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Magallanes | |
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Municipality of Magallanes | |
Nickname: Eco-Tourism Center | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°11′N 120°45′E / 14.18°N 120.75°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Cavite |
District | 8th district |
Founded | July 15, 1879 |
Annexation to Maragondon | October 15, 1903 |
Chartered | 1916 |
Named for | Ferdinand Magellan |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jasmin Angelli Maligaya-Bautista |
• Vice Mayor | Jesus B. Antazo |
• Representative | Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 16,005 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 73.07 km2 (28.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
Highest elevation | 643 m (2,110 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 23,851 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,785 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.27 |
• Revenue | ₱ 119.6 million (2020), 50.65 million (2012), 57.78 million (2013), 667.8 million (2014), 75.71 million (2015), 82.68 million (2016), 93.6 million (2017), 98.45 million (2018), 107.1 million (2019), 131.9 million (2021), 174.3 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 238.5 million (2020), 42.39 million (2012), 42 million (2013), 51.96 million (2014), 64.93 million (2015), 93.71 million (2016), 156.7 million (2017), 178.1 million (2018), 202.9 million (2019), 264.8 million (2021), 280.9 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 108.2 million (2020), 46.71 million (2012), 52.49 million (2013), 53.7 million (2014), 61.97 million (2015), 71.87 million (2016), 87.33 million (2017), 33.78 million (2018), 97.94 million (2019), 119.2 million (2021), 160.5 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 55.96 million (2020), 16.68 million (2012), 15.2 million (2013), 16.55 million (2014), 28.46 million (2015), 32.19 million (2016), 69.4 million (2017), 58.62 million (2018), 57.33 million (2019), 64.78 million (2021), 64.44 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4113 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | www |
Magallanes, officially the Municipality of Magallanes (Tagalog: Bayan ng Magallanes), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,851 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
The municipality is named after Ferdinand Magellan, who was known in Spanish as Fernando de Magallanes.