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Sto. Tomas City

Sto. Tomas City is a component city in Batangas, CALABARZON, Philippines. Its population was 226,772 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Sto. Tomas City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlaminosBayCalamba CityLipa CityTanauan CityLos BañosMalvarBarangay I: 1,909 people, 6,060 per km², 0.15% a yearBarangay II: 2,519 people, 15,267 per km², 1.34% a yearBarangay III: 2,189 people, 7,297 per km², 0.15% a yearBarangay IV: 3,667 people, 6,132 per km², 1.64% a yearSan Agustin: 2,331 people, 3,125 per km², 0.21% a yearSan Antonio: 16,422 people, 2,507 per km², −0.48% a yearSan Bartolome: 8,385 people, 1,876 per km², 0.63% a yearSan Felix: 6,009 people, 2,193 per km², 0.13% a yearSan Fernando: 2,956 people, 1,095 per km², −1.27% a yearSan Francisco: 4,777 people, 1,561 per km², 10.66% a yearSan Isidro Norte: 5,607 people, 4,184 per km², 22.52% a yearSan Isidro Sur: 1,890 people, 685 per km², −12.99% a yearSan Joaquin: 4,719 people, 796 per km², −2.64% a yearSan Jose: 4,065 people, 3,360 per km², 0.37% a yearSan Juan: 3,184 people, 2,468 per km², −6.31% a yearSan Luis: 2,997 people, 1,448 per km², 0.46% a yearSan Miguel: 20,692 people, 3,337 per km², 2.12% a yearSan Pablo: 7,845 people, 3,518 per km², 1.16% a yearSan Pedro: 8,625 people, 4,207 per km², 1.32% a yearSan Rafael: 12,856 people, 2,718 per km², −0.81% a yearSan Roque: 13,879 people, 6,837 per km², 1.33% a yearSan Vicente: 27,695 people, 5,855 per km², 4.19% a yearSanta Ana: 1,428 people, 1,253 per km², −15.00% a yearSanta Anastacia: 18,605 people, 5,182 per km², −1.05% a yearSanta Clara: 6,316 people, 2,643 per km², 1.36% a yearSanta Cruz: 2,767 people, 245 per km², 1.12% a yearSanta Elena: 2,470 people, 748 per km², −10.10% a yearSanta Maria: 17,537 people, 5,429 per km², −0.62% a yearSantiago: 6,621 people, 1,488 per km², −3.08% a yearSanta Teresita: 5,810 people, 3,010 per km², 24.23% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    226,772

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 81.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 8 of every 100 people in Batangas lived in Sto. Tomas City in 2024 (7.57%)

  • Inside itSources

    30

    barangays

  • LandSources

    106.17 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Sto. Tomas City's land would fill a square about 10.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 2,136 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 21 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    76,041

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    91.6%

    About 92 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0401028000[4]Formerly 041028000
ZIP code
4234[15, 16, 17]

People

Sto. Tomas City had 226,772 people in the 2024 census, up 81.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Sto. Tomas City had the 3rd most people of the 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas in 2024[1]
  1. 1Lipa City387,392
  2. 2Batangas City358,267
  3. 3Sto. Tomas City226,772
  4. 4Tanauan City209,697
  5. 5Nasugbu141,063
  6. 6Rosario131,365
  7. 7San Juan115,118
All 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 67 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. San Vicente27,69512 in 100
  2. San Miguel20,6929 in 100
  3. Santa Anastacia18,6058 in 100
  4. Santa Maria17,5378 in 100
  5. San Antonio16,4227 in 100
  6. San Roque13,8796 in 100
  7. San Rafael12,8566 in 100
  8. San Pedro8,6254 in 100
  9. San Bartolome8,3854 in 100
  10. San Pablo7,8453 in 100
See all 30 barangays of Sto. Tomas City
Age structure · 2020 Census[38]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.7%)
  • About 69 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (68.9%)
  • About 3 of every 100 are 65 or older (3.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 421,38811,04510,343
5 - 920,26810,6039,665
10 - 1418,7019,7968,905
15 - 1917,9889,1098,879
20 - 2421,89110,65911,232
25 - 2925,50912,05013,459
30 - 3422,47411,09811,376
35 - 3918,5679,4339,134
40 - 4414,3567,4506,906
45 - 4910,2915,2405,051
50 - 548,1544,0074,147
55 - 596,1882,9603,228
60 - 644,9032,2512,652
65 - 693,3901,4471,943
70 - 742,0018051,196
75 - 791,059367692
80 years and over979268711

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
226,772[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
76,041[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Batangas, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
7.57%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
91.6% (207,782 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
108,588 men, 109,519 women[38]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024226,772[1, 2]0.90% a year76,0413.0
2020as of May 1, 2020218,500[1]4.18% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015179,844[1]7.21% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010124,740[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then113,105[35]4.82% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders80,393[35, 36]4.40% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then65,759[35]2.31% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then58,209[35]3.07% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then43,010[35]2.80% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then37,452[35]3.25% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then31,935[35]3.39% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then22,716[35]———

Barangays

Sto. Tomas City is made up of 30 barangays.
Barangays of Sto. Tomas City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Barangay I1,9090.84%0.15% a yearabout 0.315 km²Urban
Barangay II2,5191.11%1.34% a yearabout 0.165 km²Urban
Barangay III2,1890.97%0.15% a yearabout 0.30 km²Urban
Barangay IV3,6671.62%1.64% a yearabout 0.598 km²Urban
San Agustin2,3311.03%0.21% a yearabout 0.746 km²Urban
San Antonio16,4227.24%−0.48% a yearabout 6.55 km²Urban
San Bartolome8,3853.7%0.63% a yearabout 4.47 km²Urban
San Felix6,0092.65%0.13% a yearabout 2.74 km²Urban
San Fernando2,9561.3%−1.27% a yearabout 2.70 km²Rural
San Francisco4,7772.11%10.66% a yearabout 3.06 km²Rural
San Isidro Norte5,6072.47%22.52% a yearabout 1.34 km²Urban
San Isidro Sur1,8900.83%−12.99% a yearabout 2.76 km²Urban
San Joaquin4,7192.08%−2.64% a yearabout 5.93 km²Urban
San Jose4,0651.79%0.37% a yearabout 1.21 km²Rural
San Juan3,1841.4%−6.31% a yearabout 1.29 km²Urban
San Luis2,9971.32%0.46% a yearabout 2.07 km²Rural
San Miguel20,6929.12%2.12% a yearabout 6.20 km²Urban
San Pablo7,8453.46%1.16% a yearabout 2.23 km²Urban
San Pedro8,6253.8%1.32% a yearabout 2.05 km²Urban
San Rafael12,8565.67%−0.81% a yearabout 4.73 km²Urban
San Roque13,8796.12%1.33% a yearabout 2.03 km²Urban
San Vicente27,69512.21%4.19% a yearabout 4.73 km²Urban
Santa Ana1,4280.63%−15.00% a yearabout 1.14 km²Rural
Santa Anastacia18,6058.2%−1.05% a yearabout 3.59 km²Urban
Santa Clara6,3162.79%1.36% a yearabout 2.39 km²Urban
Santa Cruz2,7671.22%1.12% a yearabout 11.31 km²Rural
Santa Elena2,4701.09%−10.10% a yearabout 3.30 km²Urban
Santa Maria17,5377.73%−0.62% a yearabout 3.23 km²Urban
Santa Teresita5,8102.56%24.23% a yearabout 1.93 km²Urban
Santiago6,6212.92%−3.08% a yearabout 4.45 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Sto. Tomas City covers 106.17 km² of land, 2,136 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,102 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
106.17 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
2,136 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
14.10782° N, 121.17463° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
92 m
Average
265 m
Highest
1,102 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[32]

  1. San Juan River4.4 of 17.6 km
  2. Siam-Siam Creek3.3 of 4.3 km

Peaks[32]

  1. Mount Manabu740 m

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[33]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Ambulong, the nearest PAGASA station, 13 km away[34]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,816 mm of rain on 119 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Ambulong, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January26 mm526.3 °C30.1 °C22.4 °C
February22 mm326.7 °C31.1 °C22.2 °C
March21 mm327.7 °C32.5 °C23.0 °C
April25 mm329.1 °C34.3 °C23.9 °C
May129 mm929.3 °C33.9 °C24.6 °C
June213 mm1328.7 °C32.8 °C24.6 °C
July338 mm1827.8 °C31.5 °C24.2 °C
August306 mm1727.7 °C31.1 °C24.3 °C
September271 mm1627.8 °C31.4 °C24.2 °C
October193 mm1227.7 °C31.6 °C23.9 °C
November140 mm1127.5 °C31.2 °C23.8 °C
December133 mm926.7 °C30.1 °C23.3 °C
The year1,816 mm11927.7 °C31.8 °C23.7 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 11 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 8 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
7.8% of people[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 8 of every 100 people in Sto. Tomas City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (7.8%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 5.1% and 10.6%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA says caution must be observed in using this estimate: read it as a rough guide only.

Public places

  • 21government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 37schools
  • 16places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 2parks
  • 4monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Sto. Tomas City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[13, 14]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Component city[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
3rd district of Batangas[18, 19]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Arth Jhun Aguilar Marasigan[21]
    Vice mayor
    Catherine Jaurigue Perez[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Arth Jhun Aguilar Marasigan[22]
    Vice mayor
    Catherine Jaurigue Perez[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Edna Padilla Sanchez[23]
    Vice mayor
    Armenius Oba Silva[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Edna Padilla Sanchez[24]
    Vice mayor
    Armenius Oba Silva[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Edna Padilla Sanchez[25]
    Vice mayor
    Ferdinand Malolos Ramos[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Edna Padilla Sanchez[26]
    Vice mayor
    Armenius Oba Silva[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Edna Padilla Sanchez[27]
    Vice mayor
    Armenius Oba Silva[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Edna Sanchez[28]
    Vice mayor
    Armenius Silva[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Armando Carpio Sanchez[29]
    Vice mayor
    Albert Masa Marasigan[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Sto. Tomas City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Arth Jhun Aguilar Marasigan[21]Catherine Jaurigue Perez[21]
2022–2025Arth Jhun Aguilar Marasigan[22]Catherine Jaurigue Perez[22]
2019–2022Edna Padilla Sanchez[23]Armenius Oba Silva[23]
2016–2019Edna Padilla Sanchez[24]Armenius Oba Silva[24]
2013–2016Edna Padilla Sanchez[25]Ferdinand Malolos Ramos[25]
2010–2013Edna Padilla Sanchez[26]Armenius Oba Silva[26]
2007–2010Edna Padilla Sanchez[27]Armenius Oba Silva[27]
2004–2007Edna Sanchez[28]Armenius Silva[28]
2001–2004Armando Carpio Sanchez[29]Albert Masa Marasigan[29]

Before 2001

The heads of Sto. Tomas City before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Sto. Tomas City before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1998–2004Armando C. Sanchez[30]Mayor

History & Identity

Official name
City of Sto. Tomas[4]
Created
Republic Act No. 11086, approved on 5 October 2018, converted the Municipality of Sto. Tomas into a component city. The city took legal existence once voters ratified it in a plebiscite.[9]

How it got its name

The whole town was named Sto. Tomas de Aquino, after Saint Thomas Aquinas, a leading figure of the Dominican Order to which most of the first friars belonged.[11, 12]

Its story

The friars built the church near the San Juan River, and houses grew around it to form the center of the poblacion.[11]

The Spanish replaced the old names of the outlying settlements with the names of saints, and the town kept this custom as more barrios were added.[11]

The town head was called Captain, Alcalde, Gobernadorcillo, Presidente Local and Presidente Municipal in turn. The title Municipal Mayor has been used since 1931.[11]

Cityhood came through a bill first filed in Congress in May 2014. The charter law was signed in October 2018 and the Commission on Elections set the plebiscite for 7 September 2019.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1666

    The town of Sto. Tomas was founded under Captain Manuel Melo.[11]

  2. 1931

    The title of the town head became Municipal Mayor.[11]

  3. 5 October 2018

    Republic Act No. 11086, the charter of the City of Sto. Tomas, was approved.[9]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. 7 September 2019

    Became a city, by RA 11086 (ratified by plebiscite).[37]

Nearby

Sto. Tomas City shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Sto. Tomas City beside Batangas, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Batangas.

Sto. Tomas City beside Batangas
FigureSto. Tomas CityBatangasRank among the cities and municipalities of Batangas
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary226,772[1, 2]2,994,7953rd of 34
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.90% a year[1, 2]faster0.70% a year8th of 34
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary2,136[6]more crowded1,0996th of 34
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary106.17 km²[6]2,725.23 km²7th of 34
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.0[1, 2]lower3.6not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary91.6%[5]higher50.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Batangas City, the capital of Batangas
42.9 km south
Manila
57.2 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Los BañosLaguna6.6 km northeast
  2. Tanauan CityBatangas8.4 km west
  3. MalvarBatangas8.5 km south
  4. Calamba CityLaguna9.4 km northwest
  5. AlaminosLaguna10.9 km southeast
  6. BaleteBatangas12.6 km southwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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