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Municipality

Bulusan

Bulusan is a municipality in Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 24,152 in the 2024 census, and it has 24 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Bulusan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BarcelonaCasiguranIrosinJubanSanta MagdalenaBagacay: 797 people, 422 per km², −0.15% a yearCentral: 283 people, 5,787 per km², −1.78% a yearCogon: 382 people, 229 per km², −2.19% a yearDancalan: 1,609 people, 659 per km², 1.44% a yearDapdap: 1,262 people, 4,606 per km², −0.15% a yearLalud: 538 people, 92 per km², 0.09% a yearLooban: 208 people, 6,520 per km², −2.18% a yearMabuhay: 1,293 people, 4,935 per km², −1.12% a yearMadlawon: 1,043 people, 1,866 per km², −4.25% a yearPoctol: 311 people, 9,540 per km², −0.76% a yearPorog: 869 people, 790 per km², −0.27% a yearSabang: 1,319 people, 15,872 per km², 0.18% a yearSalvacion: 488 people, 100 per km², 0.45% a yearSan Antonio: 512 people, 237 per km², −4.26% a yearSan Bernardo: 979 people, 233 per km², 2.37% a yearSan Francisco: 1,181 people, 139 per km², 1.43% a yearSan Isidro: 1,990 people, 329 per km², −0.33% a yearSan Jose: 1,390 people, 144 per km², 8.14% a yearSan Rafael: 1,197 people, 224 per km², 0.45% a yearSan Roque: 2,765 people, 356 per km², −0.56% a yearSan Vicente: 1,731 people, 3,010 per km², 1.02% a yearSanta Barbara: 997 people, 46 per km², 0.34% a yearSapngan: 554 people, 2,651 per km², 2.64% a yearTinampo: 454 people, 112 per km², −1.47% 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

    24,152

    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 9.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    12th

    of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon 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 3 of every 100 people in Sorsogon lived in Bulusan in 2024 (2.86%)

  • Inside itSources

    24

    barangays

  • LandSources

    78.98 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: Bulusan's land would fill a square about 8.9 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: 306 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

    6,220

    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

    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
0506204000[4]Formerly 056204000
ZIP code
4704[16, 17, 18]

People

Bulusan had 24,152 people in the 2024 census, up 9.3% 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.

Bulusan had the 12th most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon in 2024[1]
  1. 9Magallanes38,072
  2. 10Casiguran36,464
  3. 11Juban35,978
  4. 12Bulusan24,152
  5. 13Prieto Diaz23,424
  6. 14Barcelona21,911
  7. 15Santa Magdalena17,400
All 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 65 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. San Roque2,76511 in 100
  2. San Isidro1,9908 in 100
  3. San Vicente1,7317 in 100
  4. Dancalan1,6097 in 100
  5. San Jose1,3906 in 100
  6. Sabang1,3195 in 100
  7. Mabuhay1,2935 in 100
  8. Dapdap1,2625 in 100
  9. San Rafael1,1975 in 100
  10. San Francisco1,1815 in 100
See all 24 barangays of Bulusan
Age structure · 2020 Census[37]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.3%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.8%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,3051,2391,066
5 - 92,4911,3291,162
10 - 142,4501,3111,139
15 - 192,5131,3391,174
20 - 241,9991,071928
25 - 291,662867795
30 - 341,405752653
35 - 391,230640590
40 - 441,256662594
45 - 491,212649563
50 - 541,222626596
55 - 591,136609527
60 - 64899493406
65 - 69685344341
70 - 74545238307
75 - 79410172238
80 years and over477152325

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
24,152[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
6,220[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Sorsogon, 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
2.86%[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
12,493 men, 11,404 women[37]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202424,152[1, 2]0.22% a year6,2203.9
2020as of May 1, 202023,932[1]0.95% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201522,884[1]0.68% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201022,089[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then21,374[35]0.60% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders20,469[35, 36]1.04% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then19,501[35]1.50% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then18,009[35]−0.02% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then18,050[35]1.94% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then16,393[35]0.22% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then16,217[35]0.42% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then15,539[35]———

Barangays

Bulusan is made up of 24 barangays.
Barangays of Bulusan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bagacay7973.3%−0.15% a yearabout 1.89 km²Rural
Central2831.17%−1.78% a yearabout 0.0489 km²Rural
Cogon3821.58%−2.19% a yearabout 1.67 km²Rural
Dancalan1,6096.66%1.44% a yearabout 2.44 km²Rural
Dapdap1,2625.23%−0.15% a yearabout 0.274 km²Rural
Lalud5382.23%0.09% a yearabout 5.82 km²Rural
Looban2080.86%−2.18% a yearabout 0.0319 km²Rural
Mabuhay1,2935.35%−1.12% a yearabout 0.262 km²Rural
Madlawon1,0434.32%−4.25% a yearabout 0.559 km²Rural
Poctol3111.29%−0.76% a yearabout 0.0326 km²Rural
Porog8693.6%−0.27% a yearabout 1.10 km²Rural
Sabang1,3195.46%0.18% a yearabout 0.0831 km²Rural
Salvacion4882.02%0.45% a yearabout 4.90 km²Rural
San Antonio5122.12%−4.26% a yearabout 2.16 km²Rural
San Bernardo9794.05%2.37% a yearabout 4.21 km²Rural
San Francisco1,1814.89%1.43% a yearabout 8.50 km²Rural
San Isidro1,9908.24%−0.33% a yearabout 6.04 km²Rural
San Jose1,3905.76%8.14% a yearabout 9.63 km²Rural
San Rafael1,1974.96%0.45% a yearabout 5.34 km²Rural
San Roque2,76511.45%−0.56% a yearabout 7.77 km²Rural
San Vicente1,7317.17%1.02% a yearabout 0.575 km²Rural
Santa Barbara9974.13%0.34% a yearabout 21.59 km²Rural
Sapngan5542.29%2.64% a yearabout 0.209 km²Rural
Tinampo4541.88%−1.47% a yearabout 4.04 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

Bulusan covers 78.98 km² of land, 306 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,552 m above the sea and it has 16.2 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
78.98 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
306 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.75945° N, 124.10286° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
315 m
Highest
1,552 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

16.2 km of coastline[32]

Lakes[32]

  1. Bulusan Lake0.25 km²

Peaks[32]

  1. Mount Bulusanvolcano1,565 m
  2. Sharp Peakvolcano1,047 m
  3. Irosin Calderavolcano0 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 II[33]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Legaspi City, the nearest PAGASA station, 60 km away[34]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,593 mm of rain on 195 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Legaspi City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January347 mm1826.1 °C28.9 °C23.3 °C
February251 mm1326.3 °C29.4 °C23.3 °C
March232 mm1427.0 °C30.2 °C23.9 °C
April152 mm1228.2 °C31.7 °C24.8 °C
May198 mm1329.0 °C32.5 °C25.6 °C
June216 mm1428.8 °C32.3 °C25.3 °C
July281 mm1828.2 °C31.5 °C24.9 °C
August223 mm1628.3 °C31.5 °C25.0 °C
September280 mm1728.1 °C31.5 °C24.8 °C
October322 mm1827.8 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
November450 mm2027.4 °C30.4 °C24.4 °C
December642 mm2226.7 °C29.4 °C24.0 °C
The year3,593 mm19527.7 °C30.9 °C24.5 °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 15 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 21 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
20.7% of people[21]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 21 of every 100 people in Bulusan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.7%)[21]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.2% and 24.1%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 2government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 24schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1market
  • 2stations and terminals

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 Bulusan. 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.[14, 15]

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
2nd district of Sorsogon[19, 20]

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
    Wennie Rafallo Romano[22]
    Vice mayor
    Michael Genetia Guysayko[22]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Michael Genetia Guysayko[23]
    Vice mayor
    Wennie Rafallo Romano[23]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Michael Genetia Guysayko[24]
    Vice mayor
    Reuel Gacosta Fortades[24]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Michael Genetia Guysayko[25]
    Vice mayor
    Reuel Gacosta Fortades[25]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Domingo Sesbreño Halum[26]
    Vice mayor
    Westmoreland Gutierrez Ragasa[26]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Michael Genetia Guysayko[27]
    Vice mayor
    Westmoreland Gutierrez Ragasa[27]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Juan Gutierrez Guysayko[28]
    Vice mayor
    Menandro Freo Frayna[28]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Juan Guysayko[29]
    Vice mayor
    Menandro Frayna[29]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Juan G. Guysayko[30]
    Vice mayor
    Nelly G. Fortades[30]
Mayors and vice mayors of Bulusan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Wennie Rafallo Romano[22]Michael Genetia Guysayko[22]
2022–2025Michael Genetia Guysayko[23]Wennie Rafallo Romano[23]
2019–2022Michael Genetia Guysayko[24]Reuel Gacosta Fortades[24]
2016–2019Michael Genetia Guysayko[25]Reuel Gacosta Fortades[25]
2013–2016Domingo Sesbreño Halum[26]Westmoreland Gutierrez Ragasa[26]
2010–2013Michael Genetia Guysayko[27]Westmoreland Gutierrez Ragasa[27]
2007–2010Juan Gutierrez Guysayko[28]Menandro Freo Frayna[28]
2004–2007Juan Guysayko[29]Menandro Frayna[29]
2001–2004Juan G. Guysayko[30]Nelly G. Fortades[30]

History & Identity

Created
Per the provincial government's page, it is believed Bulusan's civil government began in 1631, the year it is said to have become a town separate from Casiguran. No decree is named.[9]

How it got its name

The provincial government's page says Bulusan is a Bikol word meaning a place where water flows, matching the many springs and rivers that run down its slopes.[9]

Its story

Bulusan was a mere visita of Casiguran until it became an independent parish in 1630.[10]

The provincial page says its civil government is believed to have begun in 1631, when it was said to become a town apart from Casiguran.[9]

Gubat, then a big barrio of Bulusan, was declared a town of its own on 13 June 1764.[11]

Matnog was split from Bulusan as an independent parish in 1863.[12]

In early 1942 Major Licerio Lapuz set up the resistance movement's headquarters on the slopes of Bulusan Volcano.[13]

Timeline

  1. 1630

    Bulusan became an independent parish, leaving Casiguran.[10]

  2. 1631

    Civil government believed to begin; town said to separate from Casiguran.[9]

  3. 1942

    Major Licerio Lapuz established the resistance headquarters on the slopes of Bulusan Volcano.[13]

Nearby

Bulusan shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Bulusan beside Sorsogon, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Sorsogon.

Bulusan beside Sorsogon
FigureBulusanSorsogonRank among the cities and municipalities of Sorsogon
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 glossary24,152[1, 2]845,06612th 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 glossary0.22% a year[1, 2]slower0.47% a year14th 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 glossary306[6]less crowded42414th 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 glossary78.98 km²[6]1,993.11 km²12th 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 glossary3.9[1, 2]lower4.0not 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]lower15.7%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Sorsogon City, the capital of Sorsogon
32.7 km northwest
Manila
393.1 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. BarcelonaSorsogon8.6 km north
  2. IrosinSorsogon9.6 km southwest
  3. CasiguranSorsogon12.5 km northwest
  4. Santa MagdalenaSorsogon12.6 km south
  5. JubanSorsogon15.6 km northwest
  6. GubatSorsogon20.3 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  19. 19.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  32. 32.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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