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Municipality

Baco

Baco is a municipality in Oriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 40,159 in the 2024 census, and it has 27 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Baco by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Calapan CityNaujanSan TeodoroAlag: 1,059 people, 415 per km², −2.28% a yearBangkatan: 2,953 people, 243 per km², 5.24% a yearBurbuli: 833 people, 386 per km², 8.45% a yearCatwiran I: 1,495 people, 596 per km², 0.47% a yearCatwiran II: 1,526 people, 545 per km², 0.30% a yearDulangan I: 2,218 people, 366 per km², 5.50% a yearDulangan II: 2,583 people, 259 per km², −1.48% a yearLumang Bayan: 710 people, 436 per km², 2.25% a yearMalapad: 559 people, 383 per km², 2.47% a yearMangangan I: 3,508 people, 417 per km², 6.58% a yearMangangan II: 847 people, 314 per km², 1.41% a yearMayabig: 1,713 people, 366 per km², 0.17% a yearPambisan: 1,202 people, 2,624 per km², 0.02% a yearPulang-Tubig: 954 people, 608 per km², −0.20% a yearPutican-Cabulo: 599 people, 230 per km², 4.33% a yearSan Andres: 312 people, 220 per km², −0.68% a yearSan Ignacio: 2,459 people, 194 per km², 0.66% a yearSanta Cruz: 275 people, 82 per km², −10.32% a yearSanta Rosa I: 2,168 people, 511 per km², 0.44% a yearSanta Rosa II: 1,501 people, 357 per km², −3.09% a yearTabon-tabon: 1,591 people, 435 per km², 0.11% a yearTagumpay: 1,302 people, 202 per km², −7.32% a yearWater: 1,167 people, 173 per km², −7.12% a yearBaras: 2,159 people, 338 per km², 8.05% a yearBayanan: 1,047 people, 155 per km², −8.52% a yearLantuyang: 745 people, 114 per km², −12.19% a yearPoblacion: 2,674 people, 686 per km², −1.60% 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

    40,159

    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 14.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    13th

    of the 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro 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 Oriental Mindoro lived in Baco in 2024 (4.37%)

  • Inside itSources

    27

    barangays

  • LandSources

    313.10 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: Baco's land would fill a square about 17.7 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: 128 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

    9,843

    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

    4.1 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
1705201000[4]Formerly 175201000
ZIP code
5201[14, 15, 16]

People

Baco had 40,159 people in the 2024 census, up 14.5% 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.

Baco had the 13th most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro in 2024[1]
  1. 9Bulalacao46,439
  2. 10Bansud44,396
  3. 11Puerto Galera42,301
  4. 12Socorro41,612
  5. 13Baco40,159
  6. 14Pola35,771
  7. 15San Teodoro19,650
All 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 60 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Mangangan I3,5089 in 100
  2. Bangkatan2,9537 in 100
  3. Poblacion2,6747 in 100
  4. Dulangan II2,5836 in 100
  5. San Ignacio2,4596 in 100
  6. Dulangan I2,2186 in 100
  7. Santa Rosa I2,1685 in 100
  8. Baras2,1595 in 100
  9. Mayabig1,7134 in 100
  10. Tabon-tabon1,5914 in 100
See all 27 barangays of Baco
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.3%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,8852,0571,828
5 - 94,2172,2172,000
10 - 144,3672,2922,075
15 - 194,1562,2031,953
20 - 243,6891,8701,819
25 - 293,2371,6521,585
30 - 342,8281,4371,391
35 - 392,5491,3521,197
40 - 442,3201,2311,089
45 - 491,9571,010947
50 - 541,698876822
55 - 591,423736687
60 - 641,213576637
65 - 69883405478
70 - 74601274327
75 - 79373139234
80 years and over414136278

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
40,159[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
9,843[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of Oriental Mindoro, 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
4.37%[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
20,463 men, 19,347 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202440,159[1, 2]0.21% a year9,8434.1
2020as of May 1, 202039,817[1]1.43% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201537,215[1]1.14% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201035,060[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then34,127[33]1.71% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders30,167[33, 34]3.31% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then25,915[33]1.61% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then23,800[33]2.49% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then18,607[33]3.40% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then15,738[33]2.84% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then13,687[33]2.90% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then10,213[33]———

Barangays

Baco is made up of 27 barangays.
Barangays of Baco. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alag1,0592.64%−2.28% a yearabout 2.55 km²Rural
Bangkatan2,9537.35%5.24% a yearabout 12.16 km²Rural
Baras2,1595.38%8.05% a yearabout 6.38 km²Rural
Bayanan1,0472.61%−8.52% a yearabout 6.75 km²Rural
Burbuli8332.07%8.45% a yearabout 2.16 km²Rural
Catwiran I1,4953.72%0.47% a yearabout 2.51 km²Rural
Catwiran II1,5263.8%0.30% a yearabout 2.80 km²Rural
Dulangan I2,2185.52%5.50% a yearabout 6.06 km²Rural
Dulangan II2,5836.43%−1.48% a yearabout 9.98 km²Rural
Lantuyang7451.86%−12.19% a yearabout 6.53 km²Rural
Lumang Bayan7101.77%2.25% a yearabout 1.63 km²Rural
Malapad5591.39%2.47% a yearabout 1.46 km²Rural
Mangangan I3,5088.74%6.58% a yearabout 8.41 km²Rural
Mangangan II8472.11%1.41% a yearabout 2.70 km²Rural
Mayabig1,7134.27%0.17% a yearabout 4.68 km²Rural
Pambisan1,2022.99%0.02% a yearabout 0.458 km²Rural
Poblacion2,6746.66%−1.60% a yearabout 3.90 km²Rural
Pulang-Tubig9542.38%−0.20% a yearabout 1.57 km²Rural
Putican-Cabulo5991.49%4.33% a yearabout 2.60 km²Rural
San Andres3120.78%−0.68% a yearabout 1.42 km²Rural
San Ignacio2,4596.12%0.66% a yearabout 12.66 km²Rural
Santa Cruz2750.68%−10.32% a yearabout 3.34 km²Rural
Santa Rosa I2,1685.4%0.44% a yearabout 4.24 km²Rural
Santa Rosa II1,5013.74%−3.09% a yearabout 4.21 km²Rural
Tabon-tabon1,5913.96%0.11% a yearabout 3.66 km²Rural
Tagumpay1,3023.24%−7.32% a yearabout 6.43 km²Rural
Water1,1672.91%−7.12% a yearabout 6.76 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

Baco covers 313.10 km² of land, 128 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,114 m above the sea and it has 17.4 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
313.10 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
128 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.33948° N, 121.07325° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
0 m
Average
91 m
Highest
1,114 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

17.4 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Malaylay River39.2 of 44.2 km
  2. Pagbahan16.1 of 21.8 km
  3. Dulangan River14.9 of 23.9 km
  4. Dulangan River10.1 of 18.6 km
  5. Alpaparay River3.2 km
  6. Pabisan Creek0.8 of 1.6 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Halcon2,616 m
  2. Mount Balaticheight not mapped

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[31]

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 71 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 Calapan, the nearest PAGASA station, 15 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,408 mm of rain on 156 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Calapan, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January113 mm1425.9 °C29.6 °C22.2 °C
February70 mm926.3 °C30.3 °C22.4 °C
March83 mm827.2 °C31.4 °C23.1 °C
April101 mm828.4 °C32.8 °C24.1 °C
May193 mm1028.8 °C33.3 °C24.3 °C
June277 mm1428.3 °C32.7 °C23.9 °C
July280 mm1627.8 °C31.9 °C23.6 °C
August201 mm1327.9 °C32.0 °C23.7 °C
September212 mm1327.9 °C32.0 °C23.7 °C
October307 mm1527.6 °C31.6 °C23.5 °C
November297 mm1727.2 °C31.0 °C23.4 °C
December275 mm1926.3 °C29.9 °C22.8 °C
The year2,408 mm15627.5 °C31.5 °C23.4 °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 41 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 34 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
34.4% 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
1st class[4]
About 34 of every 100 people in Baco lived below the poverty line in 2021 (34.4%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 31.1% and 37.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 7hospitals and health centres
  • 37schools
  • 1place 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 Baco. 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 Oriental Mindoro[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
    Allan Abrigo Roldan[20]
    Vice mayor
    Brederick Victorio Castillo[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Allan Abrigo Roldan[21]
    Vice mayor
    Reynaldo Aceveda Marco[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Reynaldo Aceveda Marco[22]
    Vice mayor
    Brederick Victorio Castillo[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Reynaldo Aceveda Marco[23]
    Vice mayor
    Brederick Victorio Castillo[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Reynaldo Aceveda Marco[24]
    Vice mayor
    Brederick Victorio Castillo[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Graciano Politico Dela Chica[25]
    Vice mayor
    Dionisio Dalisay Hernandez[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Graciano Politico Dela Chica[26]
    Vice mayor
    Conrado Nicasio Zulueta[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Graciano Dela Chica[27]
    Vice mayor
    Danilo Aceveda[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Conrado Nicasio Zulueta[28]
    Vice mayor
    Fortunata Victorio Castillo[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Baco, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Allan Abrigo Roldan[20]Brederick Victorio Castillo[20]
2022–2025Allan Abrigo Roldan[21]Reynaldo Aceveda Marco[21]
2019–2022Reynaldo Aceveda Marco[22]Brederick Victorio Castillo[22]
2016–2019Reynaldo Aceveda Marco[23]Brederick Victorio Castillo[23]
2013–2016Reynaldo Aceveda Marco[24]Brederick Victorio Castillo[24]
2010–2013Graciano Politico Dela Chica[25]Dionisio Dalisay Hernandez[25]
2007–2010Graciano Politico Dela Chica[26]Conrado Nicasio Zulueta[26]
2004–2007Graciano Dela Chica[27]Danilo Aceveda[27]
2001–2004Conrado Nicasio Zulueta[28]Fortunata Victorio Castillo[28]

History & Identity

Baco's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Baco in Now

How it got its name

The provincial history page says the place was also called Voco, Bato and Bacoy.[9]

Its story

An account printed in Blair and Robertson says Observant Augustinian fathers founded the village of Baco on Mindoro.[10]

The same collection says the first Recollect mission district on the island was Baco, where the corregidor lived because it was then the capital; the capital was later moved to Calapan.[10]

The provincial history page says that in 1575, following Minolo, Baco took over as the province's official capital.[9]

In 1928 the legislature reestablished Baco as a municipality, along with San Teodoro, each with the territory it had before the two had been consolidated.[11]

The provincial history page says the town proper was moved in 1948 to barrio Calabugao, where a new municipal building was built.[9]

Local traditionA local story tells of a Moro hunter who tied a priest in a chicken crate and threw it, with the church bell, into a river; the dying priest is said to have cursed the town.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1575

    Baco became the official capital of the province, according to the provincial history page.[9]

  2. 1948

    The town proper was relocated to barrio Calabugao.[9]

Nearby

Baco shares a border with Calapan City, Naujan and San Teodoro.

How it compares

Baco beside Oriental Mindoro, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro.

Baco beside Oriental Mindoro
FigureBacoOriental MindoroRank among the cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro
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 glossary40,159[1, 2]919,50413th of 15
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 glossary0.21% a year[1, 2]slower0.29% a year7th of 15
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 glossary128[6]less crowded20913th of 15
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 glossary313.10 km²[6]4,407.03 km²6th of 15
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 glossary4.1[1, 2]higher3.9not 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]lower24.7%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Calapan City, the capital of Oriental Mindoro
13.0 km east
Manila
139.6 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Calapan CityOriental Mindoro13.0 km east
  2. Puerto GaleraOriental Mindoro18.8 km northwest
  3. San TeodoroOriental Mindoro19.2 km west
  4. NaujanOriental Mindoro23.5 km east
  5. VictoriaOriental Mindoro29.4 km southeast
  6. Santa CruzOccidental Mindoro36.1 km southwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: MIMAROPA Region (OpenSTAT table 0161A6DTHP5). Published August 3, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
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  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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