Component city

Calapan City

Calapan City is a component city in Oriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 148,558 in the 2024 census, and it has 62 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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
148,558
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 19.6% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
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 16 of every 100 people in Oriental Mindoro lived in Calapan City in 2024 (16.16%)
Inside itSources
62
barangays
LandSources
178.06 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: Calapan City's land would fill a square about 13.3 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: 834 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 8 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
37,833
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
36.8%
About 37 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: 1705205000^[4]Formerly 175205000
ZIP code: 5200^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Calapan City had 148,558 people in the 2024 census, up 19.6% 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.

Calapan City had the most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro in 2024^[1]

1Calapan City148,558
2Naujan109,122
3Pinamalayan90,420
4Bongabong77,540
5Mansalay60,597
6Roxas58,428
7Gloria52,296

All 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 32 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Bulusan6,1454 in 100
Lumangbayan5,2104 in 100
Lazareto4,9163 in 100
Sta. Isabel4,5883 in 100
Balite4,5863 in 100
Sapul4,5573 in 100
Suqui4,4753 in 100
Guinobatan4,4443 in 100
Lalud4,1313 in 100
Salong4,0623 in 100

See all 62 barangays of Calapan City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[36]People living in households, by age and sex

About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.6%)
About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65.6%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.8%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	13,154	6,842	6,312
5 - 9	13,777	7,153	6,624
10 - 14	14,557	7,511	7,046
15 - 19	14,346	7,232	7,114
20 - 24	13,386	6,695	6,691
25 - 29	11,869	5,931	5,938
30 - 34	10,953	5,471	5,482
35 - 39	10,051	5,061	4,990
40 - 44	9,276	4,688	4,588
45 - 49	8,009	4,035	3,974
50 - 54	6,807	3,425	3,382
55 - 59	5,658	2,717	2,941
60 - 64	4,857	2,284	2,573
65 - 69	3,595	1,584	2,011
70 - 74	2,454	980	1,474
75 - 79	1,201	436	765
80 years and over	1,230	344	886

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: 148,558^{[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: 37,833^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.9 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: 16.16%^[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: 36.8% (54,709 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 72,389 men, 72,791 women^[36]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	148,558^{[1, 2]}	0.45% a year	37,833	3.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	145,786^[1]	1.81% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	133,893^[1]	1.44% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	124,173^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	116,976^[34]	1.38% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	105,910^{[34, 35]}	2.01% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	96,506^[34]	2.20% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	85,898^[34]	2.46% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	67,370^[34]	3.91% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	55,608^[34]	3.20% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	47,532^[34]	3.61% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	33,060^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Calapan City is made up of 62 barangays.

Barangays of Calapan City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Bulusan	6,145	4.14%	1.90% a year	about 3.75 km²	Urban
Lumangbayan	5,210	3.51%	−0.10% a year	about 1.23 km²	Urban
Lazareto	4,916	3.31%	0.58% a year	about 1.19 km²	Rural
Sta. Isabel	4,588	3.09%	−0.74% a year	about 5.11 km²	Urban
Balite	4,586	3.09%	0.51% a year	about 1.75 km²	Rural
Sapul	4,557	3.07%	0.56% a year	about 5.13 km²	Rural
Suqui	4,475	3.01%	4.14% a year	about 2.16 km²	Rural
Guinobatan	4,444	2.99%	0.11% a year	about 2.93 km²	Rural
Lalud	4,131	2.78%	−0.73% a year	about 0.945 km²	Urban
Salong	4,062	2.73%	1.71% a year	about 0.613 km²	Rural
Pachoca	4,042	2.72%	0.75% a year	about 1.28 km²	Rural
Canubing I	3,962	2.67%	0.08% a year	about 4.27 km²	Rural
Ilaya	3,957	2.66%	−0.05% a year	about 0.517 km²	Urban
Camilmil	3,938	2.65%	−0.79% a year	about 0.495 km²	Urban
Canubing II	3,819	2.57%	0.62% a year	about 9.19 km²	Rural
Sto. Niño	3,722	2.51%	0.34% a year	about 0.521 km²	Urban
San Antonio	3,586	2.41%	0.44% a year	about 0.256 km²	Urban
Palhi	3,379	2.27%	0.42% a year	about 7.40 km²	Rural
Parang	3,353	2.26%	0.01% a year	about 5.06 km²	Rural
Comunal	3,297	2.22%	−0.47% a year	about 5.04 km²	Rural
Baruyan	3,112	2.09%	−1.17% a year	about 6.82 km²	Rural
Masipit	3,060	2.06%	0.06% a year	about 3.53 km²	Urban
Bayanan II	3,057	2.06%	−0.21% a year	about 3.16 km²	Urban
Managpi	2,914	1.96%	−0.25% a year	about 7.69 km²	Rural
Bucayao	2,617	1.76%	−0.21% a year	about 4.33 km²	Rural
Ibaba West	2,616	1.76%	−1.27% a year	about 0.0667 km²	Rural
Tawiran	2,517	1.69%	1.63% a year	about 1.61 km²	Urban
Tibag	2,441	1.64%	0.27% a year	about 0.147 km²	Rural
Camansihan	2,418	1.63%	−0.73% a year	about 6.39 km²	Rural
Biga	2,383	1.6%	0.01% a year	about 5.65 km²	Urban
Malamig	2,247	1.51%	3.07% a year	about 1.95 km²	Rural
Personas	1,871	1.26%	3.29% a year	about 3.69 km²	Rural
Gutad	1,830	1.23%	4.35% a year	about 8.04 km²	Rural
Nag-Iba II	1,828	1.23%	1.64% a year	about 7.82 km²	Rural
Sta. Rita	1,824	1.23%	−0.52% a year	about 3.47 km²	Rural
Batino	1,669	1.12%	0.03% a year	about 7.05 km²	Rural
Mahal Na Pangalan	1,661	1.12%	2.05% a year	about 1.12 km²	Rural
Balingayan	1,633	1.1%	0.39% a year	about 5.95 km²	Rural
Silonay	1,551	1.04%	3.04% a year	about 0.237 km²	Rural
Puting Tubig	1,536	1.03%	0.11% a year	about 7.24 km²	Urban
Calero	1,427	0.96%	−0.20% a year	about 0.11 km²	Urban
Tawagan	1,375	0.93%	0.48% a year	about 3.55 km²	Rural
Libis	1,366	0.92%	−0.21% a year	about 0.111 km²	Rural
Maidlang	1,212	0.82%	0.52% a year	about 1.91 km²	Rural
Bayanan I	1,101	0.74%	−2.04% a year	about 1.85 km²	Urban
Sta. Maria Village	1,045	0.7%	−1.46% a year	about 0.23 km²	Urban
Nag-Iba I	1,011	0.68%	0.53% a year	about 4.54 km²	Rural
San Vicente East	998	0.67%	13.95% a year	about 0.152 km²	Urban
Ibaba East	988	0.67%	−0.53% a year	about 0.065 km²	Urban
Malad	959	0.65%	0.53% a year	about 3.95 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 62. See all 62 barangays of Calapan City

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

Calapan City covers 178.06 km² of land, 834 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 195 m above the sea and it has 33.6 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: 178.06 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: 834 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 13.35120° N, 121.19296° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 12 m
Highest: 195 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

33.6 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Bucayao18.1 of 19.8 km
Baco River10.3 of 13.3 km
Calapan River8.5 km
Dulangan River7.2 of 23.9 km
Panggalaan River2.1 of 24.3 km
Bucayao River1.6 of 14.4 km
Baruyan River1.1 km
Pabisan Creek0.7 of 1.6 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 III^[32]

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.

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, 7 km away^[33]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
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	113 mm	14	25.9 °C	29.6 °C	22.2 °C
February	70 mm	9	26.3 °C	30.3 °C	22.4 °C
March	83 mm	8	27.2 °C	31.4 °C	23.1 °C
April	101 mm	8	28.4 °C	32.8 °C	24.1 °C
May	193 mm	10	28.8 °C	33.3 °C	24.3 °C
June	277 mm	14	28.3 °C	32.7 °C	23.9 °C
July	280 mm	16	27.8 °C	31.9 °C	23.6 °C
August	201 mm	13	27.9 °C	32.0 °C	23.7 °C
September	212 mm	13	27.9 °C	32.0 °C	23.7 °C
October	307 mm	15	27.6 °C	31.6 °C	23.5 °C
November	297 mm	17	27.2 °C	31.0 °C	23.4 °C
December	275 mm	19	26.3 °C	29.9 °C	22.8 °C
The year	2,408 mm	156	27.5 °C	31.5 °C	23.4 °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 25 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: 24.7% 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: 2nd class^[4]

About 25 of every 100 people in Calapan City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (24.7%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.3% and 27.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

69government offices
13hospitals and health centres
73schools
13places of worship
1market
7stations and terminals
4parks

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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Calapan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices46

40 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 62 barangays of Calapan City

Hospitals and health centres12

6 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 62 barangays of Calapan City

Markets1

Pamilihang Bayan ng Calapan · San Vicente North

Stations and terminals7

Parks4

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Calapan City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
Capital of: Oriental Mindoro^[4]
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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Paulino Salvador Cueto Leachon^[20]
Vice mayor
Rommel Rodolfo Aquino Ignacio^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Marilou Flores Morillo^[21]
Vice mayor
Rommel Rodolfo Aquino Ignacio^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Arnan Capulong Panaligan^[22]
Vice mayor
Gil Guerra Ramirez^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Arnan Capulong Panaligan^[23]
Vice mayor
Gil Guerra Ramirez^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Arnan Capulong Panaligan^[24]
Vice mayor
C. Voltaire Siapco Brucal^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Paulino Salvador Cueto Leachon^[25]
Vice mayor
Antonio Santos Perez Jr.^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Paulino Salvador Cueto Leachon^[26]
Vice mayor
Rafael Landayan Infantado^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Carlos Brucal^[27]
Vice mayor
Roberto Paras^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Arnan C. Panaligan^[28]
Vice mayor
Roberto J. Paras^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Calapan City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Paulino Salvador Cueto Leachon^[20]	Rommel Rodolfo Aquino Ignacio^[20]
2022–2025	Marilou Flores Morillo^[21]	Rommel Rodolfo Aquino Ignacio^[21]
2019–2022	Arnan Capulong Panaligan^[22]	Gil Guerra Ramirez^[22]
2016–2019	Arnan Capulong Panaligan^[23]	Gil Guerra Ramirez^[23]
2013–2016	Arnan Capulong Panaligan^[24]	C. Voltaire Siapco Brucal^[24]
2010–2013	Paulino Salvador Cueto Leachon^[25]	Antonio Santos Perez Jr.^[25]
2007–2010	Paulino Salvador Cueto Leachon^[26]	Rafael Landayan Infantado^[26]
2004–2007	Carlos Brucal^[27]	Roberto Paras^[27]
2001–2004	Arnan C. Panaligan^[28]	Roberto J. Paras^[28]

Before 2001

The heads of Calapan City 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 Calapan City before 2001, newest first
Years	Name	Office
1988–1995	Rosalia I. Umali^[29]	Not given
1986–1988	Conrado G. Paras^[29]	Not given
1980–1986	Cesareo M. Cueto^[29]	Not given
1972–1980	Jose P. Leido^[29]	Not given
1968–1972	Nestor E. Aboboto^[29]	Not given
1956–1962	Antonio L. Adriatico^[29]	Not given
1952–1955	Gregorio A. Paras^[29]	Not given
1946–1947	Rodolfo A. Ignacio^[29]	Not given
1945–1946	Francisco Infantado^[29]	Not given
1942–1944	Antonio L. Luna^[29]	Not given
1941–1942	Epifanio Cueto^[29]	Not given
1938–1941	Benigno Sales^[29]	Mayor
1934–1937	Demetrio Aboboto^[29]	Not given
1925–1934	Felix del Rosario^[29]	Not given
1922–1924	Hermogenes Adeva^[29]	Not given
1916–1922	Agustin Quijano^[29]	Not given
1912–1915	Antonio L. Luna^[29]	Not given
1910–1911	Leonardo Garcia^[29]	Not given
1905–1907	Luciano Lopez^[29]	Not given
1904–1905	Antonio Arce Ignacio^[29]	Not given
1903–1904	Antonio Luces Luna^[29]	Not given
1902	Toribio Gonzales^[29]	Not given

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Calapan City

Calapan City is part of this Story, told from its own place.

Film, 1:00
MIMAROPA
MIMAROPA: the region that spells its islands
MIMAROPA is an acronym of its islands. In 2005 one order moved Palawan to Western Visayas and another froze it; a 2016 law named the region the Southwestern Tagalog Region.
Why It's Called That

And from Luzon, which Calapan City is part of:

Film, 0:58
Luzon
Is Luzon named after a rice mortar?
They say Luzon is named after the lusong, the wooden mortar for pounding rice. The oldest records, from Ming China to Pigafetta's word list, leave a strange clue, but no record of a naming.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Old photographs of Calapan City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

In the Archive

Calapan City's fiesta and days

Calapan town fiestaTown fiesta · Santo Niño · Every 1 January · next Friday, 1 January 2027
Sanduguan FestivalFestival · Every 15 November · next Sunday, 15 November 2026
Local special working holiday in the City of CalapanLocal special day · Every 21 March · next Sunday, 21 March 2027
Charter Day of the City of CalapanLocal special day · Every 21 March · next Sunday, 21 March 2027

Everything listed for Calapan City in Now

Official name: City of Calapan^[4]
Created: Republic Act No. 8475, approved 2 February 1998, converted the Municipality of Calapan into a component city, the City of Calapan, with effect on approval.^[9]

Its story

A Blair and Robertson account says that, in the first district of their Mindoro mission, the Recollects set up Calapan, Baco, Suban, Ylog, Minolo and Camoron as villages.^[10]

The same account says the island capital, first at Baco where the corregidor lived, was later moved to Calapan.^[10]

In 1905 Act No. 1280 enlarged Calapan by adding the municipality of Puerto Galera, keeping the seat at Calapan.^[11]

In 1998 Congress made Calapan a component city of Oriental Mindoro.^[9]

Timeline

1 February 1905
Act No. 1280 took effect, adding Puerto Galera to the municipality of Calapan.^[11]
2 February 1998
Republic Act No. 8475, the Charter of the City of Calapan, was approved.^[9]

Nearby

Calapan City shares a border with Baco and Naujan.

How it compares

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

Calapan City beside Oriental Mindoro
Figure	Calapan City	Oriental Mindoro	Rank 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 glossary	148,558^{[1, 2]}	919,504	1st 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 glossary	0.45% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.29% a year	6th 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 glossary	834^[6]more crowded	209	1st 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 glossary	178.06 km²^[6]	4,407.03 km²	13th 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 glossary	3.9^{[1, 2]}about the same	3.9	not 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 glossary	36.8%^[5]higher	24.7%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 139.7 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]

NaujanOriental Mindoro13.0 km southeast
BacoOriental Mindoro13.0 km west
VictoriaOriental Mindoro22.7 km southeast
Puerto GaleraOriental Mindoro28.8 km northwest
San TeodoroOriental Mindoro31.9 km west
PolaOriental Mindoro33.7 km southeast

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