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Municipality

Puerto Galera

Puerto Galera is a municipality in Oriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 42,301 in the 2024 census, and it has 13 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Puerto Galera by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Abra De IlogSan TeodoroAninuan: 3,299 people, 782 per km², 0.74% a yearBalatero: 5,270 people, 928 per km², 0.54% a yearDulangan: 3,550 people, 210 per km², −2.41% a yearPalangan: 1,637 people, 1,145 per km², 0.46% a yearSabang: 4,781 people, 1,984 per km², −1.19% a yearSan Antonio: 675 people, 753 per km², −4.59% a yearSan Isidro: 5,224 people, 730 per km², −0.06% a yearSanto Niño: 2,838 people, 1,059 per km², 1.10% a yearSinandigan: 2,173 people, 2,628 per km², 6.29% a yearTabinay: 4,069 people, 668 per km², −1.78% a yearVillaflor: 2,661 people, 332 per km², 5.96% a yearPoblacion: 5,112 people, 4,963 per km², −0.99% a yearBaclayan: 1,012 people, 130 per km², 6.09% 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

    42,301

    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

    11th

    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 5 of every 100 people in Oriental Mindoro lived in Puerto Galera in 2024 (4.6%)

  • Inside itSources

    13

    barangays

  • LandSources

    242.61 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: Puerto Galera's land would fill a square about 15.6 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: 174 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

    11,453

    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

    62.7%

    About 63 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
1705211000[4]Formerly 175211000
ZIP code
5203[13, 14, 15]

People

Puerto Galera had 42,301 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.

Puerto Galera had the 11th most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro in 2024[1]
  1. 8Victoria52,215
  2. 9Bulalacao46,439
  3. 10Bansud44,396
  4. 11Puerto Galera42,301
  5. 12Socorro41,612
  6. 13Baco40,159
  7. 14Pola35,771
All 15 cities and municipalities of Oriental Mindoro
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 92 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Balatero5,27012 in 100
  2. San Isidro5,22412 in 100
  3. Poblacion5,11212 in 100
  4. Sabang4,78111 in 100
  5. Tabinay4,06910 in 100
  6. Dulangan3,5508 in 100
  7. Aninuan3,2998 in 100
  8. Santo Niño2,8387 in 100
  9. Villaflor2,6616 in 100
  10. Sinandigan2,1735 in 100
See all 13 barangays of Puerto Galera
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.6%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.7%)
  • 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 - 44,2612,1762,085
5 - 94,3752,2832,092
10 - 144,5402,3532,187
15 - 194,0202,0771,943
20 - 243,7601,9271,833
25 - 293,5071,7281,779
30 - 343,2361,6071,629
35 - 392,9741,4851,489
40 - 442,5871,3381,249
45 - 492,1561,1091,047
50 - 541,801911890
55 - 591,348686662
60 - 641,144553591
65 - 69800386414
70 - 74546259287
75 - 79305149156
80 years and over29092198

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
42,301[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
11,453[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
4.6%[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
62.7% (26,524 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
21,119 men, 20,531 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202442,301[1, 2]0.19% a year11,4533.7
2020as of May 1, 202041,961[1]2.91% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201536,606[1]2.28% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201032,521[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then28,035[33]3.45% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders21,925[33, 34]2.56% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then19,485[33]2.36% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then17,200[33]3.40% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then12,306[33]3.97% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,129[33]5.76% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then7,659[33]2.54% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then5,925[33]———

Barangays

Puerto Galera is made up of 13 barangays.
Barangays of Puerto Galera. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aninuan3,2997.8%0.74% a yearabout 4.22 km²Urban
Baclayan1,0122.39%6.09% a yearabout 7.76 km²Rural
Balatero5,27012.46%0.54% a yearabout 5.68 km²Urban
Dulangan3,5508.39%−2.41% a yearabout 16.87 km²Rural
Palangan1,6373.87%0.46% a yearabout 1.43 km²Rural
Poblacion5,11212.08%−0.99% a yearabout 1.03 km²Urban
Sabang4,78111.3%−1.19% a yearabout 2.41 km²Urban
San Antonio6751.6%−4.59% a yearabout 0.896 km²Rural
San Isidro5,22412.35%−0.06% a yearabout 7.16 km²Urban
Santo Niño2,8386.71%1.10% a yearabout 2.68 km²Urban
Sinandigan2,1735.14%6.29% a yearabout 0.827 km²Rural
Tabinay4,0699.62%−1.78% a yearabout 6.09 km²Rural
Villaflor2,6616.29%5.96% a yearabout 8.02 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

Puerto Galera covers 242.61 km² of land, 174 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 845 m above the sea and it has 58.4 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
242.61 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
174 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.46132° N, 120.95277° 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
200 m
Highest
845 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

58.4 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Tukuran River9.1 of 19.6 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Malasimbovolcano1,210 m
  2. Mount Talipanan1,122 m
  3. Mount Alinyaban912 m

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, 26 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 16 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
16.2% 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
1st class[4]
About 16 of every 100 people in Puerto Galera lived below the poverty line in 2021 (16.2%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 14.9% and 17.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 13government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 23schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 2markets
  • 8stations and terminals
  • 1park
  • 15beaches

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 “Puerto Galera” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices9

3 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 13 barangays of Puerto Galera

Hospitals and health centres2

Markets1

Stations and terminals8

Parks1

Beaches15

9 more beaches are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 13 barangays of Puerto Galera

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Puerto Galera. 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
    Robinhood De Chavez Ylagan[19]
    Vice mayor
    Rocky Datinguinoo Ilagan[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Rocky Datinguinoo Ilagan[20]
    Vice mayor
    Marlon Lopez Lopez[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Rocky Datinguinoo Ilagan[21]
    Vice mayor
    Marlon Lopez Lopez[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rockey Datinguinoo Ilagan[22]
    Vice mayor
    Marlon Lopez Lopez[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Hubbert Christopher Atienza Dolor[23]
    Vice mayor
    Robinhood De Chavez Ylagan[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Hubbert Christopher Atienza Dolor[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jaime Visayana Delgado[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Hubbert Christopher Atienza Dolor[25]
    Vice mayor
    Aristeo Evangelista Atienza[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Aristeo Atienza[26]
    Vice mayor
    Juan Ascan Jr.[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Aristeo E. Atienza[27]
    Vice mayor
    Juan S. Ascan Jr.[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Puerto Galera, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Robinhood De Chavez Ylagan[19]Rocky Datinguinoo Ilagan[19]
2022–2025Rocky Datinguinoo Ilagan[20]Marlon Lopez Lopez[20]
2019–2022Rocky Datinguinoo Ilagan[21]Marlon Lopez Lopez[21]
2016–2019Rockey Datinguinoo Ilagan[22]Marlon Lopez Lopez[22]
2013–2016Hubbert Christopher Atienza Dolor[23]Robinhood De Chavez Ylagan[23]
2010–2013Hubbert Christopher Atienza Dolor[24]Jaime Visayana Delgado[24]
2007–2010Hubbert Christopher Atienza Dolor[25]Aristeo Evangelista Atienza[25]
2004–2007Aristeo Atienza[26]Juan Ascan Jr.[26]
2001–2004Aristeo E. Atienza[27]Juan S. Ascan Jr.[27]

Before 2001

The heads of Puerto Galera 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 Puerto Galera before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1971–1980Herminigildo Atienza[28]Not given
1955–1971Rogelio Cataquis[28]Not given
1938–1941Leoncio Axalan[28]Not given
1934–1937Ariston Y. Atienza[28]Not given
1931–1934Estanislao Cobarrubias[28]Not given
1928–1931Anacleto Atienza[28]Not given
1925–1928Urbano C. Atienza[28]Not given
1922–1925Leoncio Axalan[28]Not given
1919–1921Isidoro C Suzara[28]Not given

History & Identity

Puerto Galera's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Puerto Galera in Now

Created
Act No. 3415, approved December 7, 1927, organized the districts of Bongabong and Puerto Galera as municipalities with their present territory; it took effect on approval.[9]

How it got its name

The provincial history page says the name comes from the galleons that used the bay as a refilling and repair area; it means "port of galleons".[10]

Its story

The provincial history page calls Puerto Galera the oldest settlement in Mindoro and says Juan de Salcedo founded it in 1570.[10]

It says a settlement already existed at Minolo, now a sitio of the town, and that Augustinian friars founded Minolo in 1574 as the earliest capital (cabecera) of Mindoro.[10]

Because of constant Moro raids the seat was moved from Lagundian to the present site inside the cove.[10]

In 1927 Act No. 3415 organized Puerto Galera as a municipality.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1570

    Juan de Salcedo is said by the provincial page to have founded Puerto Galera.[10]

  2. 1574

    Augustinian friars founded Minolo, the earliest cabecera of Mindoro.[10]

  3. December 7, 1927

    Act No. 3415 organized Puerto Galera as a municipality.[9]

Nearby

Puerto Galera shares a border with Abra De Ilog and San Teodoro.

How it compares

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

Puerto Galera beside Oriental Mindoro
FigurePuerto GaleraOriental 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 glossary42,301[1, 2]919,50411th 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 glossary0.19% a year[1, 2]slower0.29% a year9th 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 glossary174[6]less crowded20910th 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 glossary242.61 km²[6]4,407.03 km²11th 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 glossary62.7%[5]higher24.7%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Calapan City, the capital of Oriental Mindoro
28.8 km southeast
Manila
125.9 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. San TeodoroOriental Mindoro11.0 km southwest
  2. BacoOriental Mindoro18.8 km southeast
  3. TingloyBatangas20.7 km north
  4. MabiniBatangas28.7 km north
  5. Calapan CityOriental Mindoro28.8 km southeast
  6. Abra De IlogOccidental Mindoro31.7 km west

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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