Bulalacao, officially the Municipality of Bulalacao (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bulalacao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,366 people.[3]
Bulalacao
San Pedro | |
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Municipality of Bulalacao | |
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Etymology: meteorite, shooting star | |
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Coordinates: 12°19′30″N 121°20′35″E / 12.325°N 121.343°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Oriental Mindoro |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ernilo C. Villas |
• Vice Mayor | Ramon G. Magbanua |
• Representative | Alfonso V. Umali Jr. |
• Electorate | 25,389 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 321.86 km2 (124.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
Highest elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 44,366 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,865 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.93 |
• Revenue | ₱ 179.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 478.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 167.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 142.4 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5214 |
PSGC | 1705204000 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
Native languages | Ratagnon Romblomanon Tagalog |
Website | www |
It is formerly known as San Pedro.[5]
Don Gabriel Contreras – Gobernadorcillo and Capitan Municipal. One of the rulers of Bulalacao under Spanish rule[6] The territory of Bulalacao was formerly raided by Datu (Prince) Calido of Panay. The Contreras family administered over Bulalacao as Panginoon Basal/Punong Datu before the conquest of Spain.
Since the founding of the First Republic, Bulalacao has predominantly been administered by descendants of Don Gabriel Contreras. The lands composing the present Municipality of Bulalacao was previously the hacienda of the Contreras family.[7] Their collateral familial lines (Sejera, Templanza, Fajardo, etc.) also once held vast haciendas throughout the island of Mindoro.
Bulalacao, with a natural harbor, is one of the places theorized by anthropologists and archaeologists to be the location of the ancient wangdom of Ma-i. In the late 1970s, several jade Chinese porcelain vases were found in Bulalacao, further corroborating the theory.[citation needed]
On May 7, 1995, reelectionist Mayor Guillermo Salas was assassinated a day before the 1995 election by Rodel Gonzales of the Mangyan tribe; Gonzales eventually surrendered to authorities five days later, confessing to the crime.[8]
Bulalacao is located at the southernmost tip of the province and is 176 kilometres (109 mi) from Calapan.
Climate data for Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) |
34 (1.3) |
62 (2.4) |
64 (2.5) |
127 (5.0) |
159 (6.3) |
172 (6.8) |
147 (5.8) |
167 (6.6) |
182 (7.2) |
172 (6.8) |
88 (3.5) |
1,419 (56) |
Average rainy days | 12.1 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 22.7 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 22.7 | 17.8 | 247.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[9] |
Bulalacao is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 3,754 | — |
1918 | 6,224 | +3.43% |
1939 | 3,497 | −2.71% |
1948 | 3,597 | +0.31% |
1960 | 5,414 | +3.47% |
1970 | 10,857 | +7.20% |
1975 | 14,038 | +5.29% |
1980 | 16,926 | +3.81% |
1990 | 21,316 | +2.33% |
1995 | 24,047 | +2.28% |
2000 | 27,698 | +3.08% |
2007 | 30,188 | +1.19% |
2010 | 33,754 | +4.15% |
2015 | 39,107 | +2.84% |
2020 | 44,366 | +2.51% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13] |
Bulalacao has a port that serves as a gateway from Mindoro to Caticlan in Malay, Aklan. FastCat operates in the port.
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