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Municipality

Viga

Viga is a municipality in Catanduanes, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 21,364 in the 2024 census, and it has 31 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Viga by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CaramoranGigmotoPanganibanSan MiguelAlmojuela: 715 people, 33 per km², −1.42% a yearAnanong: 425 people, 108 per km², 0.11% a yearAsuncion: 555 people, 4,625 per km², −2.12% a yearBatohonan: 169 people, 121 per km², −6.13% a yearBegonia: 689 people, 143 per km², −0.10% a yearBotinagan: 318 people, 100 per km², −2.54% a yearBuenavista: 855 people, 283 per km², 0.45% a yearBurgos: 952 people, 254 per km², 0.82% a yearDel Pilar: 374 people, 238 per km², −2.91% a yearMabini: 342 people, 11 per km², −4.03% a yearMagsaysay: 543 people, 78 per km², −2.87% a yearOgbong: 984 people, 210 per km², −1.09% a yearOsmeña: 387 people, 320 per km², −2.87% a yearPedro Vera: 1,450 people, 61 per km², −2.94% a yearPeñafrancia: 363 people, 161 per km², −1.09% a yearQuezon: 1,110 people, 466 per km², −2.03% a yearQuirino: 222 people, 49 per km², −4.92% a yearRizal: 1,423 people, 303 per km², −0.38% a yearRoxas: 625 people, 488 per km², −2.48% a yearSagrada: 591 people, 39 per km², −3.65% a yearSan Isidro: 275 people, 571 per km², −1.59% a yearSan Jose Poblacion: 767 people, 4,459 per km², −1.79% a yearSan Jose Oco: 1,112 people, 1,483 per km², −1.19% a yearSan Pedro: 465 people, 788 per km², −2.73% a yearSan Roque: 870 people, 161 per km², −1.61% a yearSan Vicente: 630 people, 219 per km², −3.28% a yearSanta Rosa: 760 people, 148 per km², −1.25% a yearSoboc: 780 people, 204 per km², −1.59% a yearTambongon: 1,062 people, 446 per km², −1.05% a yearTinago: 1,003 people, 261 per km², −0.61% a yearVilla Aurora: 548 people, 226 per km², −0.94% 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

    21,364

    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 3.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    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 Viga in 2024 (8.18%)

  • Inside itSources

    31

    barangays

  • LandSources

    156.54 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: Viga's land would fill a square about 12.5 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: 136 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

    4,906

    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

    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
0502010000[4]Formerly 052010000
ZIP code
4805[14, 15, 16]

People

Viga had 21,364 people in the 2024 census, up 3.4% 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.

Viga had the 4th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes in 2024[1]
  1. 1Virac75,135
  2. 2San Andres37,157
  3. 3Caramoran30,124
  4. 4Viga21,364
  5. 5Bato21,325
  6. 6Pandan20,796
  7. 7San Miguel14,578
All 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 51 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Pedro Vera1,4507 in 100
  2. Rizal1,4237 in 100
  3. San Jose Oco1,1125 in 100
  4. Quezon1,1105 in 100
  5. Tambongon1,0625 in 100
  6. Tinago1,0035 in 100
  7. Ogbong9845 in 100
  8. Burgos9524 in 100
  9. San Roque8704 in 100
  10. Buenavista8554 in 100
See all 31 barangays of Viga
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.8%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.1%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,4541,2971,157
5 - 92,6841,3901,294
10 - 142,5861,3501,236
15 - 192,7291,4601,269
20 - 241,9791,043936
25 - 291,516798718
30 - 341,324715609
35 - 391,173623550
40 - 441,075568507
45 - 491,087580507
50 - 541,081584497
55 - 59836425411
60 - 64704377327
65 - 69557281276
70 - 74426186240
75 - 79309140169
80 years and over325131194

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
21,364[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
4,906[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.4 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
8.18%[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
11,948 men, 10,897 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202421,364[1, 2]−1.62% a year4,9064.4
2020as of May 1, 202022,869[1]1.18% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201521,624[1]0.86% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201020,669[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then19,266[33]0.86% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders18,105[33, 34]−0.54% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then18,569[33]2.51% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then16,270[33]0.25% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then15,863[33]−0.25% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then16,063[33]1.60% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then14,839[33]−3.28% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then20,880[33]———

Barangays

Viga is made up of 31 barangays.
Barangays of Viga. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Almojuela7153.35%−1.42% a yearabout 21.73 km²Rural
Ananong4251.99%0.11% a yearabout 3.92 km²Rural
Asuncion5552.6%−2.12% a yearabout 0.12 km²Rural
Batohonan1690.79%−6.13% a yearabout 1.40 km²Rural
Begonia6893.23%−0.10% a yearabout 4.81 km²Rural
Botinagan3181.49%−2.54% a yearabout 3.19 km²Rural
Buenavista8554%0.45% a yearabout 3.02 km²Rural
Burgos9524.46%0.82% a yearabout 3.75 km²Rural
Del Pilar3741.75%−2.91% a yearabout 1.57 km²Rural
Mabini3421.6%−4.03% a yearabout 30.64 km²Rural
Magsaysay5432.54%−2.87% a yearabout 7.00 km²Rural
Ogbong9844.61%−1.09% a yearabout 4.68 km²Rural
Osmeña3871.81%−2.87% a yearabout 1.21 km²Rural
Pedro Vera1,4506.79%−2.94% a yearabout 23.83 km²Rural
Peñafrancia3631.7%−1.09% a yearabout 2.25 km²Rural
Quezon1,1105.2%−2.03% a yearabout 2.38 km²Rural
Quirino2221.04%−4.92% a yearabout 4.56 km²Rural
Rizal1,4236.66%−0.38% a yearabout 4.69 km²Rural
Roxas6252.93%−2.48% a yearabout 1.28 km²Rural
Sagrada5912.77%−3.65% a yearabout 15.32 km²Rural
San Isidro2751.29%−1.59% a yearabout 0.482 km²Rural
San Jose Oco1,1125.21%−1.19% a yearabout 0.75 km²Rural
San Jose Poblacion7673.59%−1.79% a yearabout 0.172 km²Rural
San Pedro4652.18%−2.73% a yearabout 0.59 km²Rural
San Roque8704.07%−1.61% a yearabout 5.42 km²Rural
San Vicente6302.95%−3.28% a yearabout 2.88 km²Rural
Santa Rosa7603.56%−1.25% a yearabout 5.13 km²Rural
Soboc7803.65%−1.59% a yearabout 3.83 km²Rural
Tambongon1,0624.97%−1.05% a yearabout 2.38 km²Rural
Tinago1,0034.69%−0.61% a yearabout 3.85 km²Rural
Villa Aurora5482.57%−0.94% a yearabout 2.42 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

Viga covers 156.54 km² of land, 136 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 512 m above the sea and it has 40.5 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
156.54 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
136 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.83045° N, 124.27290° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
150 m
Highest
512 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

40.5 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Bordang River6.7 km
  2. Oco River2.3 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 II[31]

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, 29 km away[32]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
33.4% of people[19]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
3rd class[4]
About 33 of every 100 people in Viga lived below the poverty line in 2021 (33.4%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.9% and 36.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 31schools
  • 5places 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.

Government offices1

Hospitals and health centres1

Parks1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Viga. 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.[12, 13]

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[17, 18]

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
    Jennifer Marasigan Tuplano[20]
    Vice mayor
    Emeterio Malangit Tarin[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Emeterio Manlangit Tarin[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jennifer Marasigan Tuplano[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Emeterio Manlangit Tarin[22]
    Vice mayor
    Cesar Obico Cervantes[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Emeterio Manlangit Tarin[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jennifer Marasigan Tuplano[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Gordon Subia Olfindo[24]
    Vice mayor
    Yolando Bernal Tuquero[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Abelardo Mendoza Abundo Sr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Emeterio Manlangit Tarin[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Abelardo Mendoza Abundo Sr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Yolando Bernal Tuquero[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Jose Torres[27]
    Vice mayor
    Yolando Tuquero[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Abelardo M. Abundo[28]
    Vice mayor
    Rene O. Vega[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Viga, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jennifer Marasigan Tuplano[20]Emeterio Malangit Tarin[20]
2022–2025Emeterio Manlangit Tarin[21]Jennifer Marasigan Tuplano[21]
2019–2022Emeterio Manlangit Tarin[22]Cesar Obico Cervantes[22]
2016–2019Emeterio Manlangit Tarin[23]Jennifer Marasigan Tuplano[23]
2013–2016Gordon Subia Olfindo[24]Yolando Bernal Tuquero[24]
2010–2013Abelardo Mendoza Abundo Sr.[25]Emeterio Manlangit Tarin[25]
2007–2010Abelardo Mendoza Abundo Sr.[26]Yolando Bernal Tuquero[26]
2004–2007Jose Torres[27]Yolando Tuquero[27]
2001–2004Abelardo M. Abundo[28]Rene O. Vega[28]

History & Identity

Its story

Catanduanes was attached to the province of Albay in 1901, and Viga was among the island's municipalities.[9]

In 1906 the Philippine Commission enlarged Viga by adding the municipalities of Payo and Bagamanoc to it, with Viga as the seat of government.[10]

By 1929 Viga was one of the seven municipalities of Catanduanes that made up a fourth representative district of Albay.[11]

Timeline

  1. 16 July 1901

    Act No. 169 attached Catanduanes island to Albay province.[9]

  2. 31 October 1906

    Act No. 1557 merged Payo and Bagamanoc into Viga.[10]

  3. 5 December 1929

    Act No. 3617 listed Viga among the seven municipalities of Catanduanes in the new fourth district of Albay.[11]

Nearby

Viga shares a border with Caramoran, Gigmoto, Panganiban and San Miguel.

How it compares

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

Viga beside Catanduanes
FigureVigaCatanduanesRank 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 glossary21,364[1, 2]261,1694th 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−1.62% a year[1, 2]slower−0.96% a year9th 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 glossary136[6]less crowded1786th 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 glossary156.54 km²[6]1,466.91 km²5th 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 glossary4.4[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 glossary0%[5]lower10%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Virac, the capital of Catanduanes
26.3 km south
Manila
363.6 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. PanganibanCatanduanes7.4 km north
  2. GigmotoCatanduanes10.4 km southeast
  3. CaramoranCatanduanes11.6 km northwest
  4. BagamanocCatanduanes13.6 km north
  5. San MiguelCatanduanes13.7 km south
  6. BarasCatanduanes15.8 km southeast

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