Del Gallego

Del Gallego
Municipality of Del Gallego
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Official seal of Del Gallego
Motto: 
Sulong Del Gallego!
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Map of Camarines Sur with Del Gallego highlighted
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Del Gallego is located in Philippines
Del Gallego
Del Gallego
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′24″N 122°35′46″E / 13.9233°N 122.5961°E / 13.9233; 122.5961
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceCamarines Sur
District 1st district
FoundedOctober 5, 1937
Barangays32 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMelanie B. Abarientos-Garcia
 • Vice MayorFlorencia G. Bargo
 • RepresentativeTsuyoshi Anthony G. Horibata
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate18,530 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total208.31 km2 (80.43 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,499 m (4,918 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,403
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Households
6,104
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
39.91
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 128.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 638.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 105.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 154.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityQuezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4411
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)54
Native languagesCentral Bikol
Tagalog
Websitewww.delgallego.gov.ph

Del Gallego, officially the Municipality of Del Gallego (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Del Gallego; Tagalog: Bayan ng Del Gallego), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,403 people.[3]

It is used to be called Danawin and located along Kilbay River (now, Sabang River). It was established through Executive Order No. 56 Series of 1936 signed by then President Manuel L. Quezon.

The municipality celebrates its 86th foundation anniversary on October 5, 2023.

Del Gallego is the last town in the northwestern part of Camarines Sur. This is where the Quirino Highway (Andaya Highway) road meets with the first town of Quezon, Tagkawayan. It is 109 kilometres (68 mi) from Pili and 287 kilometres (178 mi) from Manila.

According to the town's socio-economic profile in the year 1998, agricultural workers are greater in number reaching about 70% of the whole working force while the remaining 30% are engaged in non-agricultural occupations.

  1. ^ Municipality of Del Gallego | (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.