Ramos, Tarlac
Ramos | |
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| Municipality of Ramos | |
Municipal Hall | |
Map of Tarlac with Ramos highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°40′00″N 120°38′30″E / 15.6667°N 120.6417°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Tarlac |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | January 1, 1921 |
| Named after | Alfonso Ramos |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Celso L. Banag |
| • Vice Mayor | Diosdado "Dado" T. Reginaldo |
| • Representative | Carlos O. Cojuangco |
| • Electorate | 16,035 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.40 km2 (9.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 22,879 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,514 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.63 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 129.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 433 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 105.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 25.69 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2311 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Kapampangan |
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Ramos, officially the Municipality of Ramos (Ilocano: Ili ti Ramos; Pangasinan: Baley na Ramos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ramos), is a municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,879 people.
Ramos is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Tarlac City and 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Manila. Formerly named Bani, it was a barrio of the town of Paniqui from 1878 to December 31, 1920.
On January 1, 1921, Bani became a town and was renamed "Ramos" in memory of Gov. Alfonso Ramos who first initiated the creation of the town.