San Pascual, officially the Municipality of San Pascual ( tgl, Bayan ng San Pascual), is a 1st class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 69,009 making it as the 9th most populous municipality in the

. The municipality borders

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on the west,

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and San Jose on the north, and

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on the east.

History

Separation from Bauan

Historically, San Pascual was a part of Bauan and was referred to as "Lagnas." San Pascual became a separate municipality in 1969 due to Mayor Leonardo "Leoning" Mendoza's tenacious leadership. The name "Lagnas", which refers to the municipality's location physically between the Lagnas and Hagonoy Rivers, is derived from the local dialect and means "river boundaries."

Religious attributions

The religious populace and congregation therefore changed the name of the Lagnas neighborhood to San Pascual De Baylon in honor of the Roman Catholic saint. It was thought that naming a location after one of its patron saints would bring luck and a prosperous future. As a result, somewhere around 1959, the San Pascual neighborhood became the Parish of San Pascual de Baylon, with the aforementioned saint serving as its Patron Saint.

Government

Local government

The municipal mayor is in charge of the municipality and serves as the head of the local government. The vice mayor serves as the mayor's deputy. Regarding the local legislature. The

Sangguniang Bayan The Sangguniang Bayan () is the local legislative branch of the municipal governments in the Philippines. It is responsible for passing ordinances and resolutions for the administration of a municipality. Its powers are defined by the Local Gov ...

serves as the municipality's local legislature. The vice mayor serves as its president, and the council is made up of eight "councillors."

Representative

San Pascual is in the Batangas's 2nd congressional district. Gerville Luistro ( Lakas-CMD) is the current representative of the 2nd district, succeeding

Raneo Abu Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu (born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippi ...

( NP).

Geography

San Pascual is located at . According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas. San Pascual is from

and from

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Barangays

San Pascual is politically subdivided into 29

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, San Pascual had a population of 69,009. The population density was .

Economy

As one of the towns adjacent to the province's capital, it is a bustling town full of businesses and establishments. The town is home to an

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s and various subdivisions and housing projects, as well as other industrial and commercial establishments.

Hospitals

* Saint Pascal De Baylon Hospital * San Antonio Life Care Hospital

Education

There are numerous elementary and high schools, offering primary and secondary education in the town of San Pascual. The most known high school in the municipality is the San Pascual National High School.

Gallery

File:SanPascual,Batangasjf9059 09.JPG, Welcome arch File:SanPascual,BatangasHalljf9233 08.JPG, Municipal hall File:SanPascual,BatangasChurchjf9141 12.JPG, San Pascual Baylon Parish Church File:SanPascual,Bauan,Batangasjf9352 09.JPG, Public Market File:SanPascual,Batangasjf9118 19.JPG, Lagnas Bridge File:SanPascual,Batangasjf9118 29.JPG, Welcome sign File:4San Pascual, Batangas Landmarks 19.jpg, National road File:SanPascual,BatangasChyurchjf9173 01.JPG, Inside of the Baylon Church

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Municipalities of Batangas