Guinobatan | |
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Municipality of Guinobatan | |
![]() Guinobatan Municipal Hall | |
Nickname: The Sparkling Gem of Bicol | |
![]() Map of Albay with Guinobatan highlighted | |
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 | Paul "Chino" N. Garcia "PDP-LBN" |
• Vice Mayor | Ann "Gemma" 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) |
• Assets | ₱ 814.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 263.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 249.1 million (2020) |
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), 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.
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