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Municipality

Baao

Baao is a municipality in Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 61,357 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Baao by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BulaIriga CityNabuaOcampoAgdangan Pob.: 4,262 people, 744 per km², −1.81% a yearAntipolo: 816 people, 179 per km², −1.44% a yearBagumbayan: 1,982 people, 648 per km², −2.61% a yearCaranday: 1,075 people, 263 per km², −0.27% a yearCristo Rey: 232 people, 97 per km², −5.68% a yearDel Pilar: 557 people, 281 per km², 2.82% a yearDel Rosario: 1,064 people, 4,771 per km², −6.51% a yearIyagan: 1,109 people, 284 per km², −1.93% a yearLa Medalla: 2,573 people, 1,255 per km², 2.35% a yearLourdes: 365 people, 58 per km², −9.76% a yearNababarera: 281 people, 149 per km², −2.25% a yearSagrada: 4,682 people, 856 per km², 1.45% a yearSalvacion: 3,192 people, 798 per km², −0.25% a yearBuluang: 7,211 people, 1,088 per km², −2.38% a yearSan Francisco: 2,353 people, 131 per km², −0.71% a yearSan Isidro: 4,995 people, 1,478 per km², 6.60% a yearSan Jose: 2,334 people, 3,687 per km², −0.91% a yearSan Juan: 3,690 people, 2,545 per km², −0.72% a yearSan Nicolas: 1,750 people, 7,292 per km², −3.53% a yearSan Rafael: 341 people, 91 per km², 2.15% a yearPugay: 1,383 people, 258 per km², −0.51% a yearSan Ramon: 603 people, 11,146 per km², 6.76% a yearSan Roque: 919 people, 17,405 per km², −2.05% a yearSan Vicente: 5,322 people, 6,048 per km², 3.75% a yearSanta Cruz: 2,831 people, 1,430 per km², −1.07% a yearSanta Eulalia: 952 people, 336 per km², −0.81% a yearSanta Isabel: 482 people, 93 per km², 4.20% a yearSanta Teresa: 250 people, 79 per km², −4.88% a yearSanta Teresita: 2,877 people, 790 per km², 1.35% a yearTapol: 874 people, 151 per km², 0.17% 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

    61,357

    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 11.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    13th

    of the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur 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 Camarines Sur lived in Baao in 2024 (2.97%)

  • Inside itSources

    30

    barangays

  • LandSources

    112.36 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: Baao's land would fill a square about 10.6 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: 546 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

    14,352

    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

    33.3%

    About 33 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
0501701000[4]Formerly 051701000
ZIP code
4432[15, 16, 17]

People

Baao had 61,357 people in the 2024 census, up 11.6% 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.

Baao had the 13th most people of the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 10Tinambac69,860
  2. 11Sipocot65,286
  3. 12Tigaon61,790
  4. 13Baao61,357
  5. 14Ragay58,843
  6. 15Lagonoy57,044
  7. 16Bato52,021
All 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 68 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Buluang7,21112 in 100
  2. San Vicente5,3229 in 100
  3. San Isidro4,9958 in 100
  4. Sagrada4,6828 in 100
  5. Agdangan Pob.4,2627 in 100
  6. San Juan3,6906 in 100
  7. Salvacion3,1925 in 100
  8. Santa Teresita2,8775 in 100
  9. Santa Cruz2,8315 in 100
  10. La Medalla2,5734 in 100
See all 30 barangays of Baao
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.6%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.7%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,1073,0263,081
5 - 97,0463,6333,413
10 - 146,9143,6233,291
15 - 196,9943,5693,425
20 - 245,7592,9442,815
25 - 294,5212,3152,206
30 - 344,1042,1551,949
35 - 393,6981,9401,758
40 - 443,3561,7521,604
45 - 492,9201,4831,437
50 - 542,6401,3131,327
55 - 592,1771,0951,082
60 - 641,771857914
65 - 691,395646749
70 - 741,007413594
75 - 79562210352
80 years and over499157342

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
61,357[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
14,352[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Camarines Sur, 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
2.97%[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
33.3% (20,405 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
31,131 men, 30,339 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202461,357[1, 2]−0.05% a year14,3524.3
2020as of May 1, 202061,493[1]0.93% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201558,849[1]1.31% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201054,971[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then52,466[34]1.62% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders46,693[34, 35]2.63% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then41,366[34]1.09% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then39,040[34]1.42% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then33,896[34]2.32% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then30,219[34]1.33% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then28,285[34]2.16% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then22,724[34]———

Barangays

Baao is made up of 30 barangays.
Barangays of Baao. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agdangan Pob.4,2626.95%−1.81% a yearabout 5.73 km²Rural
Antipolo8161.33%−1.44% a yearabout 4.55 km²Rural
Bagumbayan1,9823.23%−2.61% a yearabout 3.06 km²Rural
Buluang7,21111.75%−2.38% a yearabout 6.63 km²Urban
Caranday1,0751.75%−0.27% a yearabout 4.09 km²Rural
Cristo Rey2320.38%−5.68% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural
Del Pilar5570.91%2.82% a yearabout 1.98 km²Rural
Del Rosario1,0641.73%−6.51% a yearabout 0.223 km²Rural
Iyagan1,1091.81%−1.93% a yearabout 3.91 km²Rural
La Medalla2,5734.19%2.35% a yearabout 2.05 km²Rural
Lourdes3650.59%−9.76% a yearabout 6.34 km²Rural
Nababarera2810.46%−2.25% a yearabout 1.88 km²Rural
Pugay1,3832.25%−0.51% a yearabout 5.36 km²Rural
Sagrada4,6827.63%1.45% a yearabout 5.47 km²Rural
Salvacion3,1925.2%−0.25% a yearabout 4.00 km²Rural
San Francisco2,3533.83%−0.71% a yearabout 18.03 km²Rural
San Isidro4,9958.14%6.60% a yearabout 3.38 km²Urban
San Jose2,3343.8%−0.91% a yearabout 0.633 km²Rural
San Juan3,6906.01%−0.72% a yearabout 1.45 km²Rural
San Nicolas1,7502.85%−3.53% a yearabout 0.24 km²Rural
San Rafael3410.56%2.15% a yearabout 3.74 km²Rural
San Ramon6030.98%6.76% a yearabout 0.0541 km²Rural
San Roque9191.5%−2.05% a yearabout 0.0528 km²Rural
San Vicente5,3228.67%3.75% a yearabout 0.88 km²Urban
Santa Cruz2,8314.61%−1.07% a yearabout 1.98 km²Rural
Santa Eulalia9521.55%−0.81% a yearabout 2.83 km²Rural
Santa Isabel4820.79%4.20% a yearabout 5.17 km²Rural
Santa Teresa2500.41%−4.88% a yearabout 3.15 km²Rural
Santa Teresita2,8774.69%1.35% a yearabout 3.64 km²Urban
Tapol8741.42%0.17% a yearabout 5.78 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

Baao covers 112.36 km² of land, 546 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 388 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
112.36 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
546 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.48486° N, 123.36899° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
5 m
Average
86 m
Highest
388 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[31]

  1. Waras6.9 of 21.3 km
  2. Pawili River5.6 of 30.9 km
  3. Bicol River2.4 of 93.6 km
  4. Waras1.2 of 7.3 km

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[32]

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

Covers about 95 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, 54 km away[33]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 35 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
35.4% of people[20]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 35 of every 100 people in Baao lived below the poverty line in 2021 (35.4%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 30.7% and 40.0%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 11government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 35schools
  • 13places of worship
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 2monuments and memorials

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Baao. 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.[13, 14]

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
5th district of Camarines Sur[18, 19]

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
    Jeffrey Sinfuego Besinio[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jonathan Magno Cuyahon[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jeffrey Sinfuego Besinio[22]
    Vice mayor
    Gerry Borela Bricenio[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jeffrey Sinfuego Besinio[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Buena Malazarte[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Melquiades Ibarrientos Gaite[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jeffrey Sinfuego Besinio[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Melquiades Ibarrientos Gaite[25]
    Vice mayor
    Cherry Arjona Sapugay[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Melquiades Ibarrientos Gaite[26]
    Vice mayor
    Cherry Arjona Sapugay[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Quirino Galicia Bongcayao Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Norman Eduardo Pastor Badiola[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Melquiades Gaite[28]
    Vice mayor
    Norman Eduardo Badiola[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Melquiades I. Gaite[29]
    Vice mayor
    Lucy B. Buena[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Baao, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jeffrey Sinfuego Besinio[21]Jonathan Magno Cuyahon[21]
2022–2025Jeffrey Sinfuego Besinio[22]Gerry Borela Bricenio[22]
2019–2022Jeffrey Sinfuego Besinio[23]Jose Buena Malazarte[23]
2016–2019Melquiades Ibarrientos Gaite[24]Jeffrey Sinfuego Besinio[24]
2013–2016Melquiades Ibarrientos Gaite[25]Cherry Arjona Sapugay[25]
2010–2013Melquiades Ibarrientos Gaite[26]Cherry Arjona Sapugay[26]
2007–2010Quirino Galicia Bongcayao Jr.[27]Norman Eduardo Pastor Badiola[27]
2004–2007Melquiades Gaite[28]Norman Eduardo Badiola[28]
2001–2004Melquiades I. Gaite[29]Lucy B. Buena[29]

History & Identity

How it got its name

Local traditionTradition says the name comes from the turtle-shaped early settlement. Spanish settlers saw many turtles in the seasonal floods and used the word bao, meaning turtle, for the place.[10]

Local traditionAnother account says a Spaniard asked a villager the name of the local turtles and heard "Ba-o-o". The Spaniards then called the village Bao, which became Baao.[10]

Its story

Baao began as a barrio of Bula.[10]

In 1590 it became a separate parish under St. Bartholomew the Apostle.[10]

The settlement moved several times because of flooding, from Sitio Layuan on the Bicol River to Langday and Binabaloy, before it settled at its present centre.[10]

Msgr. Jorge Barlin, born in Baao in 1850, became the first Filipino bishop of the Catholic Church.[10]

In 1903 the Philippine Commission kept Baao's boundaries as they were when it cut the number of Ambos Camarines towns from 43 to 35.[11]

In 1900 General Ludovico Arejola of Naga raised a guerrilla army and fought the Americans at Agdangan, in Baao.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1590

    Baao became an independent parish under St. Bartholomew the Apostle.[10]

  2. 1900

    General Ludovico Arejola's guerrillas fought American forces at Agdangan, Baao.[12]

  3. 23 October 1903

    Act No. 959 reduced the municipalities of Ambos Camarines and left Baao's boundaries unchanged.[11]

Nearby

Baao shares a border with Bula, Iriga City, Nabua and Ocampo.

How it compares

Baao beside Camarines Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur.

Baao beside Camarines Sur
FigureBaaoCamarines SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur
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 glossary61,357[1, 2]2,063,31413th of 37
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−0.05% a year[1, 2]faster−0.06% a year20th of 37
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 glossary546[6]more crowded36115th of 37
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 glossary112.36 km²[6]5,718.25 km²21st of 37
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]higher4.2not 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 glossary33.3%[5]higher28.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Pili, the capital of Camarines Sur
14.2 km northwest
Manila
284.3 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. NabuaCamarines Sur9.8 km south
  2. OcampoCamarines Sur11.2 km north
  3. Iriga CityCamarines Sur12.2 km southeast
  4. BulaCamarines Sur13.2 km west
  5. PiliCamarines Sur14.2 km northwest
  6. SagñayCamarines Sur16.8 km northeast

Sources

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