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Municipality

Bula

Bula is a municipality in Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 75,943 in the 2024 census, and it has 33 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Bula by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BaaoBalatanMinalabacNabuaOcampoPiliBagoladio: 1,767 people, 215 per km², 2.42% a yearBagumbayan: 2,134 people, 2,522 per km², −0.89% a yearBalaogan: 3,882 people, 853 per km², 0.50% a yearCaorasan: 1,548 people, 284 per km², 0.89% a yearCasugad: 4,515 people, 396 per km², 1.28% a yearCausip: 2,806 people, 663 per km², 2.64% a yearFabrica: 6,229 people, 886 per km², 2.72% a yearInoyonan: 1,293 people, 190 per km², −0.22% a yearItangon: 1,829 people, 256 per km², −0.13% a yearKinalabasahan: 650 people, 121 per km², 0.04% a yearLa Purisima: 1,698 people, 328 per km², 0.70% a yearLa Victoria: 1,517 people, 205 per km², 1.19% a yearLanipga: 1,910 people, 151 per km², 3.05% a yearLubgan: 3,070 people, 787 per km², 4.13% a yearOmbao Heights: 1,608 people, 356 per km², −0.16% a yearOmbao Polpog: 1,918 people, 404 per km², −2.69% a yearPalsong: 7,335 people, 1,072 per km², 1.12% a yearPanoypoyan: 2,243 people, 503 per km², −1.00% a yearPawili: 3,136 people, 626 per km², 1.09% a yearSagrada: 2,066 people, 2,632 per km², 0.52% a yearSalvacion: 1,173 people, 6,375 per km², 0.02% a yearSan Agustin: 1,486 people, 436 per km², 0.10% a yearSan Francisco: 1,321 people, 182 per km², 0.04% a yearSan Isidro: 1,782 people, 250 per km², 0.49% a yearSan Jose: 2,583 people, 718 per km², 0.19% a yearSan Miguel: 2,949 people, 1,100 per km², 0.07% a yearSan Ramon: 1,782 people, 529 per km², −0.41% a yearSan Roque: 2,433 people, 775 per km², −0.13% a yearSan Roque Heights: 617 people, 149 per km², −1.06% a yearSanta Elena: 2,170 people, 470 per km², −0.61% a yearSanto Domingo: 1,985 people, 973 per km², 1.90% a yearSanto Niño: 1,457 people, 304 per km², 0.82% a yearTaisan: 1,051 people, 381 per km², 7.35% 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

    75,943

    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

    8th

    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 Bula in 2024 (3.68%)

  • Inside itSources

    33

    barangays

  • LandSources

    168.46 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: Bula's land would fill a square about 13.0 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: 451 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

    17,253

    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

    4.4 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    17.9%

    About 18 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
0501706000[4]Formerly 051706000
ZIP code
4430[13, 14, 15]

People

Bula had 75,943 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.

Bula had the 8th most people of the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 5Calabanga88,918
  2. 6Nabua86,458
  3. 7Buhi78,104
  4. 8Bula75,943
  5. 9Goa71,651
  6. 10Tinambac69,860
  7. 11Sipocot65,286
All 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 51 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Palsong7,33510 in 100
  2. Fabrica6,2298 in 100
  3. Casugad4,5156 in 100
  4. Balaogan3,8825 in 100
  5. Pawili3,1364 in 100
  6. Lubgan3,0704 in 100
  7. San Miguel2,9494 in 100
  8. Causip2,8064 in 100
  9. San Jose2,5833 in 100
  10. San Roque2,4333 in 100
See all 33 barangays of Bula
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.9%)
  • About 58 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.4%)
  • 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 - 48,9004,6374,263
5 - 98,6814,5024,179
10 - 148,6914,4964,195
15 - 198,2634,2963,967
20 - 246,2873,3262,961
25 - 295,3382,7992,539
30 - 344,5682,3462,222
35 - 393,8662,0001,866
40 - 443,6881,9021,786
45 - 493,1801,5901,590
50 - 542,9501,4891,461
55 - 592,4911,2331,258
60 - 642,0571,0011,056
65 - 691,593755838
70 - 741,150496654
75 - 79697274423
80 years and over688250438

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
75,943[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
17,253[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.4 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
3.68%[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
17.9% (13,564 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
37,392 men, 35,696 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202475,943[1, 2]0.90% a year17,2534.4
2020as of May 1, 202073,143[1]1.10% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201569,430[1]0.39% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201068,011[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then62,024[31]1.06% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders57,474[31, 32]1.09% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then54,650[31]2.36% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then48,240[31]1.73% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then40,642[31]1.95% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then36,904[31]3.22% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then31,506[31]2.59% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then24,257[31]———

Barangays

Bula is made up of 33 barangays.
Barangays of Bula. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bagoladio1,7672.33%2.42% a yearabout 8.20 km²Rural
Bagumbayan2,1342.81%−0.89% a yearabout 0.846 km²Rural
Balaogan3,8825.11%0.50% a yearabout 4.55 km²Rural
Caorasan1,5482.04%0.89% a yearabout 5.45 km²Rural
Casugad4,5155.95%1.28% a yearabout 11.41 km²Rural
Causip2,8063.69%2.64% a yearabout 4.23 km²Rural
Fabrica6,2298.2%2.72% a yearabout 7.03 km²Urban
Inoyonan1,2931.7%−0.22% a yearabout 6.81 km²Rural
Itangon1,8292.41%−0.13% a yearabout 7.15 km²Rural
Kinalabasahan6500.86%0.04% a yearabout 5.37 km²Rural
La Purisima1,6982.24%0.70% a yearabout 5.18 km²Rural
La Victoria1,5172%1.19% a yearabout 7.40 km²Rural
Lanipga1,9102.52%3.05% a yearabout 12.64 km²Rural
Lubgan3,0704.04%4.13% a yearabout 3.90 km²Rural
Ombao Heights1,6082.12%−0.16% a yearabout 4.52 km²Rural
Ombao Polpog1,9182.53%−2.69% a yearabout 4.75 km²Rural
Palsong7,3359.66%1.12% a yearabout 6.84 km²Urban
Panoypoyan2,2432.95%−1.00% a yearabout 4.46 km²Rural
Pawili3,1364.13%1.09% a yearabout 5.01 km²Rural
Sagrada2,0662.72%0.52% a yearabout 0.785 km²Rural
Salvacion1,1731.54%0.02% a yearabout 0.184 km²Rural
San Agustin1,4861.96%0.10% a yearabout 3.41 km²Rural
San Francisco1,3211.74%0.04% a yearabout 7.27 km²Rural
San Isidro1,7822.35%0.49% a yearabout 7.13 km²Rural
San Jose2,5833.4%0.19% a yearabout 3.60 km²Rural
San Miguel2,9493.88%0.07% a yearabout 2.68 km²Rural
San Ramon1,7822.35%−0.41% a yearabout 3.37 km²Rural
San Roque2,4333.2%−0.13% a yearabout 3.14 km²Rural
San Roque Heights6170.81%−1.06% a yearabout 4.15 km²Rural
Santa Elena2,1702.86%−0.61% a yearabout 4.62 km²Rural
Santo Domingo1,9852.61%1.90% a yearabout 2.04 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,4571.92%0.82% a yearabout 4.80 km²Rural
Taisan1,0511.38%7.35% a yearabout 2.76 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

Bula covers 168.46 km² of land, 451 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 349 m above the sea and it has 8.9 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
168.46 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
451 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.44709° N, 123.25302° 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
66 m
Highest
349 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

8.9 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Bicol River21.7 of 93.6 km
  2. Pawili River18.9 of 30.9 km
  3. Anayan River7.4 of 29.2 km
  4. Palsong River6.8 of 11.8 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 III[30]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 65 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.

Life & Economy

About 43 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
42.6% 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 43 of every 100 people in Bula lived below the poverty line in 2021 (42.6%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 38.0% and 47.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 7government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 44schools
  • 6places 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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Bula. 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
5th district of Camarines Sur[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
    Manuel Antioquia Ibasco Jr.[19]
    Vice mayor
    Nellie Parro Largo[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Amelita Antioquia Ibasco[20]
    Vice mayor
    Nilo Canet Malanyaon II[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Amelita Antioquia Ibasco[21]
    Vice mayor
    Nilo Canet Malanyaon II[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Amelita Antioquia Ibasco[22]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Pader Soreta[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rolando Navo Canet[23]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Pader Soreta[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Benjamin Salva Decena[24]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Pader Soreta[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Benjamin Salva Decena[25]
    Vice mayor
    Gerry Delniguez Raña[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Rolando Canet[26]
    Vice mayor
    Virgilio Pontanal[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Benjamin S. Decena[27]
    Vice mayor
    Virgilio D. Pontanal[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Bula, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Manuel Antioquia Ibasco Jr.[19]Nellie Parro Largo[19]
2022–2025Amelita Antioquia Ibasco[20]Nilo Canet Malanyaon II[20]
2019–2022Amelita Antioquia Ibasco[21]Nilo Canet Malanyaon II[21]
2016–2019Amelita Antioquia Ibasco[22]Moises Pader Soreta[22]
2013–2016Rolando Navo Canet[23]Moises Pader Soreta[23]
2010–2013Benjamin Salva Decena[24]Moises Pader Soreta[24]
2007–2010Benjamin Salva Decena[25]Gerry Delniguez Raña[25]
2004–2007Rolando Canet[26]Virgilio Pontanal[26]
2001–2004Benjamin S. Decena[27]Virgilio D. Pontanal[27]

History & Identity

Its story

Bula was one of the first four Franciscan mission outposts in the Bikol River district, raised after the friars began work in the region in 1578, according to the Tinambac history page.[9]

In 1903 the Philippine Commission kept Bula's boundaries unchanged when it reduced the towns of Ambos Camarines from 43 to 35.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1578

    Bula became one of the first four Franciscan mission outposts of the Bikol River district.[9]

  2. 23 October 1903

    Act No. 959 left Bula's boundaries unchanged.[10]

Nearby

Bula shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

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

Bula beside Camarines Sur
FigureBulaCamarines 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 glossary75,943[1, 2]2,063,3148th 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 glossary0.90% a year[1, 2]faster−0.06% a year2nd 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 glossary451[6]more crowded36121st 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 glossary168.46 km²[6]5,718.25 km²13th 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 glossary4.4[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 glossary17.9%[5]lower28.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Pili, the capital of Camarines Sur
15.2 km north
Manila
275.1 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. BalatanCamarines Sur11.1 km south
  2. MinalabacCamarines Sur11.3 km northwest
  3. BaaoCamarines Sur13.2 km east
  4. NabuaCamarines Sur13.7 km southeast
  5. PiliCamarines Sur15.2 km north
  6. BatoCamarines Sur15.8 km south

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