Daraga

Daraga
Municipality of Daraga
Daraga Church with Mayon Volcano in the background
Daraga Church with Mayon Volcano in the background
Flag of Daraga
Official seal of Daraga
Nickname: 
The International Gateway to Bicol "Home of Cagsawa Ruins"
Motto: 
Arangkada Banwa
Map of Albay with Daraga highlighted
Map of Albay with Daraga highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Daraga is located in Philippines
Daraga
Daraga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°09′43″N 123°41′38″E / 13.1619°N 123.6939°E / 13.1619; 123.6939
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceAlbay
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 12, 1772
Barangays54 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Daraga[*]Carlwyn G. Baldo
 • Vice MayorGerry Raphael Z. Jaucian Jr.
 • RepresentativeJose Ma. Clemente "Joey" S. Salceda
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate83,560 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total118.64 km2 (45.81 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Highest elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total133,893
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Households
30,777
DemonymDaragueño
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.47
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 382.4 million (2020), 186.6 million (2012), 205.2 million (2013), 222.4 million (2014), 257.2 million (2015), 275.9 million (2016), 312.1 million (2017), 332.7 million (2018), 357.3 million (2019), 431.1 million (2021), 559.1 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 1,514 million (2020), 405.8 million (2012), 421.6 million (2013), 440 million (2014), 477.4 million (2015), 821.8 million (2016), 1,030 million (2017), 1,260 million (2018), 1,342 million (2019), 1,705 million (2021), 2,274 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 363.3 million (2020), 166 million (2012), 150.4 million (2013), 159.3 million (2014), 181.9 million (2015), 191.6 million (2016), 204.2 million (2017), 239.6 million (2018), 290.1 million (2019), 334 million (2021), 462.7 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 521.5 million (2020), 137.4 million (2012), 134.6 million (2013), 126.9 million (2014), 183 million (2015), 229.1 million (2016), 339.7 million (2017), 473.9 million (2018), 458.5 million (2019), 558.7 million (2021), 681.9 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAlbay Power and Energy Corporation (APEC)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4501
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)52
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.daraga.gov.ph

Daraga, officially the Municipality of Daraga (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Daraga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Daraga), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,893.[3]

The municipality is home to the famous Cagsawa Ruins.

  1. ^ Municipality of Daraga | (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 V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.