Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro

Bulalacao
Municipality
Municipality of Bulalacao

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Map of Oriental Mindoro with Bulalacao highlighted
Bulalacao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°20′N 121°21′E / 12.33°N 121.35°E / 12.33; 121.35Coordinates: 12°20′N 121°21′E / 12.33°N 121.35°E / 12.33; 121.35
Country  Philippines
Region Mimaropa (Region IV-B)
Province Oriental Mindoro
District 2nd District
Barangays 15 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Neil Contreras Villas
 • Electorate 19,251 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 321.86 km2 (124.27 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 39,107
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 5214
PSGC 175204000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)43
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 3rd municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 114,743,679.73 (2016)
Native languages Ratagnon
Romblomanon
Tagalog
Website www.bulalacaomindoro.com

Bulalacao, officially the Municipality of Bulalacao (formerly known as San Pedro[4]), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 39,107 people.[3]

History

Don Gabriel Contreras – Capitan. Founder and one of the rulers of Bulalacao (as Encomendero) under the Spanish Imperial Crown. The territory of Bulalacao was formerly ruled by Datu (Prince) Calido of Panay. Since the founding of the First Republic, Bulalacao has predominantly been administered by descendants of Don Gabriel Contreras. The lands composing the present Municipality of Bulalacao was previously the hacienda of the Contreras family. During the Spanish colonial period, the Contrerases were the undisputed principalia of Bulalacao. Their collateral familial lines (Sejera, Templanza, Fajardo, etc.) also once held vast haciendas throughout the island of Mindoro.

Bulalacao, with a natural harbor, is one of the places theorized by anthropologists and archaeologists to be the location of the ancient wangdom (kingdom) of Ma-i. In the late 1970s, several jade Ming vases were found in Bulalacao, further corroborating the theory.

Geography

Bulalacao is located at the southernmost tip of the province and is 176 kilometres (109 mi) from Calapan.

Barangays

Bulalacao is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

Barangay Population (2016)
Bagong Sikat 830
Balatasan 2,167
Benli (Mangyan Settlement) 4,527
Cabugao 995
Cambunang (Poblacion) 2,399
Campaasan (Poblacion) 3,149
Maasin 912
Maujao 3,118
Milagrosa (Guiob) 2,117
Nasukob (Poblacion) 4,419
Poblacion 3,634
San Francisco (Alimawan) 778
San Isidro 563
San Juan 3,455
San Roque (Buyayao) 6,044
Total 39,107

Demographics

Population census of Bulalacao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,754—    
1918 6,224+3.43%
1939 3,497−2.71%
1948 3,597+0.31%
1960 5,414+3.47%
1970 10,857+7.20%
1975 14,038+5.29%
1980 16,926+3.81%
1990 21,316+2.33%
1995 24,047+2.28%
2000 27,698+3.08%
2007 30,188+1.19%
2010 33,754+4.15%
2015 39,107+2.84%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [5] [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Oriental Mindoro". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Republic Act No. 5646, PhilippineLaw.info, retrieved 2012
  5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. ↑ "Province of Oriental Mindoro". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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