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Municipality

Baras

Baras is a municipality in Catanduanes, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 12,992 in the 2024 census, and it has 29 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Baras by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BatoGigmotoSan MiguelAbihao: 405 people, 212 per km², −1.86% a yearAgban: 815 people, 85 per km², −1.34% a yearBagong Sirang: 408 people, 740 per km², 1.78% a yearBenticayan: 711 people, 86 per km², −1.68% a yearBuenavista: 350 people, 3,097 per km², 0.91% a yearCaragumihan: 297 people, 82 per km², −5.74% a yearBatolinao: 127 people, 84 per km², −7.65% a yearDanao: 815 people, 1,408 per km², −4.86% a yearSagrada: 188 people, 193 per km², −0.25% a yearGenitligan: 1,000 people, 73 per km², −0.78% a yearGuinsaanan: 508 people, 165 per km², 0.62% a yearJ. M. Alberto: 703 people, 72 per km², −2.91% a yearMacutal: 342 people, 122 per km², −2.00% a yearMoning: 408 people, 687 per km², −4.30% a yearNagbarorong: 325 people, 254 per km², −3.86% a yearOsmeña: 626 people, 770 per km², 2.75% a yearP. Teston: 89 people, 90 per km², 1.69% a yearPaniquihan: 530 people, 329 per km², −1.77% a yearEastern Poblacion: 329 people, 11,345 per km², −1.94% a yearPuraran: 411 people, 416 per km², −0.40% a yearPutsan: 694 people, 1,044 per km², 6.06% a yearQuezon: 132 people, 9,167 per km², 0.55% a yearRizal: 339 people, 364 per km², −0.42% a yearSalvacion: 391 people, 765 per km², 4.77% a yearSan Lorenzo: 203 people, 6,634 per km², 5.40% a yearSan Miguel: 637 people, 228 per km², −0.26% a yearSanta Maria: 189 people, 110 per km², −0.50% a yearTilod: 871 people, 409 per km², 0.62% a yearWestern Poblacion: 149 people, 6,478 per km², −8.00% 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

    12,992

    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 6.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    8th

    of the 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes 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 5 of every 100 people in Catanduanes lived in Baras in 2024 (4.97%)

  • Inside itSources

    29

    barangays

  • LandSources

    87.20 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: Baras's land would fill a square about 9.3 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: 149 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 1 person 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

    3,327

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
0502002000[4]Formerly 052002000
ZIP code
4803[13, 14, 15]

People

Baras had 12,992 people in the 2024 census, up 6.1% 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.

Baras had the 8th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes in 2024[1]
  1. 5Bato21,325
  2. 6Pandan20,796
  3. 7San Miguel14,578
  4. 8Baras12,992
  5. 9Bagamanoc10,403
  6. 10Panganiban8,947
  7. 11Gigmoto8,348
All 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 57 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Genitligan1,0008 in 100
  2. Tilod8717 in 100
  3. Agban8156 in 100
  4. Danao8156 in 100
  5. Benticayan7115 in 100
  6. J. M. Alberto7035 in 100
  7. Putsan6945 in 100
  8. San Miguel6375 in 100
  9. Osmeña6265 in 100
  10. Paniquihan5304 in 100
See all 29 barangays of Baras
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.4%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.6%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,333701632
5 - 91,528814714
10 - 141,493740753
15 - 191,503796707
20 - 241,089587502
25 - 29996539457
30 - 34823427396
35 - 39730374356
40 - 44674354320
45 - 49699375324
50 - 54650325325
55 - 59535285250
60 - 64442220222
65 - 69338149189
70 - 74229104125
75 - 7917059111
80 years and over20474130

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
12,992[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
3,327[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Catanduanes, 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
4.97%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
6,923 men, 6,513 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202412,992[1, 2]−0.89% a year3,3273.9
2020as of May 1, 202013,484[1]1.02% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201512,848[1]0.92% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201012,243[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then11,787[32]0.16% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders11,653[32, 33]−0.35% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then11,843[32]3.67% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then9,769[32]−0.50% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then10,273[32]−0.13% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,338[32]0.83% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then9,918[32]0.28% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then9,637[32]———

Barangays

Baras is made up of 29 barangays.
Barangays of Baras. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abihao4053.12%−1.86% a yearabout 1.91 km²Rural
Agban8156.27%−1.34% a yearabout 9.55 km²Rural
Bagong Sirang4083.14%1.78% a yearabout 0.551 km²Rural
Batolinao1270.98%−7.65% a yearabout 1.52 km²Rural
Benticayan7115.47%−1.68% a yearabout 8.28 km²Rural
Buenavista3502.69%0.91% a yearabout 0.113 km²Rural
Caragumihan2972.29%−5.74% a yearabout 3.62 km²Rural
Danao8156.27%−4.86% a yearabout 0.579 km²Rural
Eastern Poblacion3292.53%−1.94% a yearabout 0.029 km²Rural
Genitligan1,0007.7%−0.78% a yearabout 13.72 km²Rural
Guinsaanan5083.91%0.62% a yearabout 3.07 km²Rural
J. M. Alberto7035.41%−2.91% a yearabout 9.73 km²Rural
Macutal3422.63%−2.00% a yearabout 2.81 km²Rural
Moning4083.14%−4.30% a yearabout 0.594 km²Rural
Nagbarorong3252.5%−3.86% a yearabout 1.28 km²Rural
Osmeña6264.82%2.75% a yearabout 0.813 km²Rural
P. Teston890.69%1.69% a yearabout 0.985 km²Rural
Paniquihan5304.08%−1.77% a yearabout 1.61 km²Rural
Puraran4113.16%−0.40% a yearabout 0.989 km²Rural
Putsan6945.34%6.06% a yearabout 0.665 km²Rural
Quezon1321.02%0.55% a yearabout 0.0144 km²Rural
Rizal3392.61%−0.42% a yearabout 0.932 km²Rural
Sagrada1881.45%−0.25% a yearabout 0.972 km²Rural
Salvacion3913.01%4.77% a yearabout 0.511 km²Rural
San Lorenzo2031.56%5.40% a yearabout 0.0306 km²Rural
San Miguel6374.9%−0.26% a yearabout 2.80 km²Rural
Santa Maria1891.45%−0.50% a yearabout 1.72 km²Rural
Tilod8716.7%0.62% a yearabout 2.13 km²Rural
Western Poblacion1491.15%−8.00% a yearabout 0.023 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

Baras covers 87.20 km² of land, 149 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 567 m above the sea and it has 41.7 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
87.20 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
149 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.71517° N, 124.35790° 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
191 m
Highest
567 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

41.7 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. M. Alberto River3.9 km
  2. Macutal River3.4 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 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 Virac, the nearest PAGASA station, 22 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,188 mm of rain on 180 days a year; 27.3 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Virac, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January274 mm1525.7 °C29.0 °C22.4 °C
February172 mm1225.9 °C29.4 °C22.4 °C
March177 mm1326.4 °C30.2 °C22.7 °C
April141 mm1227.3 °C31.2 °C23.3 °C
May166 mm1128.2 °C32.1 °C24.4 °C
June220 mm1428.4 °C32.1 °C24.7 °C
July248 mm1628.0 °C31.6 °C24.4 °C
August186 mm1228.2 °C32.0 °C24.5 °C
September264 mm1428.1 °C31.9 °C24.2 °C
October399 mm1927.4 °C31.0 °C23.9 °C
November418 mm2127.1 °C30.4 °C23.7 °C
December525 mm2126.4 °C29.6 °C23.3 °C
The year3,188 mm18027.3 °C30.9 °C23.7 °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 32 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 21 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
20.5% 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 21 of every 100 people in Baras lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.5%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.1% and 23.9%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 17schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1beach

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 Baras. 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
Lone district of Catanduanes[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
    Jose Paolo Pestaño Teves III[19]
    Vice mayor
    Rico Tesorero Tating[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jose Paolo Pestaño Teves III[20]
    Vice mayor
    Rico Tesorero Tating[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jose Paolo Pestaño Teves III[21]
    Vice mayor
    Rico Tesorero Tating[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Chito Siao Chi[22]
    Vice mayor
    Ely Torrecampo Carranza[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rodel Valenzuela Abichuela[23]
    Vice mayor
    Reinhard Torrente Soledad[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Chito Siao Chi[24]
    Vice mayor
    Edna Sarmiento Tomagan[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Jose Joson Teves Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Chito Siao Chi[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Jose Teves Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Chito Chi[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Jose J. Teves Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Chito S. Chi[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Baras, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jose Paolo Pestaño Teves III[19]Rico Tesorero Tating[19]
2022–2025Jose Paolo Pestaño Teves III[20]Rico Tesorero Tating[20]
2019–2022Jose Paolo Pestaño Teves III[21]Rico Tesorero Tating[21]
2016–2019Chito Siao Chi[22]Ely Torrecampo Carranza[22]
2013–2016Rodel Valenzuela Abichuela[23]Reinhard Torrente Soledad[23]
2010–2013Chito Siao Chi[24]Edna Sarmiento Tomagan[24]
2007–2010Jose Joson Teves Jr.[25]Chito Siao Chi[25]
2004–2007Jose Teves Jr.[26]Chito Chi[26]
2001–2004Jose J. Teves Jr.[27]Chito S. Chi[27]

History & Identity

Its story

In 1906 the Philippine Commission merged the municipality of Baras into the municipality of Bato, with Bato as the seat of government.[9]

In 1951 four barrios of Baras (San Vicente, Gigmoto, Biong and Dororian) were taken out of it to help form the new municipality of Gigmoto.[10]

Timeline

  1. 31 October 1906

    Act No. 1557 consolidated the municipality of Baras with Bato.[9]

  2. 15 May 1951

    Republic Act No. 614 detached Dororian, Biong, Gigmoto and San Vicente, all barrios of Baras, and formed them into the municipality of Gigmoto.[10]

Nearby

Baras shares a border with Bato, Gigmoto and San Miguel.

How it compares

Baras beside Catanduanes, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Catanduanes.

Baras beside Catanduanes
FigureBarasCatanduanesRank among the cities and municipalities of Catanduanes
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 glossary12,992[1, 2]261,1698th of 11
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−0.89% a year[1, 2]faster−0.96% a year5th of 11
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 glossary149[6]less crowded1785th of 11
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 glossary87.20 km²[6]1,466.91 km²9th of 11
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 glossary3.9[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 glossary0%[5]lower10%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Virac, the capital of Catanduanes
21.3 km southwest
Manila
375.8 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. GigmotoCatanduanes7.4 km north
  2. San MiguelCatanduanes11.3 km west
  3. BatoCatanduanes12.4 km south
  4. VigaCatanduanes15.8 km northwest
  5. ViracCatanduanes21.3 km southwest
  6. PanganibanCatanduanes22.2 km northwest

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