Bulusan (municipality)

Bulusan
Municipality of Bulusan
Aerial view of Bulusan
Aerial view of Bulusan
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Official seal of Bulusan
Map of Sorsogon with Bulusan (municipality) highlighted
Map of Sorsogon with Bulusan (municipality) highlighted
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Bulusan is located in Philippines
Bulusan
Bulusan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°45′08″N 124°08′08″E / 12.7522°N 124.1356°E / 12.7522; 124.1356
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceSorsogon
District 2nd district
Founded1630
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMichael G. Guysayko
 • Vice MayorReuel G. Fortades
 • RepresentativeVacant
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate17,391 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total96.30 km2 (37.18 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Highest elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total23,932
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 • Households
5,747
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
20.65
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 106.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 205.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 113.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 25.47 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4704
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)56
Native languagesSorsogon language
Tagalog
Websitewww.bulusan.gov.ph

Bulusan, officially the Municipality of Bulusan (Waray Sorsogon: Bungto san Bulusan; Waray: Bungto han Bulusan, Tagalog: Bayan ng Bulusan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,932 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Bulusan | (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.