Lian Lian | |
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| Municipality of Lian | |
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| Coordinates:14°02′N120°39′E / 14.03°N 120.65°E /14.03; 120.65 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1760 |
| Annexation toNasugbu | March 28, 1903 |
| Reestablished | January 1, 1915 |
| Barangays | 19 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joseph V. Peji |
| • Vice Mayor | Iniño V. Bolompo |
| • Representative | Leandro Antonio L. Leviste |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 37,493 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.80 km2 (29.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 56,788 |
| • Density | 739.4/km2 (1,915/sq mi) |
| • Households | 15,991 |
| Demonym | Lianeño |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.4 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 278 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 496.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 234.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 96.63 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1) |
| • Water | Lian Water District |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4216 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Lian, officially theMunicipality of Lian (Tagalog:Bayan ng Lian), is amunicipality in theprovince ofBatangas,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,280 people.[5]
The patron saint of Lian isSt. John the Baptist.
According to the early residents of the town, it was initially named Lia, after the leader of the first group of Chinese traders who settled there. However, there is no significance if it is associated with the old name of the town. When Spaniards asked the traders about the name of the place and "Lia" was the answer, they took it as "Lian," the town's present name.[6]
Lian was founded in 1760 byChinese traders who settled in the area. There was no other information regarding the other settlers.[6]
On March 28, 1903, Lian was merged with the municipality ofNasugbu.[7] On December 28, 1914,Governor-GeneralFrancis Burton Harrison signed Executive Order No. 127, separating Lian from Nasugbu to restore its independent municipality status effective January 1, 1915 by first mayor Kapitan Isko.[8]
Lian is located at14°02′N120°39′E / 14.03°N 120.65°E /14.03; 120.65. It is located at the western shore ofBatangas, facing theNasugbu Bay. It is 72 kilometers (45 mi) fromBatangas City and 100 kilometers (62 mi) fromManila.
According to thePhilippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 76.80 square kilometers (29.65 sq mi) [9] constituting2.46% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometer (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.
Lian is politically subdivided into 19barangays, as shown in the matrix below.[10] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
Barangays Tres, Uno, Dos, Quatro, Singko, Malaruhatan and Binubusan (which is not Poblacion) are considered urban barangays, while barangays San Diego, Bungahan, Prenza, Bagong Pook, Kapito, Lumaniag, Humayingan, Puting Kahoy, Cumba, Luyahan, Matabungkay and Balibago are considered rural barangays.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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| 2024[11] | 2010[12] | |||||
| 041013002 | Bagong Pook | 4.1% | 2,321 | 2,011 | ▴ | 0.99% |
| 041013003 | Balibago | 5.7% | 3,250 | 2,964 | ▴ | 0.64% |
| 041013004 | Binubusan | 8.1% | 4,610 | 4,061 | ▴ | 0.88% |
| 041013005 | Bungahan | 7.5% | 4,249 | 3,415 | ▴ | 1.52% |
| 041013007 | Cumba | 3.0% | 1,724 | 1,487 | ▴ | 1.03% |
| 041013008 | Humayingan | 2.7% | 1,557 | 1,328 | ▴ | 1.10% |
| 041013009 | Kapito | 5.8% | 3,273 | 2,764 | ▴ | 1.17% |
| 041013012 | Lumaniag | 4.1% | 2,309 | 2,114 | ▴ | 0.61% |
| 041013013 | Luyahan | 4.2% | 2,392 | 2,251 | ▴ | 0.42% |
| 041013014 | Malaruhatan | 7.8% | 4,410 | 3,322 | ▴ | 1.97% |
| 041013015 | Matabungkay | 8.7% | 4,938 | 4,389 | ▴ | 0.82% |
| 041013016 | Barangay 1 (Poblacion) | 3.3% | 1,895 | 1,598 | ▴ | 1.18% |
| 041013017 | Barangay 2 (Poblacion) | 1.6% | 928 | 514 | ▴ | 4.16% |
| 041013018 | Barangay 3 (Poblacion) | 2.5% | 1,411 | 1,413 | ▾ | −0.01% |
| 041013019 | Barangay 4 (Poblacion) | 2.6% | 1,463 | 1,330 | ▴ | 0.66% |
| 041013020 | Barangay 5 (Poblacion) | 1.9% | 1,056 | 1,221 | ▾ | −1.00% |
| 041013021 | Prenza | 7.9% | 4,486 | 4,070 | ▴ | 0.67% |
| 041013022 | Puting‑Kahoy | 3.4% | 1,905 | 1,707 | ▴ | 0.76% |
| 041013023 | San Diego | 7.9% | 4,483 | 3,984 | ▴ | 0.82% |
| Total | 56,788 | 45,943 | ▴ | 1.47% | ||
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| Climate data for Lian, Batangas | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 32 (1.3) | 101 (4.0) | 142 (5.6) | 208 (8.2) | 187 (7.4) | 175 (6.9) | 131 (5.2) | 68 (2.7) | 39 (1.5) | 1,121 (44.3) |
| Average rainy days | 5.2 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 19.8 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 25.2 | 23.2 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 197.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue[13] | |||||||||||||
The climate of Lian falls under the first type of classification, Type I, characterized by two pronounced seasons: Dry season from November to April and wet season for the rest of the year.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 2,552 | — |
| 1918 | 5,104 | +4.73% |
| 1939 | 8,181 | +2.27% |
| 1948 | 10,702 | +3.03% |
| 1960 | 13,658 | +2.05% |
| 1970 | 20,624 | +4.20% |
| 1975 | 23,271 | +2.45% |
| 1980 | 26,091 | +2.31% |
| 1990 | 31,296 | +1.84% |
| 1995 | 36,000 | +2.66% |
| 2000 | 39,129 | +1.80% |
| 2007 | 44,925 | +1.92% |
| 2010 | 45,943 | +0.82% |
| 2015 | 52,660 | +2.63% |
| 2020 | 56,280 | +1.41% |
| 2024 | 56,788 | +0.22% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][12][16][17] | ||
In the 2020 census, Lian had a population of 56,280.[18] The population density was 730 inhabitants per square kilometer (1,900/sq mi).
Most of the people in Lian areTagalogs. However, some Visayans are found in some barrios and barangays. The main language isTagalog.
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Poverty incidence of Lian
10 20 30 40 50 2000 49.32 2003 34.01 2006 19.60 2009 16.49 2012 17.97 2015 13.27 2018 10.71 2021 9.40 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] |
Lian's main products includerice,corn,onion,calamansi,milkfish, which are sold at Lian Public Market and other various locations.
Current officials as of 2022:
The Lian Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[27]
Lian is plied by public transportation such asjeepneys,tricycles, and buses.
The Calatagan-Nasugbu Highway and the Palico-Nasugbu Highway runs through the municipality.
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