Puerto Galera

Puerto Galera
Municipality of Puerto Galera
Sabang Bay
Sabang Bay
Flag of Puerto Galera
Official seal of Puerto Galera
Motto: 
The Amazing Puerto Galera
Anthem: The Amazing Puerto Galera
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Puerto Galera highlighted
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Puerto Galera highlighted
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Puerto Galera is located in Philippines
Puerto Galera
Puerto Galera
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°30′00″N 120°57′15″E / 13.5°N 120.95417°E / 13.5; 120.95417
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
District 1st district
Founded1574
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRocky D. Ilagan
 • Vice MayorMarlon L. Lopez
 • RepresentativePaulino Salvador C. Leachon
 • Electorate27,759 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total247.85 km2 (95.70 sq mi)
Elevation
429 m (1,407 ft)
Highest elevation
2,571 m (8,435 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total41,961
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Households
9,944
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
16.21
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 217 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 547.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 209.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 122.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityOriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5203
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesIraya
Tagalog
Websitewww.puertogalera.gov.ph

Puerto Galera, officially the Municipality of Puerto Galera (Filipino: Bayan ng Puerto Galera), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,961 people.[3]

It is mainly accessible from the Southern Luzon gateway port of Batangas by bamboo boats (bangka) operated by local regular operators. Seaplane Operator Air Juan Aviation, Inc. flies two daily flights from Manila to Puerto Galera on their Cessna Grand Caravan Seaplanes.

  1. ^ Municipality of Puerto Galera | (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). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.