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Rapu-Rapu

Rapu-Rapu is a municipality in Albay, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 36,281 in the 2024 census, and it has 34 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Rapu-Rapu by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Bagaobawan: 724 people, 288 per km², −0.33% a yearBatan: 1,155 people, 470 per km², 0.21% a yearBilbao: 1,491 people, 176 per km², 1.57% a yearBinosawan: 644 people, 415 per km², −2.74% a yearBogtong: 1,166 people, 720 per km², 0.95% a yearBuenavista: 676 people, 189 per km², −0.77% a yearBuhatan: 994 people, 203 per km², 0.39% a yearCalanaga: 868 people, 206 per km², 0.73% a yearCaracaran: 1,379 people, 328 per km², −0.29% a yearCarogcog: 434 people, 81 per km², 0.33% a yearDap-dap: 899 people, 144 per km², −0.05% a yearGaba: 691 people, 397 per km², −2.95% a yearGalicia: 1,797 people, 212 per km², −1.41% a yearGuadalupe: 382 people, 90 per km², 1.64% a yearHamorawon: 1,084 people, 312 per km², 0.38% a yearLagundi: 796 people, 164 per km², 0.52% a yearLiguan: 873 people, 457 per km², 0.06% a yearLinao: 425 people, 128 per km², −0.11% a yearMalobago: 656 people, 255 per km², −0.65% a yearMananao: 1,258 people, 111 per km², 0.82% a yearMancao: 1,131 people, 255 per km², −0.50% a yearManila: 1,178 people, 125 per km², 2.45% a yearMasaga: 504 people, 385 per km², 2.21% a yearMorocborocan: 1,062 people, 188 per km², 0.90% a yearNagcalsot: 890 people, 593 per km², −0.37% a yearPagcolbon: 251 people, 177 per km², 0.78% a yearPoblacion: 6,173 people, 419 per km², 0.62% a yearSagrada: 679 people, 223 per km², −0.66% a yearSan Ramon: 2,243 people, 282 per km², 0.06% a yearSanta Barbara: 182 people, 36 per km², −0.26% a yearTinocawan: 625 people, 166 per km², −0.75% a yearTinopan: 576 people, 133 per km², −2.89% a yearViga: 609 people, 317 per km², 0.56% a yearVillahermosa: 1,786 people, 451 per km², −0.61% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    36,281

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 1.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    16th

    of the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in Albay lived in Rapu-Rapu in 2024 (2.63%)

  • Inside itSources

    34

    barangays

  • LandSources

    154.86 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Rapu-Rapu's land would fill a square about 12.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 234 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    8,429

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    17%

    About 17 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0500515000[4]Formerly 050515000
ZIP code
4517[12, 13, 14]

People

Rapu-Rapu had 36,281 people in the 2024 census, up 1.1% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Rapu-Rapu had the 16th most people of the 18 cities and municipalities of Albay in 2024[1]
  1. 12Malinao49,570
  2. 13Pio Duran48,713
  3. 14Malilipot41,066
  4. 15Santo Domingo37,586
  5. 16Rapu-Rapu36,281
  6. 17Manito26,425
  7. 18Jovellar17,538
All 18 cities and municipalities of Albay
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 54 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion6,17317 in 100
  2. San Ramon2,2436 in 100
  3. Galicia1,7975 in 100
  4. Villahermosa1,7865 in 100
  5. Bilbao1,4914 in 100
  6. Caracaran1,3794 in 100
  7. Mananao1,2583 in 100
  8. Manila1,1783 in 100
  9. Bogtong1,1663 in 100
  10. Batan1,1553 in 100
See all 34 barangays of Rapu-Rapu
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.7%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.6%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,8931,9751,918
5 - 94,4242,3232,101
10 - 144,5932,3802,213
15 - 194,1482,1342,014
20 - 243,1371,6621,475
25 - 292,4881,3291,159
30 - 342,2241,1771,047
35 - 391,9221,048874
40 - 441,837983854
45 - 491,600848752
50 - 541,481763718
55 - 591,258656602
60 - 641,063531532
65 - 69781394387
70 - 74615251364
75 - 79349142207
80 years and over322104218

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
36,281[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
8,429[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Albay, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
2.63%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
17% (6,173 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
18,700 men, 17,435 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202436,281[1, 2]0.09% a year8,4294.3
2020as of May 1, 202036,151[1]−0.44% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201536,920[1]0.55% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201035,875[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then32,646[31]1.56% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders29,176[31, 32]0.28% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then28,797[31]1.67% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then26,362[31]0.46% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then25,176[31]2.87% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then21,848[31]2.01% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then19,786[31]1.61% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then16,799[31]———

Barangays

Rapu-Rapu is made up of 34 barangays.
Barangays of Rapu-Rapu. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bagaobawan7242%−0.33% a yearabout 2.51 km²Rural
Batan1,1553.18%0.21% a yearabout 2.46 km²Rural
Bilbao1,4914.11%1.57% a yearabout 8.47 km²Rural
Binosawan6441.78%−2.74% a yearabout 1.55 km²Rural
Bogtong1,1663.21%0.95% a yearabout 1.62 km²Rural
Buenavista6761.86%−0.77% a yearabout 3.58 km²Rural
Buhatan9942.74%0.39% a yearabout 4.90 km²Rural
Calanaga8682.39%0.73% a yearabout 4.22 km²Rural
Caracaran1,3793.8%−0.29% a yearabout 4.21 km²Rural
Carogcog4341.2%0.33% a yearabout 5.34 km²Rural
Dap-dap8992.48%−0.05% a yearabout 6.24 km²Rural
Gaba6911.9%−2.95% a yearabout 1.74 km²Rural
Galicia1,7974.95%−1.41% a yearabout 8.46 km²Rural
Guadalupe3821.05%1.64% a yearabout 4.23 km²Rural
Hamorawon1,0842.99%0.38% a yearabout 3.47 km²Rural
Lagundi7962.19%0.52% a yearabout 4.84 km²Rural
Liguan8732.41%0.06% a yearabout 1.91 km²Rural
Linao4251.17%−0.11% a yearabout 3.31 km²Rural
Malobago6561.81%−0.65% a yearabout 2.57 km²Rural
Mananao1,2583.47%0.82% a yearabout 11.31 km²Rural
Mancao1,1313.12%−0.50% a yearabout 4.43 km²Rural
Manila1,1783.25%2.45% a yearabout 9.43 km²Rural
Masaga5041.39%2.21% a yearabout 1.31 km²Rural
Morocborocan1,0622.93%0.90% a yearabout 5.66 km²Rural
Nagcalsot8902.45%−0.37% a yearabout 1.50 km²Rural
Pagcolbon2510.69%0.78% a yearabout 1.42 km²Rural
Poblacion6,17317.01%0.62% a yearabout 14.73 km²Urban
Sagrada6791.87%−0.66% a yearabout 3.04 km²Rural
San Ramon2,2436.18%0.06% a yearabout 7.96 km²Rural
Santa Barbara1820.5%−0.26% a yearabout 5.03 km²Rural
Tinocawan6251.72%−0.75% a yearabout 3.77 km²Rural
Tinopan5761.59%−2.89% a yearabout 4.33 km²Rural
Viga6091.68%0.56% a yearabout 1.92 km²Rural
Villahermosa1,7864.92%−0.61% a yearabout 3.96 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Rapu-Rapu covers 154.86 km² of land, 234 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 523 m above the sea and it has 131.3 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
154.86 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
234 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.25841° N, 123.96047° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
127 m
Highest
523 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

131.3 km of coastline[28]

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Rapu Rapu521 m
  2. Mount Vizcaya396 m
  3. Mount Bilbao215 m
  4. Babayon Point Hillheight not mapped
  5. West Rapu Rapu Mountainheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[29]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Covers about 94 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Legaspi City, the nearest PAGASA station, 28 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,593 mm of rain on 195 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Legaspi City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January347 mm1826.1 °C28.9 °C23.3 °C
February251 mm1326.3 °C29.4 °C23.3 °C
March232 mm1427.0 °C30.2 °C23.9 °C
April152 mm1228.2 °C31.7 °C24.8 °C
May198 mm1329.0 °C32.5 °C25.6 °C
June216 mm1428.8 °C32.3 °C25.3 °C
July281 mm1828.2 °C31.5 °C24.9 °C
August223 mm1628.3 °C31.5 °C25.0 °C
September280 mm1728.1 °C31.5 °C24.8 °C
October322 mm1827.8 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
November450 mm2027.4 °C30.4 °C24.4 °C
December642 mm2226.7 °C29.4 °C24.0 °C
The year3,593 mm19527.7 °C30.9 °C24.5 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 15 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 39 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
38.8% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
2nd class[4]
About 39 of every 100 people in Rapu-Rapu lived below the poverty line in 2021 (38.8%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 34.2% and 43.4%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 41schools
  • 2places of worship
  • 1beach

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices1

Hospitals and health centres1

Beaches1

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Rapu-Rapu. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Albay[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Romel Añasco Galicia[18]
    Vice mayor
    Tom Eivandick Salazar Galicia[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Dick Alejandre Galicia[19]
    Vice mayor
    Romel Añasco Galicia[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Ronald Alejandre Galicia[20]
    Vice mayor
    Nora Galicia Oñate[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Ronald Alejandre Galicia[21]
    Vice mayor
    Nora Galicia Oñate[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Ronald Alejandre Galicia[22]
    Vice mayor
    Nora Galicia Oñate[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Nora Galicia Oñate[23]
    Vice mayor
    Josue Santillan Galicia[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Dick Alejandre Galicia[24]
    Vice mayor
    Florante Guianan Dela Cruz[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Dick Galicia[25]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Chan Jr.[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Dick A. Galicia[26]
    Vice mayor
    Dionisio A. Saligumba Jr.[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Rapu-Rapu, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Romel Añasco Galicia[18]Tom Eivandick Salazar Galicia[18]
2022–2025Dick Alejandre Galicia[19]Romel Añasco Galicia[19]
2019–2022Ronald Alejandre Galicia[20]Nora Galicia Oñate[20]
2016–2019Ronald Alejandre Galicia[21]Nora Galicia Oñate[21]
2013–2016Ronald Alejandre Galicia[22]Nora Galicia Oñate[22]
2010–2013Nora Galicia Oñate[23]Josue Santillan Galicia[23]
2007–2010Dick Alejandre Galicia[24]Florante Guianan Dela Cruz[24]
2004–2007Dick Galicia[25]Jose Chan Jr.[25]
2001–2004Dick A. Galicia[26]Dionisio A. Saligumba Jr.[26]

History & Identity

Its story

Rapu-Rapu was already a municipality of Albay in 1907, when the Election Law placed it in the second assembly district.[9]

Timeline

  1. 9 January 1907

    Rapu-Rapu is named as a municipality of Albay in the Election Law's list of assembly districts.[9]

Nearby

How it compares

Rapu-Rapu beside Albay, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Albay.

Rapu-Rapu beside Albay
FigureRapu-RapuAlbayRank among the cities and municipalities of Albay
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary36,281[1, 2]1,379,39816th of 18
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.09% a year[1, 2]faster0.08% a year9th of 18
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary234[6]less crowded54917th of 18
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary154.86 km²[6]2,514.74 km²6th of 18
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.3[1, 2]higher4.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary17%[5]lower31.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Legazpi City, the capital of Albay
33.6 km southwest
Manila
353.0 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. BacacayAlbay10.4 km northwest
  2. ManitoAlbay21.6 km southwest
  3. Santo DomingoAlbay22.5 km west
  4. MalilipotAlbay25.6 km west
  5. Sorsogon CitySorsogon26.3 km south
  6. DaragaAlbay30.6 km west

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