Pola, Oriental Mindoro

Pola
Municipality of Pola
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Pola is located in Philippines
Pola
Pola
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°08′38″N 121°26′24″E / 13.1439°N 121.44°E / 13.1439; 121.44
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
District 1st district
FoundedJanuary 1, 1912[1]
Barangays23 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJennifer M. Cruz (NUP)
 • Vice MayorMarvin T. Rivera (PDP-Laban)
 • RepresentativeArnan C. Panaligan (Mindoro Bago Sarili)
 • Electorate23,297 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total159.34 km2 (61.52 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Highest elevation
487 m (1,598 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total35,455
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
 • Households
8,965
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
18.13
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 151.4 million (2020), 60.94 million (2012), 67.22 million (2013), 75.28 million (2014), 84.81 million (2015), 94.47 million (2016), 107.4 million (2017), 113.1 million (2018)
 • Assets₱ 490.4 million (2020), 190.6 million (2012), 205.8 million (2013), 225.4 million (2014), 248.8 million (2015), 329.4 million (2016), 478.6 million (2017), 493.3 million (2018), 419.7 million (2019)
 • Expenditure₱ 100.5 million (2020), 56.97 million (2012), 52.24 million (2013), 55.27 million (2014), 63.86 million (2015), 70.56 million (2016)
 • Liabilities₱ 63.71 million (2020), 19.88 million (2012), 19.55 million (2013), 16.58 million (2014), 68.1 million (2015), 121.5 million (2016), 242.9 million (2017), 197.8 million (2018)
Service provider
 • ElectricityOriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5206
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesTadyawan
Tagalog

Pola, officially the Municipality of Pola (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pola), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,455 people.[4] It is 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Calapan.

Pola is known as the birthplace of former vice president and veteran news anchor Noli de Castro, actor and current Oriental Mindoro vice governor Ejay Falcon, ABS CBN News Senior Reporter and anchor Dennis Datu and DZMM Broadcaster and field reporter Noel Alamar.

  1. ^ "Executive Order No. 51 (s. 1911)". Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1912: 113. Retrieved 20 June 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Municipality of Pola | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.