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Bulalacao

Coordinates: 12°19′30″N 121°20′35″E / 12.325°N 121.343°E / 12.325; 121.343
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Bulalacao
San Pedro
Municipality
Municipality of Bulalacao
Bulalacao Town Hall
Bulalacao Town Hall
Flag of Bulalacao
Flag
Official seal of Bulalacao
Seal
Etymology: meteorite, shooting star
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Bulalacao highlighted
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Bulalacao highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Bulalacao is located in Philippines
Bulalacao
Bulalacao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°19′30″N 121°20′35″E / 12.325°N 121.343°E / 12.325; 121.343
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
District 2nd district
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorErnilo C. Villas
 • Vice MayorRamon G. Magbanua
 • RepresentativeAlfonso V. Umali Jr.
 • Electorate25,389 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
321.86 km2 (124.27 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation
283 m (928 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
44,366
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
 • Households
9,865
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
31.75
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 179.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 478.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 167.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 142.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityOriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5214
PSGC
1705204000
IDD : area code +63 (0)43
Native languagesRatagnon
Romblomanon
Tagalog
Websitewww.bulalacaomindoro.com

Bulalacao, officially the Municipality of Bulalacao (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bulalacao, Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Bulalacao), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,366 people.[3]

It is formerly known as San Pedro.[5]

History

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Precolonial period

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See also: Ma-i

Ma-i was a medieval state first recorded in Chinese documents, such as the History of Song and the Zhu Fan Zhi (1225) by Zhao Rukuo. Ma-i was described to be located north of Borneo, and were highly competitive in the trade with China. While the location of Ma-i remains disputed, most historians agree that it was located in Mindoro, specifically at the Mauhaw River around Bulalacao according to William Henry Scott.[6] This is corroborated by Spanish records, such as the account of Juan Francisco de San Antonio, called the "Chronicas de N.S.P. Francisco en las Islas Filipinas, China y Japon 1738", where Chapter 36 of the book is called "De la Provincia y Isla de Mait o Mindoro" (The Province of the Island of Mait or Mindoro), showing that the term 'Mait' and 'Mindoro' were once interchangeably used.[7]

Modern period

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On May 7, 1995, reelectionist Mayor Guillermo Salas was assassinated a day before the 1995 election by Rodel Gonzales of the Mangyan tribe; Gonzales eventually surrendered to authorities five days later, confessing to the crime.[8]

Geography

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Bulalacao is located at the southernmost tip of the province and is 176 kilometres (109 mi) from the provincial capital Calapan and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Roxas.

Climate

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Climate data for Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.8) 		34
(1.3) 		62
(2.4) 		64
(2.5) 		127
(5.0) 		159
(6.3) 		172
(6.8) 		147
(5.8) 		167
(6.6) 		182
(7.2) 		172
(6.8) 		88
(3.5) 		1,419
(56)
Average rainy days 12.1 9.4 13.0 14.3 22.7 26.9 28.0 26.4 27.0 27.0 22.7 17.8 247.3
Source: Meteoblue[9]

Barangays

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Bulalacao is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Bagong Sikat
  • Balatasan
  • Benli (Mangyan Settlement)
  • Cabugao
  • Cambunang (Poblacion)
  • Campaasan (Poblacion)
  • Maasin
  • Maujao
  • Milagrosa (Guiob)
  • Nasukob (Poblacion)
  • Poblacion
  • San Francisco (Alimawan)
  • San Isidro
  • San Juan
  • San Roque (Buyayao)

Demographics

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Population census of Bulalacao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,754—    
1918 6,224+3.43%
1939 3,497−2.71%
1948 3,597+0.31%
1960 5,414+3.47%
1970 10,857+7.20%
1975 14,038+5.29%
1980 16,926+3.81%
1990 21,316+2.33%
1995 24,047+2.28%
2000 27,698+3.08%
2007 30,188+1.19%
2010 33,754+4.15%
2015 39,107+2.84%
2020 44,366+2.51%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Bulalacao

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2006
71.30
2009
51.48
2012
39.97
2015
40.97
2018
23.93
2021
31.75

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Transportation

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Bulalacao has a port that serves as a gateway from Mindoro to Caticlan in Malay, Aklan. FastCat operates in the port.

See also

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References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Bulalacao | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ Republic Act No. 5646 Archived 2012-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, PhilippineLaw.info, retrieved 2012
  6. ^ Scott, William Henry (1984). Prehispanic Source Materials for the Study of Philippine History. New Day Publishers. ISBN 978-971-10-0226-8.
  7. ^ Lopez, V.B. (April 1, 1974). "Culture Contact and Ethnogenesis in Mindoro up to the End of the Spanish Rule". The Asian Center. 12 (1): 3 – via Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia.
  8. ^ Evangelista, Romie (May 14, 1995). "Mindoro town mayor's slay solved". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  9. ^ "Bulalacao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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