Cuenca, Batangas

Cuenca
Municipality
Downtown Cuenca with Mount Maculot in the background
Seal
Location within Batangas province
Cuenca Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′N 121°03′E / 13.92°N 121.05°E / 13.92; 121.05Coordinates: 13°55′N 121°03′E / 13.92°N 121.05°E / 13.92; 121.05
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon (Region IV-A)
Province	Batangas
District	3rd District
Founded	1877
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Celerino Endaya
Area
• Total	58.18 km2 (22.46 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	32,783
• Density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)	21,655
Demonym(s)	Cuencano Cuencana Taga-Cuenca
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4222
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
Income class	4th class
PSGC	041009000

Cuenca, officially the Municipality of Cuenca (Filipino: Bayan ng Cuenca), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 32,783 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 21,655 registered voters.

Once a part of San Jose, it became an independent town under the name "Cuenca" in 1876. Its main tourist attraction is the 700-metre- (2,300 ft) high mountain, Mount Maculot.

The Patron of Cuenca is Saint Isidore the Laborer, the patron of farmers. A celebratory feast is held annually every May 15.

Cuenca is located at 13°55′N 121°03′E / 13.92°N 121.05°E / 13.92; 121.05.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 58.18 square kilometres (22.46 sq mi)  constituting 7000186000000000000♠1.86% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometre- (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.

Cuenca is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. In 1954, Don Juan was constituted as a barrio from the sitios of Lungos ng Parang, Kulit, Lumampao, Pisa, Napapanayan and Lagundian.

In the 2015 census, Cuenca had a population of 32,783. The population density was 560 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,500/sq mi).