San Pascual is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines

Philippines

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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 57,200 people in 9,744 households.

San Pascual was formerly part of the municipality of Bauan

Bauan, Batangas

The Municipality of Bauan is a first class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 79,831 people in 15,353 households.- Barangays :...

 and known as "Lagnas". It became an independent municipality in 1969. The municipality is adjacent to Batangas City

Batangas City

- Foreign Rule :The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City since 1572. Finally on 1581 Spanish authorities governing the Philippines created a pueblo in the area which included the hill where the present Provincial Capitol of Batangas stands after the formal end of the Coumintang...

, is along Batangas Bay

Batangas Bay

Batangas Bay is a semi-enclosed body of water located in the Philippines. The municipalities of Mabini, Bauan, San Pascual, Tingloy on Maribacan Island and Batangas City are located on the coast of the bay. The water surface area of the bay is about 220 km² , and the coastline has an...

. The town is home to an oil refinery

Oil refinery

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 and chemical plant

Chemical plant

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s as well as other industrial and commercial establishments.

Barangays

San Pascual is politically subdivided into 29 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

s.

Alalum Antipolo Balimbing Banaba Bayanan Danglayan Del Pilar Gelerang Kawayan Ilat North Ilat South Kaingin Laurel Malaking Pook Mataas Na Lupa Natunuan North

Natunuan South Padre Castillo Palsahingin Pila Poblacion Pook Ni Banal Pook Ni Kapitan Resplandor Sambat San Antonio San Mariano San Mateo Santa Elena Sto. Nino

External links

• Official Website of the Local Government of the Municipality of San Pascual
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information