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Municipality

Castilla

Castilla is a municipality in Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 61,308 in the 2024 census, and it has 34 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Castilla by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Legazpi CitySorsogon CityManitoPilarAmomonting: 1,372 people, 228 per km², 0.26% a yearBagalayag: 701 people, 371 per km², 2.67% a yearBagong Sirang: 1,106 people, 591 per km², −0.47% a yearBonga: 1,135 people, 371 per km², −0.93% a yearBuenavista: 2,008 people, 533 per km², 1.76% a yearBurabod: 2,160 people, 317 per km², 2.41% a yearCaburacan: 1,031 people, 139 per km², 3.07% a yearCanjela: 821 people, 162 per km², −1.68% a yearCogon: 1,107 people, 351 per km², 0.24% a yearCumadcad: 6,543 people, 817 per km², 0.15% a yearDangcalan: 362 people, 82 per km², −3.11% a yearDinapa: 2,792 people, 352 per km², −0.26% a yearLa Union: 1,416 people, 184 per km², 2.61% a yearLibtong: 1,084 people, 213 per km², 0.02% a yearLoreto: 1,373 people, 233 per km², 1.15% a yearMacalaya: 3,632 people, 403 per km², −0.95% a yearMaracabac: 767 people, 251 per km², −0.92% a yearMayon: 3,012 people, 440 per km², −0.63% a yearMilagrosa: 1,753 people, 127 per km², 0.04% a yearMiluya: 1,323 people, 217 per km², −0.20% a yearMaypangi: 746 people, 55 per km², 2.83% a yearMonte Carmelo: 1,201 people, 255 per km², −0.53% a yearOras: 2,022 people, 216 per km², 0.13% a yearPandan: 2,410 people, 542 per km², 3.53% a yearPoblacion: 3,468 people, 889 per km², −0.17% a yearQuirapi: 1,662 people, 429 per km², −0.24% a yearSaclayan: 617 people, 255 per km², 1.12% a yearSalvacion: 193 people, 100 per km², −25.78% a yearSan Isidro: 4,400 people, 318 per km², 0.60% a yearSan Rafael: 1,893 people, 503 per km², −1.62% a yearSan Roque: 695 people, 190 per km², −0.27% a yearSan Vicente: 3,461 people, 756 per km², 3.09% a yearSogoy: 1,910 people, 305 per km², 0.91% a yearTomalaytay: 1,132 people, 376 per km², −0.46% 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

    61,308

    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 15.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    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 7 of every 100 people in Sorsogon lived in Castilla in 2024 (7.25%)

  • Inside itSources

    34

    barangays

  • LandSources

    189.07 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: Castilla's land would fill a square about 13.8 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: 324 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

    15,330

    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

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    10.7%

    About 11 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
0506206000[4]Formerly 056206000
ZIP code
4713[15, 16, 17]

People

Castilla had 61,308 people in the 2024 census, up 15.9% 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.

Castilla had the 4th most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon in 2024[1]
  1. 1Sorsogon City187,670
  2. 2Bulan106,919
  3. 3Pilar76,908
  4. 4Castilla61,308
  5. 5Gubat61,095
  6. 6Irosin59,540
  7. 7Donsol51,781
All 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 55 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Cumadcad6,54311 in 100
  2. San Isidro4,4007 in 100
  3. Macalaya3,6326 in 100
  4. Poblacion3,4686 in 100
  5. San Vicente3,4616 in 100
  6. Mayon3,0125 in 100
  7. Dinapa2,7925 in 100
  8. Pandan2,4104 in 100
  9. Burabod2,1604 in 100
  10. Oras2,0223 in 100
See all 34 barangays of Castilla
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.9%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.7%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,7233,4293,294
5 - 97,3743,8973,477
10 - 146,9733,7303,243
15 - 196,7753,4723,303
20 - 244,9892,6062,383
25 - 294,2582,1392,119
30 - 343,7521,9651,787
35 - 393,4491,7851,664
40 - 443,3531,7101,643
45 - 492,8571,4941,363
50 - 542,6551,3561,299
55 - 592,1441,0731,071
60 - 641,776878898
65 - 691,270588682
70 - 74921378543
75 - 79578230348
80 years and over518165353

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
61,308[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
15,330[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 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
7.25%[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
10.7% (6,543 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
30,895 men, 29,470 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202461,308[1, 2]0.27% a year15,3304.0
2020as of May 1, 202060,635[1]1.00% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201557,827[1]1.71% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201052,903[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then49,407[34]1.27% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders45,072[34, 35]2.31% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then40,506[34]2.94% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then34,702[34]−0.02% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then34,782[34]3.27% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then29,614[34]1.82% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then27,060[34]3.00% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then20,007[34]———

Barangays

Castilla is made up of 34 barangays.
Barangays of Castilla. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Amomonting1,3722.24%0.26% a yearabout 6.02 km²Rural
Bagalayag7011.14%2.67% a yearabout 1.89 km²Rural
Bagong Sirang1,1061.8%−0.47% a yearabout 1.87 km²Rural
Bonga1,1351.85%−0.93% a yearabout 3.06 km²Rural
Buenavista2,0083.28%1.76% a yearabout 3.77 km²Rural
Burabod2,1603.52%2.41% a yearabout 6.81 km²Rural
Caburacan1,0311.68%3.07% a yearabout 7.44 km²Rural
Canjela8211.34%−1.68% a yearabout 5.07 km²Rural
Cogon1,1071.81%0.24% a yearabout 3.15 km²Rural
Cumadcad6,54310.67%0.15% a yearabout 8.01 km²Urban
Dangcalan3620.59%−3.11% a yearabout 4.43 km²Rural
Dinapa2,7924.55%−0.26% a yearabout 7.94 km²Rural
La Union1,4162.31%2.61% a yearabout 7.68 km²Rural
Libtong1,0841.77%0.02% a yearabout 5.09 km²Rural
Loreto1,3732.24%1.15% a yearabout 5.89 km²Rural
Macalaya3,6325.92%−0.95% a yearabout 9.02 km²Rural
Maracabac7671.25%−0.92% a yearabout 3.06 km²Rural
Mayon3,0124.91%−0.63% a yearabout 6.84 km²Rural
Maypangi7461.22%2.83% a yearabout 13.60 km²Rural
Milagrosa1,7532.86%0.04% a yearabout 13.82 km²Rural
Miluya1,3232.16%−0.20% a yearabout 6.09 km²Rural
Monte Carmelo1,2011.96%−0.53% a yearabout 4.71 km²Rural
Oras2,0223.3%0.13% a yearabout 9.37 km²Rural
Pandan2,4103.93%3.53% a yearabout 4.45 km²Rural
Poblacion3,4685.66%−0.17% a yearabout 3.90 km²Rural
Quirapi1,6622.71%−0.24% a yearabout 3.87 km²Rural
Saclayan6171.01%1.12% a yearabout 2.42 km²Rural
Salvacion1930.31%−25.78% a yearabout 1.93 km²Rural
San Isidro4,4007.18%0.60% a yearabout 13.84 km²Rural
San Rafael1,8933.09%−1.62% a yearabout 3.76 km²Rural
San Roque6951.13%−0.27% a yearabout 3.65 km²Rural
San Vicente3,4615.65%3.09% a yearabout 4.58 km²Rural
Sogoy1,9103.12%0.91% a yearabout 6.26 km²Rural
Tomalaytay1,1321.85%−0.46% a yearabout 3.01 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

Castilla covers 189.07 km² of land, 324 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 756 m above the sea and it has 54.4 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
189.07 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
324 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.95457° N, 123.81761° 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
110 m
Highest
756 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

54.4 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Kumadkad River16.9 of 19.7 km
  2. Inang River15.7 of 22.1 km

Peaks[31]

  1. Mount Castillaheight 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 IV[32]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 70 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 Legaspi City, the nearest PAGASA station, 24 km away[33]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 32 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
31.6% of people[20]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 32 of every 100 people in Castilla lived below the poverty line in 2021 (31.6%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 27.3% and 35.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 51schools
  • 7places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal

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 Castilla. 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.[13, 14]

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 Sorsogon[18, 19]

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
    Isagani Belen Mendoza[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jesus Mendenilla Agarap[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Isagani Belen Mendoza[22]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Barquilla Manata[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Isagani Belen Mendoza[23]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Barquilla Manata[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Joan Elizabeth Madrideo Lorenzano[24]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Barquilla Manata[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Olivia Marantal Bermillo[25]
    Vice mayor
    Isagani Belen Mendoza[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Olivia Marantal Bermillo[26]
    Vice mayor
    Isagani Belen Mendoza[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Olivia Marantal Bermillo[27]
    Vice mayor
    Alwin Cedeño Talde[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Renato Laurinaria[28]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Hao[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Renato G. Laurinaria[29]
    Vice mayor
    Jose M. Hao[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Castilla, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Isagani Belen Mendoza[21]Jesus Mendenilla Agarap[21]
2022–2025Isagani Belen Mendoza[22]Vicente Barquilla Manata[22]
2019–2022Isagani Belen Mendoza[23]Vicente Barquilla Manata[23]
2016–2019Joan Elizabeth Madrideo Lorenzano[24]Vicente Barquilla Manata[24]
2013–2016Olivia Marantal Bermillo[25]Isagani Belen Mendoza[25]
2010–2013Olivia Marantal Bermillo[26]Isagani Belen Mendoza[26]
2007–2010Olivia Marantal Bermillo[27]Alwin Cedeño Talde[27]
2004–2007Renato Laurinaria[28]Jose Hao[28]
2001–2004Renato G. Laurinaria[29]Jose M. Hao[29]

History & Identity

Created
Castilla, formerly Bolabog, a visita of Sorsogon, became a separate pueblo civil in 1827 according to the provincial timeline; no decree is named.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe provincial page says a wealthy, influential Spaniard named Eugenio Santos Martinez recommended moving the town site and named it Castilla after his hometown in Spain.[10]

Its story

Castilla became an independent town in 1827, set up at the barrio of Bulabog, now part of Sorsogon; before that it belonged to Albay.[10]

The provincial timeline calls the earlier place Bolabog, a visita of Sorsogon, that became a pueblo civil in 1827.[9]

Castilla became an independent parish on 24 June 1877.[11]

In August 1898 the uprising of shipyard workers in Pilar led to the killing of Spaniards in Pilar and Castilla.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1827

    Castilla (formerly Bolabog) became a separate pueblo civil.[9]

  2. 24 June 1877

    Castilla became an independent parish.[11]

  3. August 1898

    Pilar shipyard workers rose against Spaniards; Spaniards in Pilar and Castilla were killed.[12]

Nearby

Castilla shares a border with Legazpi City, Sorsogon City, Manito and Pilar.

How it compares

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

Castilla beside Sorsogon
FigureCastillaSorsogonRank 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 glossary61,308[1, 2]845,0664th 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 glossary0.27% a year[1, 2]slower0.47% a year12th 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 glossary324[6]less crowded42412th 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 glossary189.07 km²[6]1,993.11 km²4th 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 glossary4.0[1, 2]about the same4.0not 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 glossary10.7%[5]lower15.7%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Sorsogon City, the capital of Sorsogon
18.0 km northeast
Manila
355.3 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. Legazpi CityAlbay9.9 km northwest
  2. PilarSorsogon13.1 km west
  3. ManitoAlbay15.6 km northeast
  4. Sorsogon CitySorsogon18.0 km northeast
  5. MagallanesSorsogon18.6 km southeast
  6. JubanSorsogon22.6 km southeast

Sources

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