Tuy, Batangas
Tuy | |
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| Municipality of Tuy | |
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Tuy Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°01′N 120°44′E / 14.02°N 120.73°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | August 12, 1866 |
| Annexation to Balayan | March 28, 1903 |
| Reestablished | January 1, 1911 |
| Named after | Tui, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jose Jecerell C. Cerrado |
| • Vice Mayor | Armando P. Afable |
| • Representative | Leandro Antonio L. Leviste |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 31,097 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.65 km2 (36.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 779 m (2,556 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 47,199 |
| • Density | 498.7/km2 (1,292/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,448 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.12 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 226.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 535.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 191 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 226.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4214 |
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| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Tuy (Tagalog pronunciation: [tuˈi]), officially the Municipality of Tuy (Tagalog: Bayan ng Tuy), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 47,199 people.
The patron of Tuy is Saint Vincent Ferrer, the patron of construction workers, whose feast day is celebrated on May 8.
Tuy has been producing bakery products of its own, like the jacobina biscuits and biscocho toasted bread, among other bakery products, since the 1960s.