Santo Tomas, Batangas

Santo Tomas is a component city in the province of Batangas in the Philippines, officially the City of Santo Tomas. It takes its name from the Spanish for Saint Thomas Aquinas, a Catholic saint whose patronal feast day is celebrated every 7 March. It is also the hometown of Miguel Malvar, a hero of the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War and the last Filipino general to surrender to the Americans. The 2024 census counted 226,772 residents, compared with 218,500 in 2020, and the city covers about 95 square kilometres according to the national list of cities and municipalities. Santo Tomas was converted into a city on 5 October 2018.