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Municipality

Bobon

Bobon is a municipality in Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 27,266 in the 2024 census, and it has 18 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Bobon by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CatarmanCalbayog CityLope De VegaSan IsidroSan JoseVictoriaAcerida: 1,540 people, 201 per km², 4.81% a yearArellano: 1,225 people, 339 per km², 8.76% a yearBalat-balud: 897 people, 115 per km², −0.16% a yearDancalan: 2,666 people, 607 per km², 1.71% a yearE. Duran: 934 people, 33 per km², 0.47% a yearGen. Lucban: 1,441 people, 5,377 per km², −3.36% a yearJose Abad Santos: 382 people, 58 per km², 0.51% a yearJose P. Laurel: 292 people, 85 per km², −15.38% a yearMagsaysay: 2,711 people, 928 per km², 7.92% a yearCalantiao: 387 people, 87 per km², 0.50% a yearQuezon: 924 people, 134 per km², −0.08% a yearSalvacion: 3,697 people, 1,104 per km², −1.07% a yearSan Isidro: 1,531 people, 277 per km², 0.52% a yearSan Juan: 922 people, 2,704 per km², 1.80% a yearSanta Clara: 4,147 people, 5,256 per km², 0.39% a yearSantander: 1,219 people, 49 per km², 0.10% a yearSomoroy: 1,432 people, 388 per km², 4.33% a yearTrojello: 919 people, 164 per km², 0.05% 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

    27,266

    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 30.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    10th

    of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar 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 Northern Samar lived in Bobon in 2024 (4.22%)

  • Inside itSources

    18

    barangays

  • LandSources

    85.29 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: Bobon's land would fill a square about 9.2 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: 320 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

    6,367

    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

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    9.9%

    About 10 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
0804803000[4]Formerly 084803000
ZIP code
6401[14, 15]

People

Bobon had 27,266 people in the 2024 census, up 30.1% 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.

Bobon had the 10th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 7Catubig32,688
  2. 8San Roque29,993
  3. 9Lavezares29,801
  4. 10Bobon27,266
  5. 11Allen26,527
  6. 12San Isidro26,068
  7. 13Gamay21,546
All 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 79 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Santa Clara4,14715 in 100
  2. Salvacion3,69714 in 100
  3. Magsaysay2,71110 in 100
  4. Dancalan2,66610 in 100
  5. Acerida1,5406 in 100
  6. San Isidro1,5316 in 100
  7. Gen. Lucban1,4415 in 100
  8. Somoroy1,4325 in 100
  9. Arellano1,2254 in 100
  10. Santander1,2194 in 100
See all 18 barangays of Bobon
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.6%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.7%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,9741,4881,486
5 - 93,0581,5581,500
10 - 143,1441,5901,554
15 - 192,9981,4991,499
20 - 242,4501,2151,235
25 - 291,919969950
30 - 341,610844766
35 - 391,343701642
40 - 441,273673600
45 - 491,152601551
50 - 541,115565550
55 - 59869448421
60 - 64657320337
65 - 69487224263
70 - 74309140169
75 - 7924586159
80 years and over18260122

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
27,266[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
6,367[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Northern Samar, 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
4.22%[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
9.9% (2,711 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
12,981 men, 12,804 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202427,266[1, 2]1.18% a year6,3674.2
2020as of May 1, 202025,964[1]1.97% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201523,668[1]2.34% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201020,956[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then19,765[32]2.22% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders16,851[32, 33]1.39% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then15,800[32]2.73% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then13,687[32]0.75% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then12,702[32]3.20% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,849[32]1.36% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then10,143[32]−2.29% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then12,852[32]———

Barangays

Bobon is made up of 18 barangays.
Barangays of Bobon. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Acerida1,5405.65%4.81% a yearabout 7.66 km²Rural
Arellano1,2254.49%8.76% a yearabout 3.61 km²Rural
Balat-balud8973.29%−0.16% a yearabout 7.77 km²Rural
Calantiao3871.42%0.50% a yearabout 4.46 km²Rural
Dancalan2,6669.78%1.71% a yearabout 4.39 km²Rural
E. Duran9343.43%0.47% a yearabout 28.22 km²Rural
Gen. Lucban1,4415.28%−3.36% a yearabout 0.268 km²Rural
Jose Abad Santos3821.4%0.51% a yearabout 6.61 km²Rural
Jose P. Laurel2921.07%−15.38% a yearabout 3.44 km²Rural
Magsaysay2,7119.94%7.92% a yearabout 2.92 km²Urban
Quezon9243.39%−0.08% a yearabout 6.90 km²Rural
Salvacion3,69713.56%−1.07% a yearabout 3.35 km²Rural
San Isidro1,5315.62%0.52% a yearabout 5.52 km²Rural
San Juan9223.38%1.80% a yearabout 0.341 km²Rural
Santa Clara4,14715.21%0.39% a yearabout 0.789 km²Rural
Santander1,2194.47%0.10% a yearabout 24.99 km²Rural
Somoroy1,4325.25%4.33% a yearabout 3.69 km²Rural
Trojello9193.37%0.05% a yearabout 5.60 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

Bobon covers 85.29 km² of land, 320 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 476 m above the sea and it has 9.4 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
85.29 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
320 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.49661° N, 124.54594° 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
72 m
Highest
476 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

9.4 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Gulganti River50.2 km
  2. Gulganti River0.7 of 0.8 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 IV[30]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 60 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 Catarman, the nearest PAGASA station, 9 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,751 mm of rain on 185 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catarman, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January520 mm2126.0 °C29.3 °C22.7 °C
February311 mm1526.2 °C29.9 °C22.5 °C
March312 mm1526.7 °C30.7 °C22.6 °C
April153 mm1127.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C
May163 mm1028.5 °C33.1 °C23.9 °C
June217 mm1328.4 °C32.9 °C24.0 °C
July222 mm1428.1 °C32.3 °C23.9 °C
August168 mm1128.5 °C32.8 °C24.1 °C
September206 mm1228.2 °C32.6 °C23.9 °C
October332 mm1727.6 °C31.6 °C23.6 °C
November458 mm2227.1 °C30.8 °C23.5 °C
December690 mm2426.6 °C29.9 °C23.3 °C
The year3,751 mm18527.5 °C31.5 °C23.5 °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 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 23 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
22.5% 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
3rd class[4]
About 23 of every 100 people in Bobon lived below the poverty line in 2021 (22.5%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 18.5% and 26.5%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 20schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market
  • 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 Bobon. 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
1st district of Northern Samar[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
    Reny Acero Celespara[19]
    Vice mayor
    Ligaya Tagros Uy[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Reny Acero Celespara[20]
    Vice mayor
    Ligaya Tagros Uy[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Clara Celespara Gremio[21]
    Vice mayor
    Elena Sia Balite[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Reny Acero Celespara[22]
    Vice mayor
    Elena Sia Balite[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Reny Acero Celespara[23]
    Vice mayor
    Ligaya Tagros Uy[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Reny Acero Celespara[24]
    Vice mayor
    Ligaya Tagros Uy[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Benjamin Lustico Jao[25]
    Vice mayor
    Elena Araz Sia Balite[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Elena Balite[26]
    Vice mayor
    Emma Balite[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Elena S. Balite[27]
    Vice mayor
    Emma B. Balite[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Bobon, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Reny Acero Celespara[19]Ligaya Tagros Uy[19]
2022–2025Reny Acero Celespara[20]Ligaya Tagros Uy[20]
2019–2022Clara Celespara Gremio[21]Elena Sia Balite[21]
2016–2019Reny Acero Celespara[22]Elena Sia Balite[22]
2013–2016Reny Acero Celespara[23]Ligaya Tagros Uy[23]
2010–2013Reny Acero Celespara[24]Ligaya Tagros Uy[24]
2007–2010Benjamin Lustico Jao[25]Elena Araz Sia Balite[25]
2004–2007Elena Balite[26]Emma Balite[26]
2001–2004Elena S. Balite[27]Emma B. Balite[27]

History & Identity

Its story

When Samar was divided in 1965, Bobon was named in the law as one of the municipalities forming the new province of Northern Samar.[9]

Timeline

  1. June 19, 1965

    Republic Act No. 4221 split Samar into three provinces; Bobon became part of Northern Samar.[9, 10]

  2. June 21, 1969

    Barrios of Bobon were separated to form the municipality of Biri.[11]

Nearby

Bobon shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

Bobon beside Northern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Northern Samar.

Bobon beside Northern Samar
FigureBobonNorthern SamarRank among the cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
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 glossary27,266[1, 2]645,78910th of 24
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 glossary1.18% a year[1, 2]faster0.25% a year5th of 24
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 glossary320[6]more crowded1957th of 24
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 glossary85.29 km²[6]3,310.52 km²15th of 24
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 glossary4.2[1, 2]lower4.3not 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 glossary9.9%[5]lower14.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Catarman, the capital of Northern Samar
11.9 km southeast
Manila
449.4 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. San JoseNorthern Samar6.6 km west
  2. CatarmanNorthern Samar11.9 km southeast
  3. RosarioNorthern Samar12.6 km west
  4. LavezaresNorthern Samar18.8 km west
  5. VictoriaNorthern Samar20.9 km west
  6. San IsidroNorthern Samar23.4 km southwest

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