Guinobatan | |
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Municipality of Guinobatan | |
Nickname: The Sparkling Gem of Bicol | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°11′N 123°36′E / 13.18°N 123.6°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Albay |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | 1688 |
Founded by | Don Francisco Bagamasbad |
Barangays | 44 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Guinobatan[*] | Paul "Chino" N. Garcia (PDP) |
• Vice Mayor | Ann Y. Ongjoco (NUP) |
• Representative | Fernando T. Cabredo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 58,205 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 244.43 km2 (94.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
Highest elevation | 474 m (1,555 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 85,786 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
• Households | 20,327 |
Demonym | Guinobateño Guinobatanon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 21.90 |
• Revenue | ₱ 273.4 million (2020), 124.4 million (2012), 138.3 million (2013), 155.6 million (2014), 176 million (2015), 190.7 million (2016), 223.8 million (2017), 265.5 million (2018), 256.9 million (2019), 292.5 million (2021), 388.7 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 814.1 million (2020), 263 million (2012), 286.5 million (2013), 334.2 million (2014), 368.4 million (2015), 435.2 million (2016), 505.7 million (2017), 615 million (2018), 723.3 million (2019), 903.9 million (2021), 1,072 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 263.6 million (2020), 90.57 million (2012), 104 million (2013), 132.9 million (2014), 139.2 million (2015), 149.7 million (2016), 170.2 million (2017), 208.7 million (2018), 205.3 million (2019), 241.1 million (2021), 261.3 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 249.1 million (2020), 85.25 million (2012), 88.42 million (2013), 123.3 million (2014), 136 million (2015), 167.6 million (2016), 153.2 million (2017), 183.5 million (2018), 171.9 million (2019), 272.4 million (2021), 265 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO) |
• Water | Guinobatan Water District |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4503 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)52 |
Native languages | Tagalog, East Miraya, Bikol |
Feast date | August 15 |
Catholic diocese | Diocese of Legazpi |
Patron saint | Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion |
Website | www |
Guinobatan, officially the Municipality of Guinobatan (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Guinobatan; East Miraya Bikol: Banwa ning Guinobatan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Guinobatan;ᜊᜌᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜊᜆᜈ᜔), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,786 people.[3]
The town is the birthplace of General Simeón Ola, the last Filipino general to surrender to the Americans after the Philippine–American War.