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Baao | |
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Municipality of Baao | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°27′12″N 123°21′55″E / 13.453456°N 123.365394°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Camarines Sur |
District | 5th district |
Founded | 1590 |
Barangays | 30 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jeffrey S. Besinio |
• Vice Mayor | Gerry B. Bricenio |
• Representative | Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 36,241 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 106.63 km2 (41.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Highest elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 61,493 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,200 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 35.37 |
• Revenue | ₱219,213,304.32 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 600.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 161.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 104.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Camarines Sur 3 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 3) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4432 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
Native languages | Rinconada Bikol Central Bikol Tagalog |
Baao, officially the Municipality of Baao (Rinconada Bikol: Banwāan ka Baao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Baao) is 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,493 people.[3]
The municipality of Baao is within the 5th Congressional District of the province of Camarines Sur. The town is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Pili and Ocampo, on the east by the city of Iriga, on the west by Bula, and south by the municipality Nabua. Baao is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Pili and 465 kilometres (289 mi) from Manila.