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Municipality

Magallanes

Magallanes is a municipality in Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 38,072 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 Magallanes by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BulanJubanAguada Norte: 1,373 people, 1,135 per km², −0.23% a yearAguada Sur: 1,278 people, 597 per km², 1.02% a yearAnibong: 541 people, 112 per km², 1.28% a yearBacalon: 624 people, 119 per km², 0.23% a yearBacolod: 872 people, 39,636 per km², −4.20% a yearBanacud: 1,109 people, 3,989 per km², −0.76% a yearBiga: 1,346 people, 801 per km², 0.76% a yearBehia: 2,582 people, 802 per km², 0.08% a yearBinisitahan del Norte: 997 people, 9,775 per km², 0.07% a yearBinisitahan del Sur: 709 people, 11,738 per km², 0.44% a yearBiton: 2,309 people, 597 per km², 0.27% a yearBulala: 542 people, 133 per km², 0.54% a yearBusay: 538 people, 92 per km², −2.11% a yearCaditaan: 3,686 people, 616 per km², 1.02% a yearCagbolo: 762 people, 244 per km², −7.51% a yearCagtalaba: 809 people, 174 per km², 13.97% a yearCawit Extension: 1,716 people, 11,289 per km², −0.07% a yearCawit Proper: 1,136 people, 12,539 per km², −1.52% a yearGinangra: 815 people, 400 per km², 0.48% a yearHubo: 1,048 people, 228 per km², 2.00% a yearIncarizan: 1,416 people, 406 per km², 3.35% a yearLapinig: 892 people, 187 per km², 1.16% a yearMagsaysay: 298 people, 54 per km², −0.16% a yearMalbog: 358 people, 40 per km², −0.07% a yearPantalan: 1,293 people, 27,336 per km², 2.68% a yearPawik: 698 people, 212 per km², 0.07% a yearPili: 1,572 people, 292 per km², 0.59% a yearPoblacion: 465 people, 7,922 per km², −1.96% a yearSalvacion: 1,176 people, 171 per km², 0.39% a yearSanta Elena: 1,061 people, 317 per km², −2.32% a yearSiuton: 1,882 people, 431 per km², −0.09% a yearTagas: 492 people, 189 per km², 1.05% a yearTulatula Norte: 961 people, 338 per km², 4.31% a yearTulatula Sur: 716 people, 95 per km², 3.08% 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

    38,072

    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 7.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    9th

    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 5 of every 100 people in Sorsogon lived in Magallanes in 2024 (4.51%)

  • Inside itSources

    34

    barangays

  • LandSources

    109.22 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: Magallanes's land would fill a square about 10.5 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: 349 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

    9,354

    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

    4.1 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
0506211000[4]Formerly 056211000
ZIP code
4705[17, 18, 19]

People

Magallanes had 38,072 people in the 2024 census, up 7.4% 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.

Magallanes had the 9th most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon in 2024[1]
  1. 6Irosin59,540
  2. 7Donsol51,781
  3. 8Matnog42,444
  4. 9Magallanes38,072
  5. 10Casiguran36,464
  6. 11Juban35,978
  7. 12Bulusan24,152
All 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 50 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Caditaan3,68610 in 100
  2. Behia2,5827 in 100
  3. Biton2,3096 in 100
  4. Siuton1,8825 in 100
  5. Cawit Extension1,7165 in 100
  6. Pili1,5724 in 100
  7. Incarizan1,4164 in 100
  8. Aguada Norte1,3734 in 100
  9. Biga1,3464 in 100
  10. Pantalan1,2933 in 100
See all 34 barangays of Magallanes
Age structure · 2020 Census[39]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.2%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.4%)
  • 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 - 44,3632,2952,068
5 - 94,4602,3802,080
10 - 144,3262,2652,061
15 - 194,4682,2822,186
20 - 243,2021,7071,495
25 - 292,4851,2401,245
30 - 342,2031,1101,093
35 - 391,9711,060911
40 - 441,9641,002962
45 - 491,778912866
50 - 541,670840830
55 - 591,392698694
60 - 641,081527554
65 - 69777365412
70 - 74541243298
75 - 79370120250
80 years and over33794243

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
38,072[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
9,354[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 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
4.51%[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
19,140 men, 18,248 women[39]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202438,072[1, 2]0.42% a year9,3544.1
2020as of May 1, 202037,411[1]0.21% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201537,038[1]0.84% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201035,443[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then34,418[37]1.31% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders31,315[37, 38]1.88% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then28,707[37]2.81% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then24,754[37]−0.40% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then25,765[37]2.20% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then23,101[37]−0.68% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then23,896[37]2.73% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then18,144[37]———

Barangays

Magallanes is made up of 34 barangays.
Barangays of Magallanes. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aguada Norte1,3733.61%−0.23% a yearabout 1.21 km²Rural
Aguada Sur1,2783.36%1.02% a yearabout 2.14 km²Rural
Anibong5411.42%1.28% a yearabout 4.81 km²Rural
Bacalon6241.64%0.23% a yearabout 5.23 km²Rural
Bacolod8722.29%−4.20% a yearabout 0.022 km²Rural
Banacud1,1092.91%−0.76% a yearabout 0.278 km²Rural
Behia2,5826.78%0.08% a yearabout 3.22 km²Rural
Biga1,3463.54%0.76% a yearabout 1.68 km²Rural
Binisitahan del Norte9972.62%0.07% a yearabout 0.102 km²Rural
Binisitahan del Sur7091.86%0.44% a yearabout 0.0604 km²Rural
Biton2,3096.06%0.27% a yearabout 3.87 km²Rural
Bulala5421.42%0.54% a yearabout 4.06 km²Rural
Busay5381.41%−2.11% a yearabout 5.85 km²Rural
Caditaan3,6869.68%1.02% a yearabout 5.98 km²Rural
Cagbolo7622%−7.51% a yearabout 3.12 km²Rural
Cagtalaba8092.12%13.97% a yearabout 4.66 km²Rural
Cawit Extension1,7164.51%−0.07% a yearabout 0.152 km²Rural
Cawit Proper1,1362.98%−1.52% a yearabout 0.0906 km²Rural
Ginangra8152.14%0.48% a yearabout 2.04 km²Rural
Hubo1,0482.75%2.00% a yearabout 4.60 km²Rural
Incarizan1,4163.72%3.35% a yearabout 3.49 km²Rural
Lapinig8922.34%1.16% a yearabout 4.77 km²Rural
Magsaysay2980.78%−0.16% a yearabout 5.47 km²Rural
Malbog3580.94%−0.07% a yearabout 8.99 km²Rural
Pantalan1,2933.4%2.68% a yearabout 0.0473 km²Rural
Pawik6981.83%0.07% a yearabout 3.30 km²Rural
Pili1,5724.13%0.59% a yearabout 5.38 km²Rural
Poblacion4651.22%−1.96% a yearabout 0.0587 km²Rural
Salvacion1,1763.09%0.39% a yearabout 6.89 km²Rural
Santa Elena1,0612.79%−2.32% a yearabout 3.35 km²Rural
Siuton1,8824.94%−0.09% a yearabout 4.37 km²Rural
Tagas4921.29%1.05% a yearabout 2.60 km²Rural
Tulatula Norte9612.52%4.31% a yearabout 2.84 km²Rural
Tulatula Sur7161.88%3.08% a yearabout 7.56 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

Magallanes covers 109.22 km² of land, 349 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 829 m above the sea and it has 41.4 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
109.22 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
349 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.80208° N, 123.88863° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[33]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
101 m
Highest
829 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

41.4 km of coastline[34]

Rivers[34]

  1. Incarizan River0.7 of 1.2 km

Peaks[34]

  1. Mount Bintacan845 m
  2. Jubanvolcano844 m
  3. Mount Malazimboheight 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[35]

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

Covers about 86 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, 43 km away[36]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 34 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
33.5% of people[22]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 34 of every 100 people in Magallanes lived below the poverty line in 2021 (33.5%)[22]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.7% and 37.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 6hospitals and health centres
  • 37schools
  • 2places of worship
  • 1monument or memorial

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 Magallanes. 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.[15, 16]

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[20, 21]

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
    Maria Elena Ramona Mencias Ragragio[23]
    Vice mayor
    Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Maria Elena Ramona Mencias Ragragio[24]
    Vice mayor
    Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[25]
    Vice mayor
    Allen Ajero Arambulo[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[26]
    Vice mayor
    Allen Ajero Arambulo[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[27]
    Vice mayor
    Eduardo Ebriega Judit[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Roque Licup Carranza[28]
    Vice mayor
    Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Abelardo Lavin Arambulo Sr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Roque Carranza[30]
    Vice mayor
    Agnes Rebancos[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Roque L. Carranza[31]
    Vice mayor
    Hilario A. Carrascal Jr.[31]
Mayors and vice mayors of Magallanes, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Maria Elena Ramona Mencias Ragragio[23]Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[23]
2022–2025Maria Elena Ramona Mencias Ragragio[24]Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[24]
2019–2022Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[25]Allen Ajero Arambulo[25]
2016–2019Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[26]Allen Ajero Arambulo[26]
2013–2016Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[27]Eduardo Ebriega Judit[27]
2010–2013Roque Licup Carranza[28]Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[28]
2007–2010Abelardo Lavin Arambulo Sr.[29]Augusto Manuel Mella Ragragio[29]
2004–2007Roque Carranza[30]Agnes Rebancos[30]
2001–2004Roque L. Carranza[31]Hilario A. Carrascal Jr.[31]

Before 2001

The heads of Magallanes 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 Magallanes before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1998Roque L. Carranza[32]Municipal Mayor
1995–1998Abelardo L. Arambulo[32]Municipal Mayor
1992–1995Abelardo L. Arambulo[32]Municipal Mayor
1988–1992Abelardo L. Arambulo[32]Municipal Mayor
1987–1988Delfin L. Ajero[32]Municipal Mayor
1986–1987Edmundo H. Hermida[32]Municipal Mayor
1980–1986Carmen L. Carranza[32]Municipal Mayor
1968–1980Manuel B. Carranza[32]Municipal Mayor
1964–1967Felino G. Lee[32]Municipal Mayor
1960–1963Felino G. Lee[32]Municipal Mayor
1956–1959Quirico Carrascal[32]Municipal Mayor
1952–1955Maxima Lee[32]Municipal Mayor
1948–1951Maxima Lee[32]Municipal Mayor
1946–1947Otilio Antiado[32]Municipal Mayor
1945Bartolome G. Lee[32]Municipal Mayor
1942–1944Juan Lorenzana[32]Municipal Mayor
1941Otilio Antiado[32]Presidente Municipal
1938–1940Bartolome G. Lee[32]Presidente Municipal
1935–1937Bartolome G. Lee[32]Presidente Municipal
1932–1934Santiago Lavin[32]Presidente Municipal
1929–1931Eusebio Mella[32]Presidente Municipal
1926–1928Santiago B. Lavin[32]Presidente Municipal
1920–1922Jose Buitizon[32]Presidente Municipal
1916–1919Leon de Castro[32]Presidente Municipal
1913–1915Iluminado Carranza[32]Presidente Municipal
1910–1912Iluminado Carranza[32]Presidente Municipal
1908–1909Apolinar Judit[32]Presidente Municipal
1906–1907Teodisio Hizo[32]Presidente Municipal
1904–1905Tomas Judit[32]Presidente Municipal
1901–1903Inocencio Mella[32]Presidente Municipal
1897–1898Inocencio Mella[32]Presidente Municipal
1895–1896Domingo Buitizon[32]Gobernadorcillo
1894Juan de Castro[32]Gobernadorcillo
1893Gregorio Orteza[32]Gobernadorcillo
1891–1892Aniceto Judit[32]Gobernadorcillo
1889–1890Luis Borras[32]Gobernadorcillo
1887–1888Juan de Castro[32]Gobernadorcillo
1885–1886Gregorio Orteza[32]Gobernadorcillo
1883–1884Celodonio Genorga[32]Gobernadorcillo
1881–1882Aniceto Judit[32]Gobernadorcillo
1879–1880Nicolas Andes[32]Gobernadorcillo
1877–1878Rogino Antiado[32]Not given
1875–1876Juan Manapat[32]Gobernadorcillo
1873–1874Gregorio Carrascal[32]Gobernadorcillo
1871–1872Cesar Genorga[32]Gobernadorcillo
1869–1870Jose Adriosola[32]Gobernadorcillo
1867–1868Felix Adino[32]Gobernadorcillo
1865–1866Francisco Hicap[32]Gobernadorcillo
1864Gregorio Carrascal[32]Gobernadorcillo
1863Florencio Hombre[32]Gobernadorcillo
1862Bartolome Bataller[32]Gobernadorcillo
1861Toribio Hungria[32]Gobernadorcillo
1860Manuel de Castro[32]Gobernadorcillo

History & Identity

How it got its name

Sources differThe town's own history page says the visita was first called Parina, after a hardwood tree used in shipbuilding. It says the priest sent to the new barrio, Fr. Fernando Ortiz, named it Magallanes after the sailor Fernando Magallanes.[10]

Sources differThe provincial government gives a different account. It says the settler Don Manuel de Castro became the first gobernadorcillo and himself named the town after the circumnavigator Magellan.[11]

Its story

The town grew from a sitio called Parina, a shipbuilding place. As it grew it became known as the Visita de Parina, and the chaplain of Casiguran said mass there.[10]

In 1852 a Spanish settler, Don Manuel de Castro, asked the Bishop of Nueva Caceres to make the visita a barrio with its own chaplain, and the request was granted.[10]

The town page says Magallanes became a municipality on 16 July 1860, separate from Casiguran, with Manuel de Castro as its first appointed gobernadorcillo. It became its own parish, finally on 16 January 1864.[10]

Bagatao Island, in Magallanes, held the Real Astillero de Bagatao, a royal shipyard where large Spanish galleons were built.[11]

The town's political history page begins its list of local chief executives in 1860 with Manuel de Castro as gobernadorcillo, followed by Toribio Hungria in 1861.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1852

    Magallanes began as a barrio of Casiguran, then called Parena.[13]

  2. 30 April 1859

    Sources differThe provincial timeline says the Spanish government approved Magallanes as a new town on 30 April 1859.[13]

  3. 16 July 1860

    Sources differThe town's own history page says Magallanes became a municipality on 16 July 1860.[10]

  4. 1863 to 1864

    Sources differMagallanes became an independent parish, according to the provincial timeline (1863). The town page gives 16 January 1864 as the final date.[10, 14]

Nearby

Magallanes shares a border with Bulan and Juban.

How it compares

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

Magallanes beside Sorsogon
FigureMagallanesSorsogonRank 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 glossary38,072[1, 2]845,0669th 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 glossary0.42% a year[1, 2]slower0.47% a year7th 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 glossary349[6]less crowded42410th 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 glossary109.22 km²[6]1,993.11 km²10th 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 glossary4.1[1, 2]higher4.0not 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
26.0 km north
Manila
370.9 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. JubanSorsogon9.3 km east
  2. BulanSorsogon12.8 km south
  3. CasiguranSorsogon16.9 km east
  4. IrosinSorsogon18.2 km southeast
  5. CastillaSorsogon18.6 km northwest
  6. BulusanSorsogon23.7 km east

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