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Municipality

Pandan

Pandan is a municipality in Catanduanes, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 20,796 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 Pandan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BagamanocCaramoranBagawang: 1,008 people, 630 per km², −0.84% a yearBalagñonan: 1,142 people, 225 per km², −1.80% a yearBaldoc: 735 people, 124 per km², −1.54% a yearCanlubi: 494 people, 201 per km², −0.99% a yearSanta Cruz: 323 people, 131 per km², −7.84% a yearCatamban: 632 people, 250 per km², 0.00% a yearCobo: 835 people, 811 per km², −1.14% a yearHiyop: 491 people, 193 per km², −0.24% a yearLibod: 1,502 people, 3,316 per km², −2.00% a yearLourdes: 425 people, 623 per km², −3.21% a yearLumabao: 673 people, 148 per km², −0.97% a yearMarambong: 888 people, 291 per km², 0.94% a yearNapo: 1,505 people, 3,919 per km², −1.20% a yearOga: 1,060 people, 266 per km², 2.00% a yearPandan Del Norte: 789 people, 880 per km², −4.31% a yearPandan Del Sur: 1,054 people, 1,350 per km², 2.55% a yearPanuto: 360 people, 102 per km², −2.73% a yearSalvacion: 1,548 people, 114 per km², 0.69% a yearSan Andres: 661 people, 580 per km², −0.32% a yearSan Isidro: 393 people, 15 per km², −0.06% a yearPorot: 891 people, 160 per km², −1.45% a yearSan Rafael: 279 people, 132 per km², −0.17% a yearSan Roque: 664 people, 237 per km², −3.58% a yearTabugoc: 824 people, 418 per km², −1.80% a yearTokio: 966 people, 83 per km², 5.20% a yearWagdas: 654 people, 1,383 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

    20,796

    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 7.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    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 8 of every 100 people in Catanduanes lived in Pandan in 2024 (7.96%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    111.17 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: Pandan's land would fill a square about 10.5 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: 187 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 2 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

    4,873

    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

    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
0502006000[4]Formerly 052006000
ZIP code
4809[18, 19, 20]

People

Pandan had 20,796 people in the 2024 census, up 7.2% 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.

Pandan had the 6th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes in 2024[1]
  1. 3Caramoran30,124
  2. 4Viga21,364
  3. 5Bato21,325
  4. 6Pandan20,796
  5. 7San Miguel14,578
  6. 8Baras12,992
  7. 9Bagamanoc10,403
All 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 56 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Salvacion1,5487 in 100
  2. Napo1,5057 in 100
  3. Libod1,5027 in 100
  4. Balagñonan1,1425 in 100
  5. Oga1,0605 in 100
  6. Pandan Del Sur1,0545 in 100
  7. Bagawang1,0085 in 100
  8. Tokio9665 in 100
  9. Porot8914 in 100
  10. Marambong8884 in 100
See all 26 barangays of Pandan
Age structure · 2020 Census[40]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (36.1%)
  • About 57 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (57%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,3361,2451,091
5 - 92,7631,3851,378
10 - 142,6391,3381,301
15 - 192,4811,3041,177
20 - 241,604837767
25 - 291,355696659
30 - 341,206633573
35 - 391,093556537
40 - 441,071569502
45 - 491,025547478
50 - 54921467454
55 - 59811428383
60 - 64662322340
65 - 69502243259
70 - 74395163232
75 - 79267115152
80 years and over31490224

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
20,796[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
4,873[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 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
7.96%[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
10,938 men, 10,507 women[40]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202420,796[1, 2]−0.77% a year4,8734.3
2020as of May 1, 202021,473[1]0.96% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201520,516[1]1.08% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201019,393[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then19,005[38]0.99% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders17,696[38, 39]2.56% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then15,725[38]−0.07% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then15,784[38]0.41% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then15,156[38]0.39% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then14,862[38]0.34% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then14,612[38]1.33% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then12,764[38]———

Barangays

Pandan is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of Pandan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bagawang1,0084.85%−0.84% a yearabout 1.60 km²Rural
Balagñonan1,1425.49%−1.80% a yearabout 5.08 km²Rural
Baldoc7353.53%−1.54% a yearabout 5.94 km²Rural
Canlubi4942.38%−0.99% a yearabout 2.46 km²Rural
Catamban6323.04%0.00% a yearabout 2.53 km²Rural
Cobo8354.02%−1.14% a yearabout 1.03 km²Rural
Hiyop4912.36%−0.24% a yearabout 2.55 km²Rural
Libod1,5027.22%−2.00% a yearabout 0.453 km²Rural
Lourdes4252.04%−3.21% a yearabout 0.682 km²Rural
Lumabao6733.24%−0.97% a yearabout 4.54 km²Rural
Marambong8884.27%0.94% a yearabout 3.05 km²Rural
Napo1,5057.24%−1.20% a yearabout 0.384 km²Rural
Oga1,0605.1%2.00% a yearabout 3.99 km²Rural
Pandan Del Norte7893.79%−4.31% a yearabout 0.897 km²Rural
Pandan Del Sur1,0545.07%2.55% a yearabout 0.781 km²Rural
Panuto3601.73%−2.73% a yearabout 3.52 km²Rural
Porot8914.28%−1.45% a yearabout 5.57 km²Rural
Salvacion1,5487.44%0.69% a yearabout 13.61 km²Rural
San Andres6613.18%−0.32% a yearabout 1.14 km²Rural
San Isidro3931.89%−0.06% a yearabout 25.46 km²Rural
San Rafael2791.34%−0.17% a yearabout 2.12 km²Rural
San Roque6643.19%−3.58% a yearabout 2.80 km²Rural
Santa Cruz3231.55%−7.84% a yearabout 2.47 km²Rural
Tabugoc8243.96%−1.80% a yearabout 1.97 km²Rural
Tokio9664.65%5.20% a yearabout 11.64 km²Rural
Wagdas6543.14%−0.36% a yearabout 0.473 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

Pandan covers 111.17 km² of land, 187 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 331 m above the sea and it has 50.1 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
111.17 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
187 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
14.02382° N, 124.19773° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[34]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
116 m
Highest
331 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

50.1 km of coastline[35]

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[36]

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, 50 km away[37]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 33 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
32.7% of people[23]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 33 of every 100 people in Pandan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (32.7%)[23]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.2% and 36.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 4government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 22schools
  • 2places of worship
  • 1park

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 Pandan. 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.[16, 17]

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[21, 22]

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
    Honesto Castillo Tabligan II[24]
    Vice mayor
    Eric Trinidad Rodriguez[24]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Raul Evbra Tabirara[25]
    Vice mayor
    Eric Trinidad Rodriguez[25]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Honesto Castillo Tabligan II[26]
    Vice mayor
    Eric Trinidad Rodriguez[26]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Raul Eubra Tabirara[27]
    Vice mayor
    Concordio Isorena Delos Santos[27]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Joseph Al Randie Bernardino Wong[28]
    Vice mayor
    Ninfa Santelices Namata[28]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Restituto Marinay De Quiros[29]
    Vice mayor
    Ninfa Santelices Namata[29]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Josefina Evangelista Santelices[30]
    Vice mayor
    Ireneo Rodriguez Oliveros[30]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Eulalia Verceles[31]
    Vice mayor
    Ninfa Namata[31]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Josefina E. Santelices[32]
    Vice mayor
    Felix R. Delos Santos[32]
Mayors and vice mayors of Pandan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Honesto Castillo Tabligan II[24]Eric Trinidad Rodriguez[24]
2022–2025Raul Evbra Tabirara[25]Eric Trinidad Rodriguez[25]
2019–2022Honesto Castillo Tabligan II[26]Eric Trinidad Rodriguez[26]
2016–2019Raul Eubra Tabirara[27]Concordio Isorena Delos Santos[27]
2013–2016Joseph Al Randie Bernardino Wong[28]Ninfa Santelices Namata[28]
2010–2013Restituto Marinay De Quiros[29]Ninfa Santelices Namata[29]
2007–2010Josefina Evangelista Santelices[30]Ireneo Rodriguez Oliveros[30]
2004–2007Eulalia Verceles[31]Ninfa Namata[31]
2001–2004Josefina E. Santelices[32]Felix R. Delos Santos[32]

Before 2001

The heads of Pandan before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Pandan before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1998–2001Eulaia V. Verceles[33]Not given
1995–1998Eulaia V. Verceles[33]Not given
1980–1995Teofisto I. Verceles[33]Not given
1951–1979Jorge V. Almojuela[33]Not given
1948–1951Jorge V. Almojuela[33]Not given
1945–1947Felipe Cipriano[33]Not given
1941–1944Santiago Manalaysay[33]Not given
1938–1940Pedro Cabrera[33]Not given
1935–1937David Sebuano[33]Not given
1932–1934Gaudencio Icaranom[33]Not given
1929–1931Eugenio Alberto[33]Not given
1926–1928Angel Bernardino[33]Not given
1923–1925Epifanio Sanchez[33]Not given
1920–1922Patricio Sanchez[33]Not given
1918–1919Jose Rigotte[33]Not given
1917–1918Camilo Rubio[33]Not given
1912–1916Policarpo Armea[33]Not given
1910–1911Aquilino Alberto[33]Not given
1906–1907Jose Villarin[33]Not given
1904–1905Eduardo Vera[33]Not given
1902–1903Jose de Vera[33]Not given
1901Pedro Sanchez[33]Not given
1900Eduardo Vera[33]Not given
1898–1899Margarito Sabeniano[33]Not given
1894–1897Juan Cabrera[33]Not given
1891–1893Gregorio de Vera[33]Not given
1890Pedro Sanchez[33]Not given
1888–1889Juliano del Barrio[33]Not given
1886–1887Mariano Tianco[33]Not given
1884–1885Eustaquio Caballero[33]Not given
1882–1883Gregorio de Vera[33]Not given
1880–1881Domingo Caballero[33]Not given
1878–1879Gregorio de Vera[33]Not given
1873–1877Agustin Ibardaloza[33]Not given
1873–1874Jose Santelices[33]Not given
1871–1872Juan Alcantara[33]Not given
1869–1870Domingo Caballero[33]Not given
1867–1868Mariano Arevalo[33]Not given
1866Mariano Sapanta[33]Not given
1863–1865Mariano de Quiroz[33]Not given
1862Esteban Rima[33]Not given
1860–1861Juan de Vera[33]Not given
1859Custodio Estacio[33]Not given
1858Agustin Ibardaloza[33]Not given
1857Esteban Rima[33]Not given
1856Juan Arevalo[33]Not given
1854–1855Modesto del Valle[33]Not given
1853Jose Sanchez[33]Not given
1852Mariano Sapanta[33]Not given
1851Vicente Acacio[33]Not given
1850Lucas Sapanta[33]Not given
1849Feliciano Caballero[33]Not given
1848Doroteo del Valle[33]Not given
1847Isidro Dela Cruz[33]Not given
1846Lucas Sapanta[33]Not given
1845Martin Dela Rosa[33]Not given
1844Blas Del Barrio[33]Not given
1843Ignacio Rodriguez[33]Not given
1842Victoriano Sanchez HOTLINES Slide OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR 0912-345-6789 Slide OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL VICE-MAYOR 0912-345-6789 Slide PDRRMO 0912-345-6789 Slide PANDAN MDRRMO 0912-345-6789 Slide PANDAN MPS 0912-345-6789 Slide PANDAN RHU 0912-345-6789 Slide PHO 0912-345-6789 Slide PANDAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL 0912-345-6789 Slide PANDAN WATER DISTRICT 0912-345-6789 Slide PANDAN BFP 0912-345-6789 Slide PANDAN COAST GUARD 0912-345-6789 Official Facebook Pages Pandan Turismo Pandan MDRRMO Pandan MPS Pandan BFP Other Departments Pandan RHU Pandan Water District Pandan Parish Church Pandan MENRO Pandan MCDO Pandan LYDO Pandan HR Pandan PESO Pandan SB History of Pandan In the Early Beginnings The Spanish Colonial Period The American Era The World War II Prominent Illustrados and Former Leaders of Pandan The Capitan / Gobernadorcillo / Alcalde Mayor of Pandan The Parish of Saint Ignatius of Loyola The Priest Customs and Traditions in Pandan 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗜-𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 By pandanlgu On July 16–17, 2026, a Business Plan Writing Workshop was conducted at Rakdell Inn, Virac, Catanduanes, attended by LGU personnel, confirmed I-REAP subproject proponent groups, and concerned representatives from the continue reading : 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗜-𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗣 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 … 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 By pandanlgu On July 15, 2026, the Local Health Board Meeting was conducted at the Office of the Mayor, Municipality of Pandan, led by Municipal Mayor Honesto C. Tabligan II, Chairperson of continue reading : 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 … 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 By pandanlgu On July 15, 2026, the Local Health Board Meeting was conducted at the Office of the Mayor, Municipality of Pandan, led by Municipal Mayor Honesto C. Tabligan II, Chairperson of continue reading : 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 … 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 By pandanlgu On July 14, 2026, the Municipal Civil Registrar’s Office conducted a Certificate Awarding Ceremony for the beneficiaries of the Registration Assistance Project in the Municipality of Pandan, Catanduanes. The activity continue reading : 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 … 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 By pandanlgu On July 13, 2026, an Organizational Meeting for the Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project was conducted at the Municipal Evacuation Center, Municipality of Pandan to establish the Municipal continue reading : 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 … 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜𝗣 𝗖𝗬[33]Not given

History & Identity

Pandan's fiesta and days

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Created
Pandan's present town centre was established as a regular pueblo in 1677, according to the town's own history page.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe first settlement was called Binonoan and a second was called Guinobatan. The people moved to the present site and named it Capangdanan, 'a place of thick pandan plants'. The name stayed when it became a pueblo and later became Pandan.[9]

Its story

Local traditionMoro raiders attacked the early inland settlement, so the people moved to the present site, where they could watch the sea. They planted thick pandan to slow raiders.[9]

The town's page says a Spanish captain, Don Basilio Rabago y del Barrio, led the founding of the pueblo in 1677.[9]

The Spanish-era town grew around the parish church and the tribunal, and its church was built with forced labour.[11]

The first American soldiers reached Pandan in 1900 without a fight, and the Americans helped organise a local government under an elected capitan.[12]

In April 1945 the American civil affairs unit came to Catanduanes to reorganise the provincial and municipal governments.[13]

In 1948 barrios of Pandan were separated to form Caramoran.[14]

Timeline

  1. 1677

    Pandan's present poblacion was set up as a regular pueblo.[9]

  2. 1850 to 1860

    A cholera epidemic killed many people in Pandan.[11]

  3. 31 October 1906

    Act No. 1557 merged Caramoran into Pandan.[15]

  4. 1920

    A fire burned the whole town, leaving only five houses.[12]

  5. 7 August 1948

    Executive Order No. 159 took away the barrios that formed Caramoran.[14]

Nearby

Pandan shares a border with Bagamanoc and Caramoran.

How it compares

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

Pandan beside Catanduanes
FigurePandanCatanduanesRank 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 glossary20,796[1, 2]261,1696th 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−0.77% a year[1, 2]faster−0.96% a year3rd 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 glossary187[6]more crowded1784th 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 glossary111.17 km²[6]1,466.91 km²7th 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 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 glossary0%[5]lower10%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Virac, the capital of Catanduanes
46.5 km south
Manila
351.1 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. BagamanocCatanduanes10.3 km southeast
  2. CaramoranCatanduanes14.3 km south
  3. PanganibanCatanduanes16.3 km southeast
  4. VigaCatanduanes23.0 km south
  5. GigmotoCatanduanes31.9 km southeast
  6. San MiguelCatanduanes35.6 km south

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