Rosario, Batangas
Rosario | |
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| Municipality of Rosario | |
From top, left to right: Main intersection and Gualberto Avenue in downtown Rosario, "I Love Rosario" at Laurel Park, Rosario Cultural and Sports Center, the Grotto, Tombol Hill, the Risen Christ monument, and the Rosario skyline viewed from Tombol Hill. | |
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| Anthem: Himno ng Rosario | |
Map of Batangas with Rosario highlighted | |
Interactive map of Rosario | |
Rosario Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°50′46″N 121°12′22″E / 13.846°N 121.206°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | June 9, 1687 |
| Barangays | 48 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Leovigildo K. Morpe |
| • Vice Mayor | Atanacio G. Zara |
| • Representative | Amado Carlos A. Bolilia IV |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 85,045 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 226.88 km2 (87.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 131,365 |
| • Density | 579.01/km2 (1,499.6/sq mi) |
| • Households | 30,029 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 8.51 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 568.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,068 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 442.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 210.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2) |
| • Water | Rosario Water District PrimeWater |
| • Telecommunications | Globe PLDT |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4225 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | |
| Website | www |
Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Tagalog: Bayan ng Rosario), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 131,365 people.
The municipality is considered as among the interior municipalities of the Batangas Bay region, comprising eleven municipalities and two cities whose catchment areas drain into Batangas Bay. It is also dubbed as "The Rice Granary of Batangas".