Rosario | |
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| Municipality of Rosario | |
From top, left to right: Main intersection and Gualberto Avenue in downtown Rosario, "I Love Rosario" at Laurel Park, Rosario Cultural and Sports Center, the Grotto, Tombol Hill, the Risen Christ monument, and the Rosario skyline viewed from Tombol Hill. | |
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| Anthem: Himno ng Rosario[2] | |
 Map of Batangas with Rosario highlighted | |
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.svg)  Rosario Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°50′46″N 121°12′22″E / 13.846°N 121.206°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | June 9, 1687[3] |
| Barangays | 48 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Leovigildo K. Morpe |
| • Vice Mayor | Atanacio G. Zara |
| • Representative | Lianda B. Bolilia |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 80,370 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 226.88 km2 (87.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[6] | |
• Total | 128,352 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 30,029 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 8.51 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 396.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 865.6 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 312.7 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 172.9 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2) |
| • Water | Rosario Water District PrimeWater |
| • Telecommunications | Globe PLDT |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4225 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Tagalog: Bayan ng Rosario), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 128,352 people.[6]
Rosario is considered among the interior municipalities of the Batangas Bay region, comprising eleven municipalities and two cities whose catchment areas drain into Batangas Bay. The town is also dubbed as "The Rice Granary of Batangas".[1]
- ^ a b Ganzon, Tina (9 Jun 2009). "Batangas hosts 'Sinukmani' festival". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Southern Tagalog. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "About Rosario". Rosario, Batangas. Rosario, Batangas LGU.
- ^ "HOLIDAYS -- ROSARIO, BATANGAS". Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Municipality of Rosario | (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.