Bindoy

Bindoy
Payabon
Municipality of Bindoy
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Bindoy is located in Philippines
Bindoy
Bindoy
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°46′N 123°08′E / 9.77°N 123.13°E / 9.77; 123.13
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 1st district
Named forHermenegildo Villanueva
Barangays22 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEniego C. Jabagat (NP)
 • Vice MayorLouie A. Rastica (NP)
 • RepresentativeJocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate26,289 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi)
Elevation
147 m (482 ft)
Highest elevation
842 m (2,762 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total40,308
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Households
9,813
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
38.75
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 155.8 million (2020), 71.04 million (2012), 77.6 million (2013)
 • Assets₱ 401.7 million (2020), 118.8 million (2012), 136.2 million (2013), 153.9 million (2014)
 • Expenditure₱ 189.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 65.27 million (2020), 39.3 million (2012), 43.7 million (2013), 44.06 million (2014)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6209
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)35
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Bindoy (formerly Payabon), officially the Municipality of Bindoy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bindoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bindoy), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,308 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Bindoy | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.