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San Marcelino | |
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Municipality of San Marcelino | |
Nickname(s): Singkamas Capital of the Philippines[citation needed] New Zealand of Zambales | |
Anthem: San Marcelino, Mabuhay Ka![1] | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°58′27″N 120°09′26″E / 14.97418°N 120.15733°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Zambales |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1843 |
Named for | Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Elmer Ragadio Soria |
• Vice Mayor | Apolinario A. Abelon |
• Representative | Jeffrey D. Khonghun |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 24,927 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 416.86 km2 (160.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
Highest elevation | 527 m (1,729 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 37,719 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,773 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 21.15 |
• Revenue | ₱ 229.6 million (2020), 98 million (2012), 111.5 million (2013), 131.2 million (2014), 150.1 million (2015), 181.2 million (2016), 219.5 million (2017), 213.9 million (2018), 219.6 million (2019), 242.7 million (2021), 337.8 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 581.8 million (2020), 130.3 million (2012), 142.2 million (2013), 177.6 million (2014), 217.8 million (2015), 334.1 million (2016), 449.7 million (2017), 518.8 million (2018), 516.3 million (2019), 625.9 million (2021), 753.1 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 223.2 million (2020), 93.95 million (2012), 99.89 million (2013), 121.1 million (2014), 139.8 million (2015), 115.1 million (2016), 163.7 million (2017), 161 million (2018), 196.4 million (2019), 210.7 million (2021), 260.7 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zambales 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2207 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)47 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog Sambal Ambala Mag-antsi Mag-indi |
San Marcelino, officially the Municipality of San Marcelino (Ilocano: Ili ti San Marcelino; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Marcelino), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,719 people.[4]
The municipality is home to Mapanuepe Lake that formed after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo.