Preferred Development Thrusts
The preferred strategy and development thrusts of the municipality are toward Agri-Industrial, Commercial and Tourism.
General Information
Homepage/Website : www.bauan.gov.ph
e-mail address : lgu.bauan@yahoo.com
Land Area : 6,667.6860 hectares or 66.67686 square kilometers
Currency : Philippine Peso (Php)
Political Administrative : Located in 2nd Congressional DistrictÂ
Income Classification : 1st Class Municipality
Barangays : 40 barangays distributed into three (3) homogeneous
Ecological unitsas follows:
- Lowland Barangays – 11
- Upland Barangays – 16
- Coastal Barangays – 13
Marine Waterbodies : Batangas Bay, Balayan Bay (Verde Island Passage)
Location : 120 km. south of Manila and 8 km west of Batangas City Boundaries : North – Municipality of Alitagtag
East – Municipality of San Pascual
South – Municipality of Mabini and Batangas Bay
West – Municipality of San Luis and Balayan Bay
Main Dialect Spoken : Tagalog
Language : Almost Bauangeños can speak and write EnglishÂ
Topography : The topography of Bauan consists of steeply sloping, strongly rolling, rolling, undulating and gently undulating.
Climate : Based on the Climate Map of the Philippines by DOST-PAGASA, the Municipality of Bauan generally falls under Type I category. Areas with this type of climate have wet and dry seasons. The dry season is from November to April and rainy from May to October, with maximum rainfall during the months of June to September.
Average Temperature : 80.9° Farenheit or 27.2° CelsiusÂ
Coordinates : 13° 48’ North, 121° 0’ East (13.7925, 121.0076)
Estimated elevation above sea level: 23.4 meters (76.6 feet)
Population : 91,297 (POPCEN 2015) 89,013 (RHU I & II Survey 2020)
Number of Households : 20,694 (POPCEN 2015) 21,642 (RHU I & II Survey 2020)
Number of Males : 45,848 (POPCEN 2015) 46,387 (RHU I & II Survey 2020)
Number of Females : 45,449 (POPCEN 2015) 45,232 (RHU I & II Survey 2020)
Sex Ratio : 1:1
Population Density : 1,369/km2
Population Growth Rate : 2.22%
No. of Registered Voters : 50,756 (COMELEC as of December 31, 2019)
Companies/Industries/Factories : 45
Universal/Commercial Banks : 8
Thrift and Savings Banks : 6
Rural Banks : 5
Cooperatives : 19
Pawnshops : 27
Money Changers/Foreign
exchange dealers : 6
Remittance Centers : 3
Microfinance Institutions : 16
Messengerial Services : 1
Business Process Outsourcing : 2
Cable Service Providers : 2
Internet Service Providers : 5
Telephone Companies Service Provider : 2 (PLDT and Globe)
Mobile Cellular Service Providers : 3 (Smart Telecom, Globe Telecom Inc. and Dito Telecommunity Corporation)
Cell sites : 29
Gasoline Stations : 13
Memorial Park : 1
Cemetery : 1
Subdivisions : 32
Beach Resorts : 22
Resorts : 4
Hotels : 3
Lodging Houses : 3
Restaurants : 16
Fast Food Chains : 7
Convenience Stores : 6
Pilgrimage Sites : 12
Historical Attractions : 2
Tourist Arrivals : 60,748 tourists
Economic Activities : Commercial and Service Centers, Industrial,
Agriculture and Fisheries
Major Agricultural Products : Rice, chico, mango, vegetables, corn, cassava
Poverty Incidence : 3.26% (PSA 2015)
Marine Protected Areas : San Pablo de Bauan Marine Protected Area – 125.38 has.
Agricultural Area : 8,354 hectares
Major Livestock & Poultry : Poultry, swine, cattle, goatÂ
Slaughterhouse : 1
Public Market : 1
Schools
- Elementary : 24 Public and 6 Private
- Secondary : 4 Public and 2 Private
- Integrated : 1 Public
- Higher Education Institution : 1 Private College
- Preparatory Schools : 32 Day Care Centers and 8 Private
Literacy Rate : 99.04% (POPCEN 2015)
Hospitals : 1 Government, 1 Private
Barangay Health Stations : 13
Senior Citizen Affairs Office : 1
Municipal Employees : 536 (290 Permanent, 3 Temporary, 10 Elective, 79 Casual, 11 Co-terminus and 153 Job Order)
Financial Profile 2020
Local Sources : Php128,024,486.66
Tax Revenue : 84,685,309.93
Non-Tax Revenue : 43,339,176.73
External Sources : Php236,828,453.98
– Internal Revenue Allotment : 215,115,399.96
– Other Shares from National Tax Collections : 3,786,771.02
– Extraordinary Receipts/Grants/ Donations/Aids : 17,926,283.00
Total Current Operating Income : Php364,852,940.64
Source: MPDC