Santo Tomas | |
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| Municipality of Santo Tomas | |
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| Coordinates: 16°17′N 120°23′E / 16.28°N 120.38°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | La Union |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1764 |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Severino C. Carbonell |
| • Vice Mayor | Winnie N. Doctolero |
| • Representative | Sandra Y. Eriguel |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 25,929 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 40,846 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,392 |
| Demonym | Tomasian |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.54 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 144.1 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 787.7 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 129.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 82.55 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2505 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Pangasinan Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Santo Tomas, officially the Municipality of Santo Tomas (Ilocano: Ili ti Santo Tomas; Pangasinan: Baley na Santo Tomas; Filipino: Bayan ng Santo Tomas), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,846 people.[4]
Santo Tomas is 230 kilometres (140 mi) from Metro Manila and 39 kilometres (24 mi) from San Fernando, the provincial capital.
- ^ Municipality of Santo Tomas | (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.
- ^ https://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/santo_tomas_la_union_philippines.248617.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". 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.