2016), 98.2 million (2017), 117.2 million (2018), 135.6 million (2019), 136.4 million (2021), 166.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 277.6 million (2020), 32.09 million (2012), 30.1 million (2013), 32.09 million (2014), 169.7 million (2015), 169.1 million (2016), 200.9 million (2017), 215.1 million (2018), 214.1 million (2019), 258.8 million (2021), 256.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4221 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | laurelbatangas |
Laurel, officially the Municipality of Laurel (Tagalog: Bayan ng Laurel), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,210 people.[3]
Laurel is previously part of Talisay, its current neighbor town, until 1969.
- ^ Municipality of Laurel | (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.