San Nicolas, Batangas

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San Nicolas
Municipality
San Nicolas, Batangas Welcome Arch
San Nicolas, Batangas Welcome Arch
Official seal of San Nicolas
Seal
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Location within Batangas province
San Nicolas is located in Philippines
San Nicolas
San Nicolas
Location within the Philippines
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Country [[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province [[{{#property:P131}}]]
District 3rd District
Founded 1955
Barangays 18
Government[1]
 • Mayor Epifanio Sandoval
 • Vice Mayor Alfonso B. Biscocho
Area[2]
 • Total 14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 20,599
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code {{#property:P281}}
Dialing code {{#property:P473}}
Income class 5th class
Website {{#property:P856}}

San Nicolas is a fifth class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 20,599 people.[3] It is the smallest municipality in Batangas with 14.37 square kilometers of land area, which includes half of the Taal Volcano island.

In 1955, the barrios of San Nicolas, Hipit, Bangin, Pansipit, Calangay, Sinturisan, Talang, Abelo, Balete, Bancoro, Saimsim, Maabud, Munlawin, Tambo, Calumala, Alas-as, Calawit, and Pulang-Bato, then part of the municipality of Taal, were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as San Nicolas.[4]

Barangays

San Nicolas is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.[2]

In 1957, the following sitios were converted from their mother barrios and converted into independent barrios: Burol from Tambo,[5] Tagudtod from Munlawin,[6] Kalawit and Pulang-Bato from Alas-as,[7][8] and Baluk-Baluk from Hipit.[9]

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Demographics

Population census of San Nicolas
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 13,174 —    
1995 14,509 +1.83%
2000 16,278 +2.50%
2007 19,046 +2.19%
2010 20,599 +2.89%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Sister city

References

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  10. PIA - Sisterhood agreement between Tagaytay and San Nicolas signed

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