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Buhi

Buhi is a municipality in Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 78,104 in the 2024 census, and it has 38 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Buhi by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Iriga CityMalinaoPolanguiSagñayTiwiAntipolo: 1,746 people, 480 per km², −6.05% a yearBurocbusoc: 1,601 people, 200 per km², 0.15% a yearCabatuan: 2,134 people, 201 per km², 1.68% a yearCagmaslog: 772 people, 422 per km², −0.03% a yearAmlongan: 416 people, 176 per km², −3.37% a yearDe La Fe: 1,678 people, 265 per km², 3.56% a yearDivino Rostro: 909 people, 84 per km², 1.39% a yearIpil: 1,483 people, 161 per km², −0.79% a yearGabas: 674 people, 449 per km², −2.40% a yearIbayugan: 1,739 people, 135 per km², −2.85% a yearIgbac: 2,142 people, 297 per km², 2.05% a yearIraya: 2,800 people, 354 per km², −2.99% a yearLabawon: 662 people, 581 per km², −1.60% a yearDelos Angeles: 1,703 people, 312 per km², −0.89% a yearMonte Calvario: 3,194 people, 256 per km², −0.32% a yearNamurabod: 456 people, 97 per km², 0.64% a yearSagrada Familia: 4,587 people, 1,250 per km², 0.05% a yearSalvacion: 3,347 people, 664 per km², 0.87% a yearSan Antonio: 1,919 people, 363 per km², −0.01% a yearSan Buenaventura: 2,150 people, 10,644 per km², −2.26% a yearSan Francisco: 919 people, 403 per km², −3.80% a yearSan Isidro: 2,660 people, 591 per km², −0.78% a yearSan Jose Baybayon: 1,139 people, 1,660 per km², −2.74% a yearSan Jose Salay: 1,978 people, 895 per km², 0.10% a yearMacaangay: 782 people, 305 per km², −2.69% a yearSan Pascual: 1,070 people, 4,023 per km², −3.44% a yearSan Pedro: 2,077 people, 3,147 per km², −2.59% a yearSan Rafael: 2,864 people, 760 per km², 1.70% a yearSan Ramon: 1,484 people, 239 per km², −4.74% a yearSan Roque: 729 people, 15,124 per km², −1.37% a yearSan Vicente: 2,963 people, 517 per km², −1.89% a yearSanta Clara: 2,466 people, 6,775 per km², −2.09% a yearSanta Cruz: 2,078 people, 193 per km², −1.71% a yearSanta Elena: 3,299 people, 24,080 per km², −3.45% a yearSanta Isabel: 1,209 people, 322 per km², 0.81% a yearSanta Justina: 6,289 people, 1,059 per km², 0.50% a yearLourdes: 3,844 people, 880 per km², 0.02% a yearTambo: 4,142 people, 285 per km², −1.30% 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

    78,104

    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 5.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    7th

    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 4 of every 100 people in Camarines Sur lived in Buhi in 2024 (3.79%)

  • Inside itSources

    38

    barangays

  • LandSources

    251.16 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: Buhi's land would fill a square about 15.8 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: 311 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 3 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

    20,837

    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

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    10.8%

    About 11 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
0501705000[4]Formerly 051705000
ZIP code
4433[15, 16, 17]

People

Buhi had 78,104 people in the 2024 census, up 5.8% 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.

Buhi had the 7th most people of the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 4Pili101,668
  2. 5Calabanga88,918
  3. 6Nabua86,458
  4. 7Buhi78,104
  5. 8Bula75,943
  6. 9Goa71,651
  7. 10Tinambac69,860
All 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 48 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Santa Justina6,2898 in 100
  2. Sagrada Familia4,5876 in 100
  3. Tambo4,1425 in 100
  4. Lourdes3,8445 in 100
  5. Salvacion3,3474 in 100
  6. Santa Elena3,2994 in 100
  7. Monte Calvario3,1944 in 100
  8. San Vicente2,9634 in 100
  9. San Rafael2,8644 in 100
  10. Iraya2,8004 in 100
See all 38 barangays of Buhi
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.4%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.4%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 49,0954,6924,403
5 - 99,3314,8504,481
10 - 149,5054,9664,539
15 - 199,1284,6944,434
20 - 246,8103,3893,421
25 - 295,6372,8742,763
30 - 345,0022,6382,364
35 - 394,4632,2842,179
40 - 444,2332,1662,067
45 - 493,7881,9391,849
50 - 543,6211,8641,757
55 - 593,0891,5301,559
60 - 642,4711,2531,218
65 - 691,9078881,019
70 - 741,418606812
75 - 79914359555
80 years and over865313552

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
78,104[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
20,837[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 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
3.79%[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
10.8% (8,439 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
41,305 men, 39,972 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202478,104[1, 2]−0.96% a year20,8373.7
2020as of May 1, 202081,306[1]1.11% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201577,143[1]0.84% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201073,809[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then70,756[34]0.60% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders67,762[34, 35]1.96% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then61,887[34]1.39% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then57,496[34]1.69% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then48,625[34]1.91% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then44,226[34]1.40% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then41,259[34]0.86% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then37,786[34]———

Barangays

Buhi is made up of 38 barangays.
Barangays of Buhi. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Amlongan4160.53%−3.37% a yearabout 2.36 km²Rural
Antipolo1,7462.24%−6.05% a yearabout 3.64 km²Rural
Burocbusoc1,6012.05%0.15% a yearabout 8.00 km²Rural
Cabatuan2,1342.73%1.68% a yearabout 10.63 km²Rural
Cagmaslog7720.99%−0.03% a yearabout 1.83 km²Rural
De La Fe1,6782.15%3.56% a yearabout 6.33 km²Rural
Delos Angeles1,7032.18%−0.89% a yearabout 5.45 km²Rural
Divino Rostro9091.16%1.39% a yearabout 10.79 km²Rural
Gabas6740.86%−2.40% a yearabout 1.50 km²Rural
Ibayugan1,7392.23%−2.85% a yearabout 12.87 km²Rural
Igbac2,1422.74%2.05% a yearabout 7.22 km²Rural
Ipil1,4831.9%−0.79% a yearabout 9.22 km²Rural
Iraya2,8003.58%−2.99% a yearabout 7.90 km²Rural
Labawon6620.85%−1.60% a yearabout 1.14 km²Rural
Lourdes3,8444.92%0.02% a yearabout 4.37 km²Rural
Macaangay7821%−2.69% a yearabout 2.56 km²Rural
Monte Calvario3,1944.09%−0.32% a yearabout 12.46 km²Rural
Namurabod4560.58%0.64% a yearabout 4.69 km²Rural
Sagrada Familia4,5875.87%0.05% a yearabout 3.67 km²Rural
Salvacion3,3474.29%0.87% a yearabout 5.04 km²Rural
San Antonio1,9192.46%−0.01% a yearabout 5.29 km²Rural
San Buenaventura2,1502.75%−2.26% a yearabout 0.202 km²Urban
San Francisco9191.18%−3.80% a yearabout 2.28 km²Rural
San Isidro2,6603.41%−0.78% a yearabout 4.50 km²Rural
San Jose Baybayon1,1391.46%−2.74% a yearabout 0.686 km²Rural
San Jose Salay1,9782.53%0.10% a yearabout 2.21 km²Rural
San Pascual1,0701.37%−3.44% a yearabout 0.266 km²Rural
San Pedro2,0772.66%−2.59% a yearabout 0.66 km²Rural
San Rafael2,8643.67%1.70% a yearabout 3.77 km²Rural
San Ramon1,4841.9%−4.74% a yearabout 6.22 km²Rural
San Roque7290.93%−1.37% a yearabout 0.0482 km²Rural
San Vicente2,9633.79%−1.89% a yearabout 5.73 km²Rural
Santa Clara2,4663.16%−2.09% a yearabout 0.364 km²Rural
Santa Cruz2,0782.66%−1.71% a yearabout 10.76 km²Rural
Santa Elena3,2994.22%−3.45% a yearabout 0.137 km²Rural
Santa Isabel1,2091.55%0.81% a yearabout 3.76 km²Rural
Santa Justina6,2898.05%0.50% a yearabout 5.94 km²Urban
Tambo4,1425.3%−1.30% a yearabout 14.52 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

Buhi covers 251.16 km² of land, 311 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,212 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
251.16 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
311 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.39304° N, 123.51909° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
31 m
Average
282 m
Highest
1,212 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. Barit River4.2 of 22.3 km
  2. Barit River4.1 km
  3. Naporog River3.0 of 24.4 km
  4. Waras0.7 of 21.3 km

Lakes[31]

  1. Lake Buhi17.1 km²

Peaks[31]

  1. Irigavolcano1,143 m

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 68 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, 35 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 37 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
36.8% 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 37 of every 100 people in Buhi lived below the poverty line in 2021 (36.8%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 32.6% and 40.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 8government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 46schools
  • 9places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 1monument or memorial

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 Buhi. 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
    Rey Padrigone Lacoste[21]
    Vice mayor
    Christian Ibarbia Echipare[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Rey Padrigone Lacoste[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Alfred Nadal Balagot[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Margarita Moran Aguinillo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Alfred Nadal Balagot[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Margarita Moran Aguinillo[24]
    Vice mayor
    Rey Padrigone Lacoste[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rey Padrigone Lacoste[25]
    Vice mayor
    Diones Narra Belza[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Rey Padrigone Lacoste[26]
    Vice mayor
    Omar Morante Mercurio[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Rey Padrigone Lacoste[27]
    Vice mayor
    Omar Morante Mercurio[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Diones Belza[28]
    Vice mayor
    Rey Lacoste[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Diones N. Belza[29]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio T. Olaño[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Buhi, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Rey Padrigone Lacoste[21]Christian Ibarbia Echipare[21]
2022–2025Rey Padrigone Lacoste[22]Jose Alfred Nadal Balagot[22]
2019–2022Margarita Moran Aguinillo[23]Jose Alfred Nadal Balagot[23]
2016–2019Margarita Moran Aguinillo[24]Rey Padrigone Lacoste[24]
2013–2016Rey Padrigone Lacoste[25]Diones Narra Belza[25]
2010–2013Rey Padrigone Lacoste[26]Omar Morante Mercurio[26]
2007–2010Rey Padrigone Lacoste[27]Omar Morante Mercurio[27]
2004–2007Diones Belza[28]Rey Lacoste[28]
2001–2004Diones N. Belza[29]Antonio T. Olaño[29]

History & Identity

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's history page says people fleeing Mayon Volcano were said to be naka-buhi, meaning those who escaped. Local lore takes this as the most likely source of the name.[10]

Local traditionA version of the legend says the first Spaniards asked settlers the name of the area. The settlers took it to mean how they came to be there and answered Naka-Buhi.[10]

Its story

Buhi began as a small settlement of refugees fleeing Mayon Volcano, who settled near the lake.[10]

The town profile says Franciscan missionaries began to evangelize Buhi in 1578 and the parish was founded in 1605.[11]

The town's first church was wooden and was burned in 1730; a stone church replaced it under Fray Jose de Cerda.[10]

The town profile says the present stone church dates from the 1870s and its belfry ranks among the tallest in the Bicol Region.[11]

In 1903 the Philippine Commission kept Buhi's boundaries unchanged when it reduced the towns of Ambos Camarines.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1578

    Franciscan missionaries began evangelizing Buhi.[11]

  2. 1605

    The parish of Buhi was founded.[11]

  3. 1730

    The wooden church burned down and was replaced by a stone church.[10]

  4. 23 October 1903

    Act No. 959 left Buhi's boundaries unchanged.[12]

Nearby

Buhi shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Buhi beside Camarines Sur
FigureBuhiCamarines 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 glossary78,104[1, 2]2,063,3147th 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−0.96% a year[1, 2]slower−0.06% a year34th 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 glossary311[6]less crowded36126th 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 glossary251.16 km²[6]5,718.25 km²9th 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 glossary3.7[1, 2]lower4.2not 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 glossary10.8%[5]lower28.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Pili, the capital of Camarines Sur
33.1 km northwest
Manila
303.4 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. Iriga CityCamarines Sur9.3 km west
  2. PolanguiAlbay9.7 km south
  3. TiwiAlbay12.8 km northeast
  4. MalinaoAlbay13.9 km east
  5. NabuaCamarines Sur16.3 km west
  6. Tabaco CityAlbay18.7 km southeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
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Scene.ph. “Buhi, Camarines Sur.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/camarines-sur/buhi