Pateros
Pateros, officially the Municipality of Pateros (Tagalog: [ˈpɐtɛɾɔs]; Filipino: Bayan ng Pateros), is the lone municipality of Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,643 people.
Pateros | |
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From top, left to right : Pateros Church • Pateros Municipal Hall • Dulumbayan Memorial Monument • Pateros National High School • Pateros Downtown area • Town Plaza | |
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Flag Seal Wordmark | |
| Nickname(s): Balut Capital of the Philippines;
Small Town with a Big Heart | |
| Motto(s): Isang Pateros English: One Pateros | |
| Anthem: Imno ng Pateros English: Pateros Hymn | |
Pateros Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°32′41″N 121°04′02″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| District | Lone district, shared with Taguig |
| Founded | 1799 |
| Reorganization | March 29, 1900 |
| Chartered | January 1, 1909 |
| Named for | "Criadores de Patos" (Duck Raisers) |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Miguel "Ike" F. Ponce III (Aksyon) |
| • Vice Mayor | Carlo U. Santos (Nacionalista) |
| • Representative | Ricardo "Ading" S. Cruz Jr. (Nacionalista) |
| • Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 39,273 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 65,227 |
| • Density | 39,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 15,838 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 2.50 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 267.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 476.7 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 240.4 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 184.1 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| ZIP code | 1620–1622 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)02 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Catholic diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig |
| Website | pateros |
This municipality is famous for its duck-raising industry and especially for producing balut, a Filipino delicacy, which is a boiled, fertilized duck egg. Pateros is also known for the production of red salty eggs and "inutak", a local rice cake. Moreover, the town is known for manufacturing of "alfombra", a locally-made footwear with a carpet-like fabric on its top surface. Pateros is bordered by the highly urbanized cities of Pasig to the north, and Taguig to the west and south.
Pateros is the smallest municipality both in population and in land area, in Metro Manila, but it is the second most densely populated at around 37,000 inhabitants per square kilometer or 96,000 inhabitants per square mile after the capital city of Manila.