Buhi, Camarines Sur

Buhi
Municipality of Buhi
View of Buhi from Mt. Asog
View of Buhi from Mt. Asog
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Official seal of Buhi
Map of Camarines Sur with Buhi highlighted
Map of Camarines Sur with Buhi highlighted
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Buhi is located in Philippines
Buhi
Buhi
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°26′05″N 123°31′00″E / 13.4347°N 123.5167°E / 13.4347; 123.5167
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceCamarines Sur
District 5th district
FoundedApril 14, 1578
Barangays38 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRey P. Lacoste
 • Vice MayorJose Alfred N. Balagot
 • RepresentativeMiguel Luis R. Villafuerte
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate54,826 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total246.65 km2 (95.23 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Highest elevation
1,409 m (4,623 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total81,306
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
 • Households
18,796
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
36.76
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱245,889,870.47 (2020)
 • Assets₱643,761,840.05 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 178.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 53.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCamarines Sur 3 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4433
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)54
Native languagesCentral Bikol
Tagalog
Websitewww.buhi.gov.ph

Buhi, officially the Municipality of Buhi (Buhinon: Banwaan nya Buhi; Rinconada Bikol: Banwāan ka Buhi; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buhi), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,306 people.[3]

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Lake Buhi is home to the world's smallest edible fish locally known as "Sinarapan".

Buhi is not just known for Lake Buhi but it is likewise the home to the world's smallest commercial fish locally known as the sinarapan (Mystychtis luzonensis).

  1. ^ Municipality of Buhi | (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.