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Municipality

Pola

Pola is a municipality in Oriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 35,771 in the 2024 census, and it has 23 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Pola by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
NaujanPinamalayanSocorroBacawan: 1,507 people, 1,752 per km², 0.37% a yearBacungan: 793 people, 907 per km², 8.52% a yearBatuhan: 2,984 people, 1,865 per km², 0.49% a yearBayanan: 1,909 people, 422 per km², 1.10% a yearBiga: 1,641 people, 524 per km², 6.02% a yearBuhay Na Tubig: 1,186 people, 413 per km², 2.85% a yearCalubasanhon: 1,403 people, 187 per km², 1.00% a yearCalima: 1,866 people, 407 per km², −0.05% a yearCasiligan: 2,028 people, 571 per km², 3.70% a yearMalibago: 1,358 people, 173 per km², 0.77% a yearMaluanluan: 4,103 people, 298 per km², 0.98% a yearMatulatula: 3,776 people, 266 per km², −1.55% a yearPahilahan: 1,920 people, 183 per km², −3.64% a yearPanikihan: 1,537 people, 182 per km², −1.21% a yearZone I: 257 people, 7,957 per km², −6.88% a yearZone II: 305 people, 7,943 per km², −13.41% a yearPula: 1,887 people, 160 per km², 0.66% a yearPuting Cacao: 912 people, 174 per km², 0.24% a yearTagbakin: 1,436 people, 309 per km², 4.65% a yearTagumpay: 761 people, 104 per km², 0.32% a yearTiguihan: 640 people, 204 per km², −7.25% a yearCampamento: 640 people, 571 per km², 0.34% a yearMisong: 922 people, 150 per km², −4.72% 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

    35,771

    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 8.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    14th

    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 Pola in 2024 (3.89%)

  • Inside itSources

    23

    barangays

  • LandSources

    165.93 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: Pola's land would fill a square about 12.9 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: 216 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

    9,686

    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

    3.7 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
1705210000[4]Formerly 175210000
ZIP code
5206[13, 14, 15]

People

Pola had 35,771 people in the 2024 census, up 8.4% 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.

Pola had the 14th 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 66 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Maluanluan4,10311 in 100
  2. Matulatula3,77611 in 100
  3. Batuhan2,9848 in 100
  4. Casiligan2,0286 in 100
  5. Pahilahan1,9205 in 100
  6. Bayanan1,9095 in 100
  7. Pula1,8875 in 100
  8. Calima1,8665 in 100
  9. Biga1,6415 in 100
  10. Panikihan1,5374 in 100
See all 23 barangays of Pola
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.1%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.6%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,2031,6751,528
5 - 93,5961,9131,683
10 - 143,8782,0121,866
15 - 193,6081,8581,750
20 - 243,0601,5911,469
25 - 292,5681,2981,270
30 - 342,3501,1911,159
35 - 392,3091,2491,060
40 - 442,1511,0891,062
45 - 491,857969888
50 - 541,728904824
55 - 591,551803748
60 - 641,374698676
65 - 69937453484
70 - 74597242355
75 - 79350104246
80 years and over338100238

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
35,771[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
9,686[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 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
3.89%[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
18,149 men, 17,306 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202435,771[1, 2]0.21% a year9,6863.7
2020as of May 1, 202035,455[1]0.45% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201534,701[1]0.97% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201032,984[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then32,635[33]0.30% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders31,938[33, 34]1.97% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then29,156[33]1.57% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then26,833[33]1.47% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then23,188[33]3.98% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then19,072[33]0.30% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then18,789[33]−1.48% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then21,884[33]———

Barangays

Pola is made up of 23 barangays.
Barangays of Pola. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bacawan1,5074.21%0.37% a yearabout 0.86 km²Rural
Bacungan7932.22%8.52% a yearabout 0.874 km²Rural
Batuhan2,9848.34%0.49% a yearabout 1.60 km²Rural
Bayanan1,9095.34%1.10% a yearabout 4.52 km²Rural
Biga1,6414.59%6.02% a yearabout 3.13 km²Rural
Buhay Na Tubig1,1863.32%2.85% a yearabout 2.87 km²Rural
Calima1,8665.22%−0.05% a yearabout 4.58 km²Rural
Calubasanhon1,4033.92%1.00% a yearabout 7.50 km²Rural
Campamento6401.79%0.34% a yearabout 1.12 km²Rural
Casiligan2,0285.67%3.70% a yearabout 3.55 km²Rural
Malibago1,3583.8%0.77% a yearabout 7.87 km²Rural
Maluanluan4,10311.47%0.98% a yearabout 13.76 km²Rural
Matulatula3,77610.56%−1.55% a yearabout 14.22 km²Rural
Misong9222.58%−4.72% a yearabout 6.14 km²Rural
Pahilahan1,9205.37%−3.64% a yearabout 10.51 km²Rural
Panikihan1,5374.3%−1.21% a yearabout 8.45 km²Rural
Pula1,8875.28%0.66% a yearabout 11.83 km²Rural
Puting Cacao9122.55%0.24% a yearabout 5.25 km²Rural
Tagbakin1,4364.01%4.65% a yearabout 4.65 km²Rural
Tagumpay7612.13%0.32% a yearabout 7.31 km²Rural
Tiguihan6401.79%−7.25% a yearabout 3.13 km²Rural
Zone I2570.72%−6.88% a yearabout 0.0323 km²Rural
Zone II3050.85%−13.41% a yearabout 0.0384 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

Pola covers 165.93 km² of land, 216 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 478 m above the sea and it has 36 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
165.93 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
216 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.13445° N, 121.41015° 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
85 m
Highest
478 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

36.0 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Casiligan River19.3 of 28.2 km
  2. Ilog ng Pola15.2 of 46.1 km
  3. Calima River3.4 km
  4. Tagbakin Creek2.1 km

Lakes[30]

  1. Naujan Lake83.4 km²

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Dumalivolcano756 m
  2. Mount Naujanvolcanoheight 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.

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, 39 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 18 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
18.1% 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
2nd class[4]
About 18 of every 100 people in Pola lived below the poverty line in 2021 (18.1%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 16.5% and 19.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 11government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 29schools
  • 6places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 3parks

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 Pola. 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.[11, 12]

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[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
    Jennifer Mindanao Cruz Jr.[19]
    Vice mayor
    Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jennifer Mindanao Cruz[20]
    Vice mayor
    Marvin Torres Rivera[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jennifer Mindanao Cruz[21]
    Vice mayor
    Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jennifer Mindanao Cruz[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Celso Manalo Oliveros Jr.[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Raul Aldea Pagcaliwagan[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Alex Marasigan Aranas[25]
    Vice mayor
    Arturo Rosales Martinez Jr.[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Alex Aranas[26]
    Vice mayor
    Arturo Martinez Jr.[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Alex M. Aranas[27]
    Vice mayor
    Arturo R. Martinez Jr.[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Pola, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jennifer Mindanao Cruz Jr.[19]Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[19]
2022–2025Jennifer Mindanao Cruz[20]Marvin Torres Rivera[20]
2019–2022Jennifer Mindanao Cruz[21]Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[21]
2016–2019Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[22]Jennifer Mindanao Cruz[22]
2013–2016Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[23]Celso Manalo Oliveros Jr.[23]
2010–2013Leandro Pasco Panganiban Jr.[24]Raul Aldea Pagcaliwagan[24]
2007–2010Alex Marasigan Aranas[25]Arturo Rosales Martinez Jr.[25]
2004–2007Alex Aranas[26]Arturo Martinez Jr.[26]
2001–2004Alex M. Aranas[27]Arturo R. Martinez Jr.[27]

Before 2001

The heads of Pola 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 Pola before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1988–1998Romualdo Martinez[28]Not given
1934–1937Eleuterio Alikpala[28]Not given
1931–1934Manuel Genabe[28]Not given
1928–1931Gervasio Laracas[28]Not given
1925–1928Eleuterio Alikpala[28]Not given
1922–1925Apolonio Francisco[28]Not given

History & Identity

Pola's fiesta and days

  • Pola town fiestaTown fiesta · Saint John the Baptist · Every 24 June · next Thursday, 24 June 2027

Everything listed for Pola in Now

Created
According to the provincial history page, Executive Order 31 (dated 1910) split Pola off from Pinamalayan, with effect from January 1, 1912.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe provincial history page says the name comes from the reddish-brown color of the local soil, "pula" in Tagalog, and that the Spaniards kept it as the town name.[9]

Its story

During the 17th century the settlement was under Recollect missionaries whose main station was Naujan.[9]

In the 18th century Pola Bay was a stop-over for Moro raiders, so the settlement did not grow and people moved into the hills.[9]

The page says agitation against Spanish rule was strong in Pola when the Revolution broke out in 1898.[9]

The page says a local government was set up when the Americans came in 1901, and in 1904 Pola was reverted to a barrio and consolidated with Bongabong and Pinamalayan.[9]

Socorro was carved out of Pola in 1962, per the provincial page; Republic Act 3609 itself was approved on June 22, 1963.[9, 10]

Timeline

  1. January 1, 1912

    Pola again became a regular town, separated from Pinamalayan.[9]

  2. June 22, 1963

    Republic Act No. 3609 separated barrios and sitios of Pola to form the municipality of Socorro.[10]

Nearby

Pola shares a border with Naujan, Pinamalayan and Socorro.

How it compares

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

Pola beside Oriental Mindoro
FigurePolaOriental 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 glossary35,771[1, 2]919,50414th 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 year8th 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 glossary216[6]more crowded2095th 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 glossary165.93 km²[6]4,407.03 km²14th 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 glossary3.7[1, 2]lower3.9not 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
33.7 km northwest
Manila
168.3 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. SocorroOriental Mindoro10.8 km southwest
  2. PinamalayanOriental Mindoro13.5 km south
  3. VictoriaOriental Mindoro15.0 km west
  4. NaujanOriental Mindoro20.7 km northwest
  5. GloriaOriental Mindoro23.5 km south
  6. BansudOriental Mindoro33.4 km south

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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Scene.ph. “Pola, Oriental Mindoro.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/oriental-mindoro/pola