Municipality

Botolan

Botolan is a municipality in Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 70,340 in the 2024 census, and it has 31 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
70,340
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 29.2% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
3rd
of the 14 cities and municipalities of Zambales 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 10 of every 100 people in Zambales lived in Botolan in 2024 (10.33%)
Inside itSources
31
barangays
LandSources
794.75 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: Botolan's land would fill a square about 28.2 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: 89 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 1 person 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
19,168
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
35%
About 35 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: 0307101000^[4]Formerly 037101000
ZIP code: 2202^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Botolan had 70,340 people in the 2024 census, up 29.2% 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.

Botolan had the 3rd most people of the 14 cities and municipalities of Zambales in 2024^[1]

1Olongapo City264,903
2Subic116,788
3Botolan70,340
4Castillejos70,105
5Santa Cruz66,647
6Iba59,580
7Masinloc56,579

All 14 cities and municipalities of Zambales

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 67 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Taugtog12,80918 in 100
San Juan10,35215 in 100
Mambog4,6827 in 100
Porac3,9036 in 100
Danacbunga3,2205 in 100
Panan3,1114 in 100
Santiago2,4954 in 100
Carael2,4203 in 100
San Isidro2,1123 in 100
Beneg1,9983 in 100

See all 31 barangays of Botolan

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.4%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.7%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.8%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	6,700	3,463	3,237
5 - 9	6,860	3,609	3,251
10 - 14	6,734	3,434	3,300
15 - 19	6,619	3,377	3,242
20 - 24	6,213	3,178	3,035
25 - 29	5,568	2,865	2,703
30 - 34	4,866	2,493	2,373
35 - 39	4,174	2,122	2,052
40 - 44	3,749	1,886	1,863
45 - 49	3,353	1,745	1,608
50 - 54	3,154	1,613	1,541
55 - 59	2,682	1,308	1,374
60 - 64	2,153	1,069	1,084
65 - 69	1,600	708	892
70 - 74	1,057	479	578
75 - 79	610	237	373
80 years and over	625	209	416

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: 70,340^{[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: 19,168^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.7 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Zambales, 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: 10.33%^[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: 35% (24,654 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 33,795 men, 32,922 women^[35]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	70,340^{[1, 2]}	1.27% a year	19,168	3.7
2020as of May 1, 2020	66,739^[1]	3.11% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	57,707^[1]	1.12% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	54,434^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	51,675^[33]	1.43% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	46,602^{[33, 34]}	2.74% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	41,084^[33]	2.72% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	35,604^[33]	2.76% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	27,125^[33]	−0.13% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	27,307^[33]	2.75% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	23,848^[33]	3.72% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	16,417^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Botolan is made up of 31 barangays.

Barangays of Botolan. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Bancal	1,150	1.63%	0.08% a year	about 0.809 km²	Rural
Bangan	1,416	2.01%	−0.47% a year	about 1.02 km²	Rural
Batonlapoc	1,493	2.12%	0.62% a year	about 0.868 km²	Urban
Belbel	444	0.63%	4.07% a year	about 65.40 km²	Rural
Beneg	1,998	2.84%	0.35% a year	about 0.991 km²	Rural
Binoclutan	1,249	1.78%	0.19% a year	about 5.87 km²	Rural
Burgos	758	1.08%	0.55% a year	about 41.40 km²	Rural
Cabatuan	917	1.3%	2.90% a year	about 20.21 km²	Rural
Capayawan	1,223	1.74%	0.72% a year	about 1.10 km²	Rural
Carael	2,420	3.44%	0.15% a year	about 5.26 km²	Rural
Danacbunga	3,220	4.58%	1.29% a year	about 1.97 km²	Rural
Maguisguis	1,152	1.64%	17.03% a year	about 53.26 km²	Rural
Malomboy	972	1.38%	2.86% a year	about 36.08 km²	Rural
Mambog	4,682	6.66%	0.83% a year	about 43.47 km²	Rural
Moraza	727	1.03%	12.01% a year	about 75.46 km²	Rural
Nacolcol	1,126	1.6%	21.79% a year	about 37.34 km²	Rural
Owaog-Nebloc	505	0.72%	4.52% a year	about 38.48 km²	Rural
Paco	1,964	2.79%	0.36% a year	about 0.504 km²	Rural
Palis	605	0.86%	7.07% a year	about 11.98 km²	Rural
Panan	3,111	4.42%	1.48% a year	about 5.93 km²	Rural
Parel	1,430	2.03%	3.14% a year	about 0.963 km²	Rural
Paudpod	1,038	1.48%	2.25% a year	about 5.09 km²	Rural
Poonbato	946	1.34%	−7.90% a year	about 82.78 km²	Rural
Porac	3,903	5.55%	2.10% a year	about 26.50 km²	Rural
San Isidro	2,112	3%	3.88% a year	about 2.41 km²	Rural
San Juan	10,352	14.72%	3.81% a year	about 43.11 km²	Urban
San Miguel	1,584	2.25%	1.03% a year	about 2.10 km²	Rural
Santiago	2,495	3.55%	1.64% a year	about 3.32 km²	Rural
Tampo	1,838	2.61%	0.14% a year	about 1.38 km²	Rural
Taugtog	12,809	18.21%	−2.31% a year	about 24.46 km²	Urban
Villar	701	1%	1.13% a year	about 32.50 km²	Rural

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

Botolan covers 794.75 km² of land, 89 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,657 m above the sea and it has 12.3 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: 794.75 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: 89 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 15.17993° N, 120.27452° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[29]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 350 m
Highest: 1,657 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

12.3 km of coastline^[30]

Rivers^[30]

Bucao Riverdries up35.8 km
Balinbaquero Riverdries up25.8 km
Marunal River16.9 km
Balintawak River14.6 km
Mambong River14.6 of 15.5 km
Maraunot River11.0 km
Maraunot River9.3 km
Bucao River7.0 of 13.1 km

The longest inside it: 14 in all.

Lakes^[30]

Lake Pinatubo1.7 km²

Peaks^[30]

Mount Pinatubovolcano1,445 m
Mount Dome1,340 m
Mount Cahapatan1,016 m
Mount Catongohan665 m
Mount Botolan561 m
Mount Culianan550 m

The highest: 17 in all.

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 I^[31]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

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

At Clark International Airport, the nearest PAGASA station, 29 km away^[32]Averages for 1997 to 2020: 2,455 mm of rain on 126 days a year; 27.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Clark International Airport, 1997 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	14 mm	3	25.5 °C	30.0 °C	21.0 °C
February	16 mm	3	26.0 °C	30.9 °C	21.1 °C
March	53 mm	3	27.5 °C	32.5 °C	22.4 °C
April	61 mm	5	28.9 °C	34.0 °C	23.8 °C
May	196 mm	13	28.8 °C	33.3 °C	24.4 °C
June	254 mm	16	28.0 °C	31.9 °C	24.1 °C
July	515 mm	20	27.3 °C	30.8 °C	23.7 °C
August	695 mm	22	27.0 °C	30.3 °C	23.7 °C
September	306 mm	18	27.2 °C	30.8 °C	23.6 °C
October	202 mm	11	27.3 °C	31.2 °C	23.4 °C
November	97 mm	7	27.0 °C	31.1 °C	23.0 °C
December	48 mm	5	26.3 °C	30.4 °C	22.1 °C
The year	2,455 mm	126	27.2 °C	31.4 °C	23.0 °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 152 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 31 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: 30.7% of people^[19]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 31 of every 100 people in Botolan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (30.7%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 27.2% and 34.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

18government offices
7hospitals and health centres
57schools
13places of worship
2markets
2parks
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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Botolan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices12

6 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 31 barangays of Botolan

Hospitals and health centres7

Markets2

Parks2

Monuments and memorials1

Botolan Rizal Monument · Tampo

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Botolan. 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.^{[12, 13]}

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 Zambales^{[17, 18]}

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
Jun Omar Cabanayan Ebdane^[20]
Vice mayor
Edmund Dante Dayap Perez^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Jun Omar Cabanayan Ebdane^[21]
Vice mayor
Doris Daria Ladines^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Doris Maniquiz Jeresano^[22]
Vice mayor
Doris Daria Ladines^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Doris Maniquiz Jeresano^[23]
Vice mayor
Doris Daria Ladines^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Doris Maniquiz Jeresano^[24]
Vice mayor
Nick Lao Manzo^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Nerma Ismael Yap^[25]
Vice mayor
Nick Lao Manzo^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Rogelio Barretto Yap^[26]
Vice mayor
Mely Blanco Basa^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Rogelio Yap^[27]
Vice mayor
Mor Lim^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Rogelio B. Yap^[28]
Vice mayor
Thelma D. Ditona^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Botolan, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Jun Omar Cabanayan Ebdane^[20]	Edmund Dante Dayap Perez^[20]
2022–2025	Jun Omar Cabanayan Ebdane^[21]	Doris Daria Ladines^[21]
2019–2022	Doris Maniquiz Jeresano^[22]	Doris Daria Ladines^[22]
2016–2019	Doris Maniquiz Jeresano^[23]	Doris Daria Ladines^[23]
2013–2016	Doris Maniquiz Jeresano^[24]	Nick Lao Manzo^[24]
2010–2013	Nerma Ismael Yap^[25]	Nick Lao Manzo^[25]
2007–2010	Rogelio Barretto Yap^[26]	Mely Blanco Basa^[26]
2004–2007	Rogelio Yap^[27]	Mor Lim^[27]
2001–2004	Rogelio B. Yap^[28]	Thelma D. Ditona^[28]

History & Identity

Stories from Central Luzon

Botolan has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Central Luzon, which Botolan is part of.

Film, 0:59
Central Luzon
Central Luzon: capitals on the move
Bacolor, Malolos, San Isidro and Cabanatuan each served as a capital of the Philippines between 1762 and 1899, before the government moved on to Tarlac.
The Map Moved

All Stories

Its story

A Recollect history printed in Blair and Robertson says the Recollects kept the Botolan mission until 1814, after secular priests took over the other missions of the province.^[9]

In 1903 Act No. 945 joined Cabangan to Botolan, with the municipal seat at Botolan.^[10]

Cabangan was separated from Botolan again by Executive Order No. 51 of 19 November 1907, in part because rivers cut Cabangan off from the town for much of the year.^[11]

Timeline

15 October 1903
Act No. 945 of 15 October 1903 reduced Zambales from twenty-five municipalities to fifteen. Botolan was kept and took over the territory of Cabangan.^[10]

Nearby

Botolan shares a border with 8 places.

How it compares

Botolan beside Zambales, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Zambales.

Botolan beside Zambales
Figure	Botolan	Zambales	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Zambales
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	70,340^{[1, 2]}	681,225	3rd of 14
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	1.27% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	1.15% a year	4th of 14
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	89^[6]less crowded	178	14th of 14
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	794.75 km²^[6]	3,830.65 km²	1st of 14
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	3.7^{[1, 2]}lower	3.8	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	35%^[5]lower	50.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Iba, the capital of Zambales: 35.7 km northwest
Manila: 101.6 km southeast

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

BambanTarlac14.3 km east
San MarcelinoZambales18.4 km southeast
CabanganZambales20.0 km west
San FelipeZambales22.7 km southwest
PoracPampanga22.8 km southeast
San NarcisoZambales25.6 km southwest

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18.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
19.Philippine Statistics Authority. Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2018 and 2021 (the PSA's workbook "2018 - 2021 SAE_with PSGC_noHUC.xlsx", sheet "2018-2021_NoHUC", as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published April 2, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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21.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
22.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECED CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
29.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
30.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
31.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
32.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
33.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
34.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
35.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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