Barangays ZIP code 4229 | District 2nd District Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 175 km² Local time Thursday 11:23 PM | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind E at 2 km/h, 91% Humidity Points of interest Malabrigo Lighthouse, Andrea Beach and Scuba Di, Butterfly Beach House, Honey Beach Resort | ||
Lobo, officially the Municipality of Lobo (Filipino: Bayan ng Lobo), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 41,504 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 24,929 registered voters.
Contents
- Map of Lobo Batangas Philippines
- History
- Geography
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Government
- Fish sanctuary
- References
Map of Lobo, Batangas, Philippines
History
The name "Lobo" may have come from:
The town was proclaimed as the "Atis Capital of the Philippines" through Resolution 2011-61 in September 2011.
Geography
Lobo is located at 13°39′N 121°15′E. The town is located near the southern tip of Batangas province, about 145 kilometres (90 mi) from Manila.
Lobo has white sand beaches whose ocean floor slopes gradually for nearly 200 metres (660 ft) before a drop-off. It also has protected mangrove forests and fish sanctuaries.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 175.03 square kilometres (67.58 sq mi) constituting 7000561000000000000♠5.61% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometre- (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.
Barangays
Lobo is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, Lobo had a population of 41,504. The population density was 240 inhabitants per square kilometre (620/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 24,929 registered voters.
Government
Jurly Manalo and Renato Perez are the current mayor and vice-mayor, respectively.
The Municipal Councilors are:
Fish sanctuary
In 2005, the Lobo municipal government declared the Submarine Garden a fish sanctuary.
When the villagers, fishermen and local fisheries officials discovered that the sanctuary attracted more and more fishes, the entire 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) shoreline and 300 metres (980 ft) fronting the shores have been declared a protected area.
Fronting Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro province and nearby Verde Island, the view is dotted by small boats and passenger ships dragging tails of foam.