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Cabucgayan

Cabucgayan is a municipality in Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 21,923 in the 2024 census, and it has 13 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Cabucgayan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BiliranCaibiranBalaquid: 2,751 people, 171 per km², 0.70% a yearBaso: 1,650 people, 435 per km², 0.00% a yearBunga: 4,126 people, 526 per km², −1.53% a yearCaanibongan: 344 people, 45 per km², −1.86% a yearCasiawan: 1,280 people, 250 per km², 0.15% a yearEsperanza: 1,225 people, 1,394 per km², 0.02% a yearLanggao: 1,271 people, 956 per km², 0.23% a yearLibertad: 1,736 people, 1,793 per km², 4.17% a yearLooc: 2,771 people, 376 per km², 0.56% a yearMagbangon: 1,810 people, 2,479 per km², 1.46% a yearPawikan: 1,773 people, 332 per km², 3.05% a yearSalawad: 425 people, 426 per km², −2.08% a yearTalibong: 761 people, 624 per km², −0.89% 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

    21,923

    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 11.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 8 cities and municipalities of Biliran 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 12 of every 100 people in Biliran lived in Cabucgayan in 2024 (11.91%)

  • Inside itSources

    13

    barangays

  • LandSources

    48.41 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: Cabucgayan's land would fill a square about 7.0 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: 453 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 5 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

    5,379

    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

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    18.8%

    About 19 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
0807803000[4]Formerly 087803000
ZIP code
6550[14, 15]

People

Cabucgayan had 21,923 people in the 2024 census, up 11.7% 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.

Cabucgayan had the 3rd most people of the 8 cities and municipalities of Biliran in 2024[1]
  1. 1Naval59,236
  2. 2Caibiran24,444
  3. 3Cabucgayan21,923
  4. 4Kawayan21,422
  5. 5Biliran18,721
  6. 6Almeria18,716
  7. 7Culaba13,563
  8. 8Maripipi6,070
All 8 cities and municipalities of Biliran
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 93 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Bunga4,12619 in 100
  2. Looc2,77113 in 100
  3. Balaquid2,75113 in 100
  4. Magbangon1,8108 in 100
  5. Pawikan1,7738 in 100
  6. Libertad1,7368 in 100
  7. Baso1,6508 in 100
  8. Casiawan1,2806 in 100
  9. Langgao1,2716 in 100
  10. Esperanza1,2256 in 100
See all 13 barangays of Cabucgayan
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.1%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.7%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,2461,1691,077
5 - 92,4741,2381,236
10 - 142,6231,3391,284
15 - 192,2411,1631,078
20 - 241,661845816
25 - 291,477766711
30 - 341,284661623
35 - 391,200627573
40 - 441,137616521
45 - 491,096573523
50 - 54982499483
55 - 59816416400
60 - 64749382367
65 - 69568243325
70 - 74455197258
75 - 79260108152
80 years and over266111155

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
21,923[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
5,379[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of Biliran, 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
11.91%[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
18.8% (4,126 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
10,953 men, 10,582 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202421,923[1, 2]0.42% a year5,3794.1
2020as of May 1, 202021,542[1]0.75% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201520,788[1]1.11% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201019,621[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then18,799[32]0.84% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders17,691[32, 33]1.51% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then16,498[32]1.50% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then15,240[32]1.58% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then13,034[32]0.55% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then12,682[32]3.18% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then10,847[32]−0.34% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then11,234[32]———

Barangays

Cabucgayan is made up of 13 barangays.
Barangays of Cabucgayan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balaquid2,75112.55%0.70% a yearabout 16.11 km²Rural
Baso1,6507.53%0.00% a yearabout 3.79 km²Rural
Bunga4,12618.82%−1.53% a yearabout 7.85 km²Urban
Caanibongan3441.57%−1.86% a yearabout 7.67 km²Rural
Casiawan1,2805.84%0.15% a yearabout 5.12 km²Rural
Esperanza1,2255.59%0.02% a yearabout 0.879 km²Rural
Langgao1,2715.8%0.23% a yearabout 1.33 km²Rural
Libertad1,7367.92%4.17% a yearabout 0.968 km²Rural
Looc2,77112.64%0.56% a yearabout 7.36 km²Rural
Magbangon1,8108.26%1.46% a yearabout 0.73 km²Rural
Pawikan1,7738.09%3.05% a yearabout 5.34 km²Rural
Salawad4251.94%−2.08% a yearabout 0.997 km²Rural
Talibong7613.47%−0.89% a yearabout 1.22 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

Cabucgayan covers 48.41 km² of land, 453 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,267 m above the sea and it has 18.2 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
48.41 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
453 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.50593° N, 124.54781° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
1 m
Average
424 m
Highest
1,267 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

18.2 km of coastline[29]

Peaks[29]

  1. Mount Lauaanvolcano1,172 m
  2. Mount Matinaoheight 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 IV[30]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 93 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 Catbalogan, the nearest PAGASA station, 47 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,991 mm of rain on 181 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catbalogan, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January296 mm1626.7 °C30.8 °C22.7 °C
February208 mm1227.0 °C31.4 °C22.6 °C
March191 mm1328.6 °C32.4 °C23.2 °C
April124 mm1128.8 °C33.5 °C24.1 °C
May179 mm1229.5 °C33.9 °C25.0 °C
June230 mm1529.2 °C33.4 °C25.0 °C
July292 mm1728.8 °C32.7 °C24.9 °C
August196 mm1229.1 °C32.9 °C25.3 °C
September280 mm1528.9 °C32.8 °C24.9 °C
October299 mm1928.4 °C32.3 °C24.4 °C
November293 mm1927.8 °C31.9 °C23.8 °C
December404 mm2027.3 °C31.2 °C23.4 °C
The year2,991 mm18128.4 °C32.4 °C24.1 °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 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 30 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
29.8% of people[18]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
4th class[4]
About 30 of every 100 people in Cabucgayan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (29.8%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 25.9% and 33.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 14schools
  • 1place of worship

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

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Cabucgayan. 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.[12, 13]

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
Lone district of Biliran[12, 16, 17]

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
    Gemma Garcia Adobo[19]
    Vice mayor
    Theodore Derilon Cordeta[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Gemma Garcia Adobo[20]
    Vice mayor
    Nazario Rey Arendayen Talacay[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Marisol Arabiana Masbang[21]
    Vice mayor
    Gemma Garcia Adobo[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Edwin Romagos Masbang[22]
    Vice mayor
    Ramon Edano Amistoso[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Gemma Garcia Adobo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Irvin Babon Cordeta[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Gemma Garcia Adobo[24]
    Vice mayor
    Irvin Babon Cordeta[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Arnelito Sanoria Garing[25]
    Vice mayor
    Gemma Garcia Adobo[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Arnelito Garing[26]
    Vice mayor
    Clarita Napoles[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Arnelito S. Garing[27]
    Vice mayor
    Themitocles L. Ticoy[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Cabucgayan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Gemma Garcia Adobo[19]Theodore Derilon Cordeta[19]
2022–2025Gemma Garcia Adobo[20]Nazario Rey Arendayen Talacay[20]
2019–2022Marisol Arabiana Masbang[21]Gemma Garcia Adobo[21]
2016–2019Edwin Romagos Masbang[22]Ramon Edano Amistoso[22]
2013–2016Gemma Garcia Adobo[23]Irvin Babon Cordeta[23]
2010–2013Gemma Garcia Adobo[24]Irvin Babon Cordeta[24]
2007–2010Arnelito Sanoria Garing[25]Gemma Garcia Adobo[25]
2004–2007Arnelito Garing[26]Clarita Napoles[26]
2001–2004Arnelito S. Garing[27]Themitocles L. Ticoy[27]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 271, signed by President Quirino on 29 September 1949, created Cabucgayan from portions of Biliran and Caibiran, to begin existing on 15 November 1949.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe place was first named Esperanza; it was later renamed Cabucgayan after the shell-rich Bucgay River.[10]

Its story

Settlers from Biliran and Barugo, Leyte, founded the town in 1850 and named it Esperanza; they built a watchtower against pirates.[10]

Act 954 of 1903 attached Cabucgayan (spelled Cabugayan) to Caibiran, and the provincial site says it lost municipal status in 1904 and returned in 1910.[10, 11]

In 1948 the Macabugwas Society began campaigning for independence, and Executive Order 271 granted it in 1949.[10]

Sources differThe provincial page gives 25 November 1949 as the reinstatement date, which differs from the order's 15 November.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1850

    Settlers founded the settlement later called Cabucgayan.[10]

  2. 1949-09-29

    Executive Order 271 created the municipality.[9]

Nearby

Cabucgayan shares a border with Biliran and Caibiran.

How it compares

Cabucgayan beside Biliran, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Biliran.

Cabucgayan beside Biliran
FigureCabucgayanBiliranRank among the cities and municipalities of Biliran
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 glossary21,923[1, 2]184,0953rd of 8
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 glossary0.42% a year[1, 2]slower0.63% a year6th of 8
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 glossary453[6]more crowded3492nd of 8
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 glossary48.41 km²[6]527.39 km²7th of 8
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 glossary4.1[1, 2]about the same4.1not 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 glossary18.8%[5]higher17.2%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Naval, the capital of Biliran
13.2 km northwest
Manila
516.1 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. BiliranBiliran6.4 km west
  2. CaibiranBiliran7.0 km north
  3. NavalBiliran13.2 km northwest
  4. CulabaBiliran15.1 km north
  5. LeyteLeyte16.7 km south
  6. CalubianLeyte16.8 km southwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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