Component city

Sorsogon City

Sorsogon City is a component city in Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 187,670 in the 2024 census, and it has 64 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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
187,670
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 21% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
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 22 of every 100 people in Sorsogon lived in Sorsogon City in 2024 (22.21%)
Inside itSources
64
barangays
LandSources
275.22 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: Sorsogon City's land would fill a square about 16.6 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: 682 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 7 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
45,842
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
48.8%
About 49 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: 0506216000^[4]Formerly 056216000
ZIP code: 4700^{[15, 16, 17]}
ZIP codes by area: ZIP codes by areaBeside Sorsogon City's own code, 4700, PHLPost gives these areas codes of their own.Bacon4701From PHLPost's own lists of ZIP codes^{[15, 16, 17]}

People

Sorsogon City had 187,670 people in the 2024 census, up 21% 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.

Sorsogon City had the most people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon in 2024^[1]

1Sorsogon City187,670
2Bulan106,919
3Pilar76,908
4Castilla61,308
5Gubat61,095
6Irosin59,540
7Donsol51,781

All 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 43 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Bibincahan22,26512 in 100
Pangpang10,4866 in 100
Balogo (Sorsogon East District)8,6785 in 100
Cabid-An8,3594 in 100
San Juan (Roro)5,5693 in 100
Guinlajon5,3663 in 100
Cambulaga5,1983 in 100
Abuyog4,8913 in 100
Poblacion4,6662 in 100
Macabog4,5842 in 100

See all 64 barangays of Sorsogon City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[36]People living in households, by age and sex

About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.3%)
About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.6%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	19,839	10,277	9,562
5 - 9	19,978	10,404	9,574
10 - 14	18,733	9,741	8,992
15 - 19	19,342	9,857	9,485
20 - 24	16,681	8,461	8,220
25 - 29	13,362	6,750	6,612
30 - 34	11,494	5,780	5,714
35 - 39	10,449	5,223	5,226
40 - 44	10,219	5,104	5,115
45 - 49	8,716	4,366	4,350
50 - 54	8,409	4,119	4,290
55 - 59	7,163	3,524	3,639
60 - 64	5,735	2,729	3,006
65 - 69	4,105	1,817	2,288
70 - 74	2,897	1,198	1,699
75 - 79	1,972	745	1,227
80 years and over	1,930	580	1,350

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: 187,670^{[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: 45,842^{[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: 22.21%^[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: 48.8% (91,603 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 90,675 men, 90,349 women^[36]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	187,670^{[1, 2]}	0.71% a year	45,842	4.1
2020as of May 1, 2020	182,237^[1]	1.71% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	168,110^[1]	1.54% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	155,144^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	151,454^[34]	1.63% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	134,678^[35]	10.92% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	83,012^[34]	2.47% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	72,871^[34]	1.86% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	60,574^[34]	2.44% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	53,700^[34]	2.39% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	47,734^[34]	2.93% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	35,542^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Sorsogon City is made up of 64 barangays.

Barangays of Sorsogon City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Bibincahan	22,265	11.86%	1.86% a year	about 8.00 km²	Urban
Pangpang	10,486	5.59%	0.67% a year	about 6.20 km²	Urban
Balogo (Sorsogon East District)	8,678	4.62%	2.10% a year	about 1.12 km²	Urban
Cabid-An	8,359	4.45%	1.03% a year	about 5.54 km²	Urban
San Juan (Roro)	5,569	2.97%	0.79% a year	about 3.08 km²	Urban
Guinlajon	5,366	2.86%	0.63% a year	about 9.49 km²	Urban
Cambulaga	5,198	2.77%	1.15% a year	about 0.515 km²	Urban
Abuyog	4,891	2.61%	1.59% a year	about 5.06 km²	Rural
Poblacion	4,666	2.49%	0.10% a year	about 1.87 km²	Rural
Macabog	4,584	2.44%	1.03% a year	about 5.70 km²	Urban
Sampaloc	4,379	2.33%	−1.14% a year	about 0.128 km²	Rural
Buhatan	4,030	2.15%	1.05% a year	about 9.06 km²	Urban
San Roque	3,597	1.92%	−0.26% a year	about 3.02 km²	Rural
Bitan-o/Dalipay	3,353	1.79%	0.32% a year	about 0.32 km²	Urban
San Isidro (Bacon District)	3,241	1.73%	1.48% a year	about 6.43 km²	Rural
Osiao	3,191	1.7%	0.83% a year	about 37.73 km²	Rural
Tugos	3,104	1.65%	−0.79% a year	about 0.829 km²	Rural
Basud	3,052	1.63%	0.95% a year	about 3.54 km²	Rural
Rizal	3,043	1.62%	−4.07% a year	about 17.38 km²	Rural
Balete	2,958	1.58%	0.64% a year	about 2.99 km²	Rural
Buenavista (Sorsogon West District)	2,817	1.5%	8.14% a year	about 1.98 km²	Rural
Salog	2,816	1.5%	0.04% a year	about 0.208 km²	Urban
Capuy	2,763	1.47%	1.39% a year	about 7.02 km²	Rural
Santo Niño	2,723	1.45%	0.27% a year	about 17.14 km²	Rural
Bucalbucalan	2,669	1.42%	0.95% a year	about 7.02 km²	Rural
Bulabog	2,604	1.39%	1.11% a year	about 6.91 km²	Rural
Caricaran	2,586	1.38%	−0.08% a year	about 2.16 km²	Rural
Talisay	2,511	1.34%	−1.14% a year	about 0.304 km²	Urban
Gatbo	2,483	1.32%	0.22% a year	about 7.41 km²	Rural
Ticol	2,355	1.25%	0.57% a year	about 4.21 km²	Rural
Pamurayan	2,331	1.24%	0.03% a year	about 3.29 km²	Rural
San Juan	2,253	1.2%	1.60% a year	about 17.34 km²	Rural
Sirangan	2,187	1.17%	−0.90% a year	about 0.0574 km²	Urban
Piot	2,181	1.16%	−3.79% a year	about 0.623 km²	Urban
Sugod	2,177	1.16%	−0.03% a year	about 5.52 km²	Rural
Burabod	2,105	1.12%	−1.11% a year	about 0.208 km²	Urban
San Isidro (Sorsogon West District)	1,997	1.06%	2.85% a year	about 6.39 km²	Rural
Peñafrancia	1,943	1.04%	−1.58% a year	about 2.26 km²	Rural
Bato	1,917	1.02%	0.82% a year	about 5.96 km²	Rural
San Vicente	1,820	0.97%	1.55% a year	about 3.73 km²	Rural
Panlayaan	1,652	0.88%	0.91% a year	about 5.63 km²	Rural
Maricrum	1,644	0.88%	0.25% a year	about 3.43 km²	Rural
San Pascual	1,640	0.87%	0.22% a year	about 1.96 km²	Rural
Rawis	1,626	0.87%	−0.34% a year	about 2.04 km²	Rural
Bogña	1,609	0.86%	−0.18% a year	about 2.68 km²	Rural
Buenavista (Bacon District)	1,506	0.8%	1.44% a year	about 3.61 km²	Rural
Sawanga	1,472	0.78%	−0.36% a year	about 1.27 km²	Rural
Santo Domingo	1,394	0.74%	0.07% a year	about 1.37 km²	Rural
Salvacion (Bacon District)	1,263	0.67%	0.21% a year	about 3.37 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	1,256	0.67%	2.22% a year	about 1.43 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 64. See all 64 barangays of Sorsogon City

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

Sorsogon City covers 275.22 km² of land, 682 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,084 m above the sea and it has 67.1 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: 275.22 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: 682 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 13.02236° N, 123.96825° 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: 220 m
Highest: 1,084 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

67.1 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Sorsogon River2.9 km
Mecawayan River0.8 km

Peaks^[31]

Mount Pocdolvolcano1,102 m
Mount Pulog1,032 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^[32]

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, 30 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
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	347 mm	18	26.1 °C	28.9 °C	23.3 °C
February	251 mm	13	26.3 °C	29.4 °C	23.3 °C
March	232 mm	14	27.0 °C	30.2 °C	23.9 °C
April	152 mm	12	28.2 °C	31.7 °C	24.8 °C
May	198 mm	13	29.0 °C	32.5 °C	25.6 °C
June	216 mm	14	28.8 °C	32.3 °C	25.3 °C
July	281 mm	18	28.2 °C	31.5 °C	24.9 °C
August	223 mm	16	28.3 °C	31.5 °C	25.0 °C
September	280 mm	17	28.1 °C	31.5 °C	24.8 °C
October	322 mm	18	27.8 °C	31.1 °C	24.4 °C
November	450 mm	20	27.4 °C	30.4 °C	24.4 °C
December	642 mm	22	26.7 °C	29.4 °C	24.0 °C
The year	3,593 mm	195	27.7 °C	30.9 °C	24.5 °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: 20.6% 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: 2nd class^[4]

About 21 of every 100 people in Sorsogon City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.6%)^[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 18.3% and 22.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

27government offices
7hospitals and health centres
90schools
16places of worship
1market
2stations and terminals
4parks
1beach

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

Government offices23

17 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 64 barangays of Sorsogon City

Hospitals and health centres7

Markets1

Sorsogon Public Market · Sirangan

Stations and terminals2

Parks4

Beaches1

Paguriran · Sawanga

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Sorsogon City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
Capital of: Sorsogon^[4]
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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Ma. Ester Escasa Hamor^[21]
Vice mayor
Mark Eric Calog Dioneda^[21]
2022–2025
Mayor
Ma. Ester Escasa Hamor^[22]
Vice mayor
Mark Eric Calog Dioneda^[22]
2019–2022
Mayor
Ma. Ester Escasa Hamor^[23]
Vice mayor
Mark Eric Calog Dioneda^[23]
2016–2019
Mayor
Sally Ante Lee^[24]
Vice mayor
Jonathan Grencio Balintong^[24]
2013–2016
Mayor
Sally Ante Lee^[25]
Vice mayor
Ma. Charo Lastrilla Dichoso^[25]
2010–2013
Mayor
Leovic Reyes Dioneda^[26]
Vice mayor
Robert Ante Lee Rodrigueza^[26]
2007–2010
Mayor
Leovic Reyes Dioneda^[27]
Vice mayor
Edmundo Ayo Atutubo^[27]
2004–2007
Mayor
Sally Lee^[28]
Vice mayor
Edmundo Atutubo^[28]
2001–2004
Mayor
Sally A. Lee^[29]
Vice mayor
Edmundo A. Atutubo^[29]

Mayors and vice mayors of Sorsogon City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Ma. Ester Escasa Hamor^[21]	Mark Eric Calog Dioneda^[21]
2022–2025	Ma. Ester Escasa Hamor^[22]	Mark Eric Calog Dioneda^[22]
2019–2022	Ma. Ester Escasa Hamor^[23]	Mark Eric Calog Dioneda^[23]
2016–2019	Sally Ante Lee^[24]	Jonathan Grencio Balintong^[24]
2013–2016	Sally Ante Lee^[25]	Ma. Charo Lastrilla Dichoso^[25]
2010–2013	Leovic Reyes Dioneda^[26]	Robert Ante Lee Rodrigueza^[26]
2007–2010	Leovic Reyes Dioneda^[27]	Edmundo Ayo Atutubo^[27]
2004–2007	Sally Lee^[28]	Edmundo Atutubo^[28]
2001–2004	Sally A. Lee^[29]	Edmundo A. Atutubo^[29]

History & Identity

Stories from Bicol Region

Sorsogon City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Bicol Region, which Sorsogon City is part of.

Film, 0:56
Bicol Region
Bicol Region: the day Mayon moved a town
Tradition says Bicol is named for a bending river. On 1 February 1814 Mayon buried Cagsawa; the town moved to Daraga, and in 1914 the Bicol Region made a pilgrimage to the ruins.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Sorsogon City's fiesta and days

Pili Festival / Feast of Saints Peter and PaulTown fiesta · Saints Peter and Paul · Every 28 June · next Monday, 28 June 2027
Kasanggayahan FestivalFestival · Every 1 October · next 1 to 31 October 2026

Everything listed for Sorsogon City in Now

Official name: City of Sorsogon^[4]
Created: Sorsogon City was created by Republic Act No. 8806, approved on 16 August 2000, which merged the municipalities of Bacon and Sorsogon into one component city. The city page says a plebiscite ratified it on 16 December 2000.^{[9, 10]}

How it got its name

Local traditionThe province says the most popular tale is that Spaniards lost around the bay asked a native fisherman the name of the place. He thought they wanted directions upstream and said sosogon, meaning to follow.^[12]

Its story

The city grew from two towns, Bacon and Sorsogon, which began as Spanish missions in the 1600s and later became parishes and civil towns. Ancient burial sites and a 3,000-year-old cave find show people lived there long before.^[10]

Bacon became a mission in 1609 and a parish in 1617. Sorsogon became an independent parish in 1628.^[10]

Bacon became a pueblo civil in 1754, and Sorsogon in 1864.^[10]

Spanish authorities set up Sorsogon as a province on 17 October 1894, administratively separate from Albay, and the town of Sorsogon served as its seat of government; the province took the town's name.^[10]

At the start of the American period, Sorsogon, as the provincial centre, hosted the Sorsogon School of Arts and Trade and Sorsogon High School.^[10]

Republic Act No. 8806, the cityhood law, merged Bacon and Sorsogon into the City of Sorsogon in 2000. The law kept it a component of the province and of its first congressional district.^[9]

Timeline

1609
Bacon was established as a mission, with Casiguran as the parochial center.^[10]
1628
Sorsogon became an independent parish.^[10]
1754
Bacon became a pueblo civil.^[10]
1864
Sorsogon became a pueblo civil.^[10]
17 October 1894
Sorsogon became a province separate from Albay under Spanish authorities, who made the town of Sorsogon its capital.^[10]
16 August 2000
Republic Act No. 8806 created Sorsogon City from Bacon and Sorsogon.^{[9, 10]}
16 December 2000
A plebiscite ratified the creation of the city.^[10]

Nearby

Sorsogon City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Sorsogon City beside Sorsogon
Figure	Sorsogon City	Sorsogon	Rank 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 glossary	187,670^{[1, 2]}	845,066	1st 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 glossary	0.71% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.47% a year	3rd 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 glossary	682^[6]more crowded	424	1st 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 glossary	275.22 km²^[6]	1,993.11 km²	1st 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 glossary	4.1^{[1, 2]}higher	4.0	not 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 glossary	48.8%^[5]higher	15.7%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 365.7 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]

ManitoAlbay11.3 km northwest
GubatSorsogon16.9 km southeast
CastillaSorsogon18.0 km southwest
Prieto DiazSorsogon20.1 km east
CasiguranSorsogon20.4 km south
Legazpi CityAlbay22.3 km west

Sources

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

1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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30.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
31.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
32.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
33.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
34.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
35.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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