San Luis, officially the Municipality of San Luis ( tgl, Bayan ng San Luis), is a 4th class

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in the

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Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,172 people.

History

San Luis was historically part of Taal. It was established as an independent town on August 25, 1861. However, in 1904, due to small income, the town was made a part of Taal once again, with all the barrios in existence retaining their names, while the town center (''poblacion'') was reverted to its Spanish-era name Balibago. On February 2, 1918, San Luis was re-established. No reliable information could be gathered as to why the town is called San Luis. However, some people believe that it was named as such because it was established during the feast of Saint Louis.Transcribed from “History and Cultural Life of the Town of San Luis, Batangas,” 1953, online at the

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Digital Collections.

Geography

According to the

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

Barangays

San Luis is politically subdivided into 26

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, San Luis had a population of 36,172. The population density was .

Economy

Gallery

File:Batangasjf1895 10.JPG, Welcome sign File:SanLuisBatangasjf2020 04.JPG, Municipal hall File:SanLuisBatangasjf2021 11.JPG, Town plaza File:SanLuisBatangasjf2020 14.JPG, Public market File:SanLuisChurchjf1924 10.JPG, San Isidro Labrador Parish Church File:SanLuisBatangasjf1966 14.JPG, San Luis Central School File:SanLuisBatangasjf2084 10.JPG, Beach

References

External links

* * Philippine Standard Geographic Code Municipalities of Batangas {{Calabarzon-geo-stub