San Marcelino

San Marcelino
Municipality of San Marcelino
New San Marcelino Town Hall
New San Marcelino Town Hall
Official seal of San Marcelino
Nickname(s): 
Singkamas Capital of the Philippines[citation needed]
New Zealand of Zambales
Anthem: San Marcelino, Mabuhay Ka![1]
Map of Zambales with San Marcelino highlighted
Map of Zambales with San Marcelino highlighted
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San Marcelino is located in Philippines
San Marcelino
San Marcelino
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°58′27″N 120°09′26″E / 14.97418°N 120.15733°E / 14.97418; 120.15733
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceZambales
District 1st district
Founded1843
Named forMarcelino de Oraá Lecumberri
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of San Marcelino[*]Elmer Ragadio Soria
 • Vice MayorApolinario A. Abelon
 • RepresentativeJeffrey D. Khonghun
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate24,927 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total416.86 km2 (160.95 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Highest elevation
527 m (1,729 ft)
Lowest elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total37,719
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Households
9,773
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
21.15
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 229.6 million (2020), 98 million (2012), 111.5 million (2013), 131.2 million (2014), 150.1 million (2015), 181.2 million (2016), 219.5 million (2017), 213.9 million (2018), 219.6 million (2019), 242.7 million (2021), 337.8 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 581.8 million (2020), 130.3 million (2012), 142.2 million (2013), 177.6 million (2014), 217.8 million (2015), 334.1 million (2016), 449.7 million (2017), 518.8 million (2018), 516.3 million (2019), 625.9 million (2021), 753.1 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 223.2 million (2020), 93.95 million (2012), 99.89 million (2013), 121.1 million (2014), 139.8 million (2015), 115.1 million (2016), 163.7 million (2017), 161 million (2018), 196.4 million (2019), 210.7 million (2021), 260.7 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZambales 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2207
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)47
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog
Sambal
Ambala
Mag-antsi
Mag-indi

San Marcelino, officially the Municipality of San Marcelino (Ilocano: Ili ti San Marcelino; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Marcelino), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,719 people.[4]

The municipality is home to Mapanuepe Lake that formed after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo.

  1. ^ "San Marcelino Hymn - San Marcelino Zambales". San Marcelino Zambales Official Website.
  2. ^ Municipality of San Marcelino | (DILG)
  3. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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