Agoncillo, Batangas
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| Coordinates: 13°56′N 120°56′E / 13.93°N 120.93°ECoordinates: 13°56′N 120°56′E / 13.93°N 120.93°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Batangas | |
| District | 3rd District | |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) | |
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| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Daniel De Leos Reyes | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 49.96 km2 (19.29 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 38,059 | |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 23,435 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4211 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Income class | 4th class | |
| PSGC | 041001000 | |
Agoncillo, officially the Municipality of Agoncillo (Filipino: Bayan ng Agoncillo), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 38,059 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 23,435 registered voters.
Agoncillo is located 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Manila, a two-hour drive via the scenic route of Tagaytay Ridge and R. Diokno Highway. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) away from Batangas City, the provincial capital. It is bounded in the east by approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) lakeshore of Taal Lake, south by San Nicolas, north by Laurel, and is separated by the Pansipit River on the west by Lemery.
Agoncillo was originally a part of Lemery. In 1945, an executive committee was formed by the first appointed Mayor Jacinto Mendoza Sr. to prepare a resolution, requesting the Secretary of the Interior, Malacañan Palace, through the provincial board to detach and separate 11 barrios and be created a municipality.
Through Executive Order 140 issued by President President Elpidio Quirino, the Municipality of Pansipit was created. But the Municipal Council of Lemery passed a resolution requesting for the revocation and suspension of the said creation. Thus, another executive order was endorsed for the conduct of a plebiscite to ascertain the true sentiments of the residents regarding the issue of separation.
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