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Municipality

Mercedes

Mercedes is a municipality in Camarines Norte, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 53,702 in the 2024 census, and it has 26 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Mercedes by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BasudDaetSipocotApuao: 582 people, 244 per km², −2.07% a yearBarangay I: 1,952 people, 21,404 per km², −3.65% a yearBarangay II: 3,786 people, 18,743 per km², −0.98% a yearBarangay III: 3,316 people, 20,596 per km², 0.17% a yearBarangay IV: 1,527 people, 23,277 per km², −4.07% a yearBarangay V: 542 people, 6,166 per km², −6.89% a yearBarangay VI: 1,461 people, 38,856 per km², −2.82% a yearBarangay VII: 1,910 people, 30,658 per km², 1.31% a yearCaringo: 1,155 people, 500 per km², −2.14% a yearCatandunganon: 359 people, 74 per km², 0.47% a yearCayucyucan: 1,192 people, 388 per km², −1.95% a yearColasi: 2,280 people, 188 per km², −0.06% a yearDel Rosario: 2,868 people, 1,275 per km², 0.66% a yearGaboc: 1,261 people, 313 per km², −0.13% a yearHamoraon: 1,408 people, 278 per km², 0.43% a yearHinipaan: 2,386 people, 407 per km², 0.62% a yearLalawigan: 1,638 people, 112 per km², −0.41% a yearLanot: 1,259 people, 77 per km², −0.71% a yearMambungalon: 2,461 people, 368 per km², 0.35% a yearManguisoc: 4,188 people, 1,305 per km², −1.97% a yearMasalongsalong: 1,324 people, 263 per km², 1.51% a yearMatoogtoog: 1,440 people, 121 per km², −1.02% a yearPambuhan: 3,426 people, 516 per km², −0.50% a yearQuinapaguian: 742 people, 770 per km², −4.11% a yearSan Roque: 7,633 people, 3,600 per km², 0.35% a yearTarum: 1,606 people, 185 per km², −0.36% 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

    53,702

    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 12.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 12 cities and municipalities of Camarines Norte 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 9 of every 100 people in Camarines Norte lived in Mercedes in 2024 (8.88%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    122.70 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: Mercedes's land would fill a square about 11.1 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: 438 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 4 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

    12,926

    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

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    20.2%

    About 20 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
0501607000[4]Formerly 051607000
ZIP code
4601[13, 14, 15]

People

Mercedes had 53,702 people in the 2024 census, up 12.6% 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.

Mercedes had the 5th most people of the 12 cities and municipalities of Camarines Norte in 2024[1]
  1. 2Daet106,465
  2. 3Jose Panganiban60,626
  3. 4Paracale58,391
  4. 5Mercedes53,702
  5. 6Vinzons45,173
  6. 7Basud43,388
  7. 8Santa Elena42,585
All 12 cities and municipalities of Camarines Norte
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 64 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. San Roque7,63314 in 100
  2. Manguisoc4,1888 in 100
  3. Barangay II3,7867 in 100
  4. Pambuhan3,4266 in 100
  5. Barangay III3,3166 in 100
  6. Del Rosario2,8685 in 100
  7. Mambungalon2,4615 in 100
  8. Hinipaan2,3864 in 100
  9. Colasi2,2804 in 100
  10. Barangay I1,9524 in 100
See all 26 barangays of Mercedes
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.9%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.2%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,9003,5853,315
5 - 96,6523,4453,207
10 - 146,2953,2453,050
15 - 195,8282,9812,847
20 - 244,8202,5562,264
25 - 293,9692,0741,895
30 - 343,4161,8421,574
35 - 393,0321,5431,489
40 - 442,9441,5561,388
45 - 492,6421,4101,232
50 - 542,4721,2851,187
55 - 591,9921,018974
60 - 641,617788829
65 - 691,195566629
70 - 74782318464
75 - 79407143264
80 years and over35492262

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
53,702[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
12,926[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Camarines Norte, 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
8.88%[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
20.2% (10,867 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
28,447 men, 26,870 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202453,702[1, 2]−0.72% a year12,9264.2
2020as of May 1, 202055,334[1]1.80% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201550,841[1]1.23% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201047,674[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then44,375[32]0.86% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders41,713[32, 33]1.65% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then38,641[32]2.26% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then34,300[32]2.18% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then27,645[32]1.90% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then25,161[32]5.05% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then19,674[32]3.39% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then13,983[32]———

Barangays

Mercedes is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of Mercedes. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Apuao5821.08%−2.07% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural
Barangay I1,9523.63%−3.65% a yearabout 0.0912 km²Rural
Barangay II3,7867.05%−0.98% a yearabout 0.202 km²Rural
Barangay III3,3166.17%0.17% a yearabout 0.161 km²Rural
Barangay IV1,5272.84%−4.07% a yearabout 0.0656 km²Rural
Barangay V5421.01%−6.89% a yearabout 0.0879 km²Rural
Barangay VI1,4612.72%−2.82% a yearabout 0.0376 km²Rural
Barangay VII1,9103.56%1.31% a yearabout 0.0623 km²Urban
Caringo1,1552.15%−2.14% a yearabout 2.31 km²Rural
Catandunganon3590.67%0.47% a yearabout 4.83 km²Rural
Cayucyucan1,1922.22%−1.95% a yearabout 3.07 km²Rural
Colasi2,2804.25%−0.06% a yearabout 12.10 km²Rural
Del Rosario2,8685.34%0.66% a yearabout 2.25 km²Rural
Gaboc1,2612.35%−0.13% a yearabout 4.03 km²Rural
Hamoraon1,4082.62%0.43% a yearabout 5.06 km²Rural
Hinipaan2,3864.44%0.62% a yearabout 5.86 km²Rural
Lalawigan1,6383.05%−0.41% a yearabout 14.60 km²Rural
Lanot1,2592.34%−0.71% a yearabout 16.28 km²Rural
Mambungalon2,4614.58%0.35% a yearabout 6.69 km²Rural
Manguisoc4,1887.8%−1.97% a yearabout 3.21 km²Rural
Masalongsalong1,3242.47%1.51% a yearabout 5.04 km²Urban
Matoogtoog1,4402.68%−1.02% a yearabout 11.91 km²Rural
Pambuhan3,4266.38%−0.50% a yearabout 6.64 km²Rural
Quinapaguian7421.38%−4.11% a yearabout 0.964 km²Rural
San Roque7,63314.21%0.35% a yearabout 2.12 km²Urban
Tarum1,6062.99%−0.36% a yearabout 8.66 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

Mercedes covers 122.70 km² of land, 438 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 791 m above the sea and it has 81.5 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
122.70 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
438 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.87687° N, 123.04495° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
142 m
Highest
791 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

81.5 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Daet River2.1 of 15.6 km

Peaks[29]

  1. Colasi Peakvolcano387 m
  2. Tacubtacuban Hillheight 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[30]

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

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Daet, the nearest PAGASA station, 29 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,563 mm of rain on 183 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Daet, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January302 mm1926.1 °C28.7 °C23.6 °C
February227 mm1326.2 °C29.0 °C23.3 °C
March187 mm1227.0 °C30.0 °C24.0 °C
April125 mm828.2 °C31.6 °C24.9 °C
May152 mm1029.0 °C32.8 °C25.3 °C
June184 mm1228.9 °C32.8 °C25.1 °C
July244 mm1528.4 °C32.0 °C24.8 °C
August177 mm1228.5 °C32.1 °C24.9 °C
September267 mm1528.2 °C31.8 °C24.5 °C
October490 mm2127.6 °C30.8 °C24.4 °C
November522 mm2327.5 °C30.1 °C24.8 °C
December687 mm2326.7 °C29.1 °C24.3 °C
The year3,563 mm18327.7 °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 4 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 22 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
22.4% 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
1st class[4]
About 22 of every 100 people in Mercedes lived below the poverty line in 2021 (22.4%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 19.1% and 25.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 26schools
  • 4places of worship
  • 1station or terminal

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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Mercedes” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices9

3 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 26 barangays of Mercedes

Hospitals and health centres2

Stations and terminals1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Mercedes. 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.[11, 12]

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 Camarines Norte[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
    Alexander Pajarillo[19]
    Vice mayor
    Jeana Toldera Yapyuco[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Alexander Pajarillo[20]
    Vice mayor
    Jeana Toldera Yapyuco[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Dante Uy Morales[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jeana Toldera Yapyuco[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Alexander Lo Pajarillo[22]
    Vice mayor
    Brenda King Salalima[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Alexander Lo Pajarillo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Brenda King Salalima[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Alexander Lo Pajarillo[24]
    Vice mayor
    Norman Dongsao Aguilar[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Pepito Pajarillo Lo[25]
    Vice mayor
    Brenda King Salalima[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Pepito Lo[26]
    Vice mayor
    Brenda Salalima[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Pepito P. Lo[27]
    Vice mayor
    Norman D. Aguilar[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Mercedes, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Alexander Pajarillo[19]Jeana Toldera Yapyuco[19]
2022–2025Alexander Pajarillo[20]Jeana Toldera Yapyuco[20]
2019–2022Dante Uy Morales[21]Jeana Toldera Yapyuco[21]
2016–2019Alexander Lo Pajarillo[22]Brenda King Salalima[22]
2013–2016Alexander Lo Pajarillo[23]Brenda King Salalima[23]
2010–2013Alexander Lo Pajarillo[24]Norman Dongsao Aguilar[24]
2007–2010Pepito Pajarillo Lo[25]Brenda King Salalima[25]
2004–2007Pepito Lo[26]Brenda Salalima[26]
2001–2004Pepito P. Lo[27]Norman D. Aguilar[27]

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 341, approved on 26 July 1948, separated 22 barrios from Daet and made them the new municipality of Mercedes. President Quirino's Proclamation No. 82 of 27 July 1948 fixed 8 August 1948 for its inauguration.[9, 10]

Its story

Mercedes belonged to the municipality of Daet until 1948, when Republic Act No. 341 detached from Daet the barrios of Hamoraon, Pambuhan, Tarum, Culasi, Pinagdamhan, Lalawigan, Lanot, Babatnon and others, among them the barrio of Mercedes itself and the island barrios of Apwao, Quinapaquian and Cariñgo.[9]

The law said the first mayor, vice mayor and councilors would be appointed by the President and would serve until their successors were elected.[9]

The town was to begin to exist on a date set by presidential proclamation. Proclamation No. 82 set that date as 8 August 1948, the day of the inauguration.[10]

Timeline

  1. 26 July 1948

    Republic Act No. 341 was approved, creating the municipality of Mercedes out of Daet.[9]

  2. 27 July 1948

    Proclamation No. 82 fixed 8 August 1948 as the date of inauguration of the municipality.[10]

Nearby

Mercedes shares a border with Basud, Daet and Sipocot.

How it compares

Mercedes beside Camarines Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Camarines Norte.

Mercedes beside Camarines Norte
FigureMercedesCamarines NorteRank among the cities and municipalities of Camarines Norte
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 glossary53,702[1, 2]604,6665th of 12
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 glossary−0.72% a year[1, 2]faster−0.97% a year3rd of 12
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 glossary438[6]more crowded2733rd of 12
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 glossary122.70 km²[6]2,218.56 km²7th of 12
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 glossary4.2[1, 2]higher4.0not 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 glossary20.2%[5]lower28.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Daet, the capital of Camarines Norte
27.4 km northwest
Manila
235.0 km west

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. SipocotCamarines Sur8.7 km southwest
  2. LupiCamarines Sur16.1 km west
  3. CabusaoCamarines Sur16.8 km south
  4. BasudCamarines Norte18.0 km northwest
  5. MagaraoCamarines Sur23.7 km southeast
  6. LibmananCamarines Sur24.4 km south

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  29. 29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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