Agoncillo, officially the Municipality of Agoncillo (), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,101 people. The town was named in honor of Don Felipe Agoncillo, a native of Taal and one of the first Filipino representatives to the Spanish Cortes.

History

Agoncillo was originally a part of Lemery. In 1945, an executive committee was formed by the first appointed Mayor Jacinto Mendoza Sr. to prepare a resolution, requesting the Secretary of the Interior,

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, through the provincial board to detach and separate 11 barrios and be created a municipality. Through ''Executive Order 140'' issued by

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, the ''Municipality of Pansipit'' was created. But the Municipal Council of Lemery passed a resolution requesting for the revocation and suspension of the said creation. Thus, another executive order was endorsed for the conduct of a plebiscite to ascertain the true sentiments of the residents regarding the issue of separation. Finally, on April 17, 1949, ''Executive Order No. 212'' was issued by President Quirino, lifting the suspension and thereby, authorizing the immediate organization of the Municipality under the name of Agoncillo.

Geography

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Agoncillo is located south of

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, a two-hour drive via the scenic route of Tagaytay Ridge and Diokno Highway. It is away from Batangas City, the provincial capital. It is bounded in the east by approximately lakeshore of

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, south by San Nicolas and Taal, north by Laurel, and is separated by the Pansipit River on the west by Lemery. According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas.

Barangays

Agoncillo is politically subdivided into 21

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s, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Agoncillo had a population of 39,101. The population density was .

Economy

Government

Local government

The current set of local government officials were elected in 2022 and their term will expire in 2025. The municipal mayor is Atty. Cinderella Reyes, while the vice mayor is Daniel Reyes, the mayor's husband and predecessor. The municipal council is composed of Sarah Mendoza, Joel Landicho, Jerwyn Landicho, Kidlat Caringal, Embet Catena, Joel Paras De Chavez, Viong Cacao, and Gido Lacap.

Notable personalities

* Charlie Dizon - actress and singer * Micca Rosal- Ms.Aura Philippines 2022 -Title Holder

Gallery

File:Lemery,Agoncillo,Batangasjf4631 27.JPG, Welcome arch File:Agoncillo,batangasjf4801 05.JPG, Municipal hall File:Agoncillo,batangasjf4771 21.JPG, Police station File:AgoncilloMarketj4717 06.JPG, Public market File:Lemery,Batangasjf4901 06.JPG, Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish Church

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{DEFAULTSORT:Agoncillo, Batangas Municipalities of Batangas Populated places on Taal Lake Political divisions established by Philippine executive order