Lobo, Batangas
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| Nickname(s): Atis Capital of the Philippines | ||
 Location within Batangas province |
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| Coordinates: 13°39′N 121°15′E / 13.65°N 121.25°ECoordinates: 13°39′N 121°15′E / 13.65°N 121.25°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Batangas | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Jurly Manalo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 175.03 km2 (67.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 41,504 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 24,929 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4229 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Income class | 3rd class | |
| PSGC | 041015000 | |
| Website | www |
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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.
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.
Lobo is located at 13°39′N 121°15′E / 13.65°N 121.25°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 5.61% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometre- (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.
Lobo is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.
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.
Jurly Manalo and Renato Perez are the current mayor and vice mayor, respectively.
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