Gubat

Gubat
Municipality of Gubat
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Gubat
Official seal of Gubat
Motto: 
Gubat is for Life
Map of Sorsogon with Gubat highlighted
Map of Sorsogon with Gubat highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Gubat is located in Philippines
Gubat
Gubat
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°55′08″N 124°07′23″E / 12.9189°N 124.1231°E / 12.9189; 124.1231
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceSorsogon
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 13, 1764
Barangays42 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Gubat[*]Ronnel U. Lim
 • Vice MayorValentin A. Pura IV
 • RepresentativeVacant
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate40,820 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
134.51 km2 (51.93 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
60,294
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
14,568
DemonymGubatnons
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.07
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 201 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 666.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 192.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 198.8 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySorsogon 2 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4710
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)56
Native languagesSorsogon language
Tagalog
Websitewww.gubat.gov.ph

Gubat, officially the Municipality of Gubat (Gubatnon: Bungto san Gubat; Waray: Bungto han Gubat, Tagalog: Bayan ng Gubat), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,294 people.[3]

Gubat is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. The people who live here speak the Gubat language which is also a dialect of Waray-Waray of Eastern Visayas, a Southern Sorsoganon sub-language and they were called Gubatnons.

  1. ^ Municipality of Gubat | (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 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.