Ramos, Tarlac

Ramos
Municipality
Municipality of Ramos
Municipal Hall

Map of Tarlac with Ramos highlighted
Ramos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°40′00″N 120°38′30″E / 15.6667°N 120.6417°E / 15.6667; 120.6417Coordinates: 15°40′00″N 120°38′30″E / 15.6667°N 120.6417°E / 15.6667; 120.6417
Country  Philippines
Region Central Luzon (Region III)
Province Tarlac
District 1st District
Barangays 9 (see Barangays)
Government[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
  Mayor Diosdado "Dado" Reginaldo
  Vice Mayor Benjie Tawatao
  Electorate 12,840 voters (2016)
Area[2]
  Total 24.40 km2 (9.42 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
  Total 21,350
  Density 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 2311
PSGC 036912000
IDD:area code +63(0)45
Climate type Tropical monsoon climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 61,148,266.32 (2016)
Native languages Pangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog

Ramos, officially the Municipality of Ramos (Ilokano: Ili ti Ramos; Pangasinan: Baley na Ramos; Kapampangan: Balen ning Ramos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ramos), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 21,350 people.[3] It was formerly named Bani, a barrio of the town of Paniqui from 1878 to December 31, 1920. On January 1, 1921, Bani became a town and was renamed "Ramos" in memory of Gov. Alfonso Ramos who first initiated the creation of the town.

Barangays

Ramos is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.[2]

  • Coral-Iloco
  • Guiteb
  • Pance
  • Poblacion Center
  • Poblacion North
  • Poblacion South
  • San Juan
  • San Raymundo
  • Toledo

Demographics

Population census of Ramos
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939 4,035    
1948 6,535+5.50%
1960 7,531+1.19%
1970 9,649+2.51%
1975 10,626+1.95%
1980 11,215+1.08%
1990 13,566+1.92%
1995 15,476+2.50%
2000 16,889+1.89%
2007 19,646+2.11%
2010 20,249+1.11%
2015 21,350+1.01%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

In the 2015 census, the population of Ramos, Tarlac, was 21,350 people,[3] with a density of 880 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,300 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. "Province of Tarlac". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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