Victoria, Oriental Mindoro

Victoria
Municipality of Victoria
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Victoria
Official seal of Victoria
Nickname: 
Fruit Basket of Oriental Mindoro
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Victoria highlighted
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Victoria highlighted
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Victoria is located in Philippines
Victoria
Victoria
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°10′19″N 121°16′32″E / 13.1719°N 121.2756°E / 13.1719; 121.2756
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
District 1st district
FoundedOctober 15, 1955
Named forVictoria Quirino
Barangays32 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJoselito "LM" C. Malabanan
 • Vice MayorMarlo V. Nuarin
 • RepresentativePaulino Salvador C. Leachon
 • Electorate32,901 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total146.23 km2 (56.46 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation
248 m (814 ft)
Lowest elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total52,175
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
 • Households
12,250
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
16.90
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 182.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 429.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 159.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 87.85 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityOriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5205
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesAlangan
Tagalog

Victoria, officially the Municipality of Victoria (Tagalog: Bayan ng Victoria), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,175 people.[3]

The Municipality of Victoria is known as "Fruit Basket of Oriental Mindoro" and celebrates its annual Kapakyanan Festival every October 15 as graces and thanks giving for the bountiful blessings that every Victoreños received from God. It is 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Calapan.

  1. ^ Municipality of Victoria | (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). "Mimaropa". 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.