Padre Garcia
Padre Garcia | |
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| Municipality of Padre Garcia | |
Downtown | |
| Nickname: Cattle Trading Capital of the Philippines | |
Map of Batangas with Padre Garcia highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°53′N 121°13′E / 13.88°N 121.22°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | December 1, 1949 |
| Named after | Fr. Vicente García |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Celsa B. Rivera |
| • Vice Mayor | Micko Angelo B. Rivera |
| • Representative | Lianda B. Bolilia |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 34,545 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.51 km2 (16.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 51,853 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,778 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.03 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 319.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 805.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 233.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 261 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4224 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | 4224 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Padre Garcia, officially the Municipality of Padre Garcia (Tagalog: Bayan ng Padre Garcia), is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,853 people.
Padre Garcia's old name is Lumang Bayan, as it is the former seat of government of the neighboring town of Rosario. The name of the town is derived from one of its most famous sons, Padre Vicente Garcia, a native of Barangay Maugat. He was one of the first defenders of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere. He and Rizal were friends during the time when they were fighting for the Philippines' independence from Spain.