Padre Garcia, officially the Municipality of Padre Garcia ( tgl, Bayan ng Padre Garcia), is a 2nd class

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in the

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. 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

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. The name of the town is derived from one of its most famous sons,

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, a native of Barangay Maugat. He was one of the first defenders of

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's '' Noli Me Tangere''. He and Rizal were friends during the time when they were fighting for the Philippines' independence from

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. It is bounded on the north and northwest by

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; east by

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, Quezon; and south and southwest by

History

The town was originally part of

and known as ''Lumang Bayan'' or ''Sambat''. It became a separate municipality in 1949 through ''Executive Order 279'' by President

Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino enter ...

, with Jose A. Pesigan and Rustico K. Recto as first elected mayor and vice mayor respectively. In 1952, the town council founded the cattle market or ''bakahan''. This was in direct competition to the established livestock market of neighbouring Rosario, which resulted in rivalry, intimidation, and violence at times. But the market succeeded and developed into the biggest auction market in Southern Tagalog. Cattle trade happens during every Friday of the week.

Geography

Padre Garcia is located at . According to the

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

Barangays

Padre Garcia is politically subdivided into 18

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Padre Garcia had a population of 51,853. The population density was .

Economy

Gallery

File:PadreGarciaChurchjf9806 13.JPG, Parish of the Most Holy Rosary File:PadreGarciaMunicipalHalljf9925 28.JPG, Municipal hall File:PadreGarciaChurchjf9863 14.JPG, Padre Garcia Health Center File:PadreGarcia,Batangasjf9668 16.JPG, Inside the Padre Garcia market File:PadreGarcia,Batangasjf9983 08.JPG, Multi-purpose Hall

References

External links

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