Mayantoc

Mayantoc
Municipality of Mayantoc
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Flag of Mayantoc
Official seal of Mayantoc
Map of Tarlac with Mayantoc highlighted
Map of Tarlac with Mayantoc highlighted
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Mayantoc is located in Philippines
Mayantoc
Mayantoc
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°37′13″N 120°22′39″E / 15.6203°N 120.3775°E / 15.6203; 120.3775
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceTarlac
District 1st district
Founded1917
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorIluminado E. Pobre jr.
 • Vice MayorVenus Razalan Tomas
 • RepresentativeCarlos O. Cojuangco
 • Electorate21,300 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total311.42 km2 (120.24 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Highest elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Lowest elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total32,597
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Households
8,232
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
14.34
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 167.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 350.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 148.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 51.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityTarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2304
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)45
Native languagesPangasinan
Tagalog
Kapampangan
Ilocano
Websitewww.mayantoc.gov.ph

Mayantoc, officially the Municipality of Mayantoc (Pangasinan: Baley na Mayantoc; Ilocano: Ili ti Mayantoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mayantoc), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,597 people.[3]

It is nestled in the foothills of the Zambales Mountains where the Camiling River originates and provides many scenic picnic and swimming sites, making it known as the summer capital of the province. The most common road to Mayantoc starts at "Crossing Mayantoc", at the national highway to Camiling, Tarlac just after the then Tarlac College of Agriculture (now the Tarlac Agricultural University) campus.

  1. ^ Municipality of Mayantoc | (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.