Comparing Batangas City, Lipa and Tanauan in Terms of Population and Competitiveness

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This article attempts to profile the three cities of the Province of Batangas, i.e. Batangas City, Lipa and Tanauan, based on demographics and competitiveness. This article is published for no other purpose than the information of the reader. The data published here has been taken from the official web sites of the Philippine Statistics Authority as well as the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index.

POPULATION

City population graph shows growth from 2010-2015.

As per the national census undertaken in 2015 by the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA), Lipa City has now become more populous than Batangas City and is now the most populated city or municipality in the entire province.

City	2010 Population	2015 Population
Lipa	283,468	332,386
Batangas City	305,607	329,874
Tanauan	152,393	173,366

POPULATION DENSITY

Population density for the three cities in 2010 and 2016.

Although Tanauan City has been overtaken by its neighbour, the Municipality of Sto. Tomas, in terms of raw population as per the 2015 national census, it is still, however, more densely populated that either Lipa or Batangas City.

City	Land Area (Ha)*	2010 Density	2015 Density
Tanauan	10,716	14.22	16.18
Lipa	20,940	13.54	15.87
Batangas City	28,296	10.80	11.66

* Hectare

COMPETITIVENESS

Competitiveness in the context of this article is based on three major pillars: economic dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure. The data contained in this section is culled from the 2015 results of the annual Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index measured by the National Competitiveness Council from data collected and submitted by the Regional Competitiveness Committees.

OVERALL COMPETITIVENESS

Overall competitiveness of Batangas' cities among 142 cities nationwide. Lower orange bar is better.

The table below shows the overall scores of the three cities of Batangas Province in the competitiveness index and ranking among 142 cities measured nationwide, regardless of whether these are highly urbanised centres or component cities.

City	Score	Nationwide rank*
Tanauan	35.270874	38
Batangas City	34.611164	47
Lipa	33.734990	61

* Among 142 cities regardless of category

ECONOMIC DYNAMISM

Economic dynamism of Batangas' three cities and nationwide rank among 142 cities.  Lower orange bar is better.

The table below shows the score and nationwide ranking of the three Batangas cities among 142 cities nationwide on the pillar of economic dynamism. Economic dynamism is measured based on the following parameters: size and growth of the local economy, capacity to generate employment, cost of living and of doing business, financial deepening, productivity and the presence of business and professional organisations.

City	Score	Nationwide rank
Batangas City	8.571850	30
Lipa	8.084376	47
Tanauan	7.208267	88

GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY

Government efficiency of Batangas cities and ranking among 142 cities nationwide.  Lower orange bar is better.

The following table shows how Batangas’ three cities fared in the pillar of government efficiency against 142 cities nationwide. Government efficiency is measured based on: transparency, economic governance, ratio of LGU collected taxes to LGU revenues, LGU competition related awards, business registration efficiency, investment promotion, compliance to national directives, security, health and education.

City	Score	Nationwide rank
Tanauan	18.361076	45
Lipa	17.902889	62
Batangas City	17.785215	65

INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure score of Batangas' cities and ranking among 142 cities nationwide.  Lower orange bar is better.

The table below shows how the three cities of Batangas ranked nationwide among 142 cities in the pillar of infrastructure. Infrastructure is measured based on: road networks, distance from city/municipality centres to major ports, DOT accredited accommodations, health infrastructure, education infrastructure, availability of basic utilities, annual investments in infrastructure, ICT connectivity, number of ATM’s and number of public transportation vehicles.

City	Score	Nationwide rank
Tanauan	9.701531	23
Batangas City	8.254099	47
Lipa	7.747725	71

Meanwhile, the Province of Batangas ranked 20^th among 68 provinces measured nationwide. For those interested in verifying the information contained in this article or who wish to obtain more information about the competitiveness index, please follow this link to the official web site.

Graphic image from the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index web site.

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