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Magallanes | |
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| Municipality of Magallanes | |
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| Coordinates: 12°49′42″N 123°50′04″E / 12.8283°N 123.8344°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Sorsogon |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1567 |
| Named for | Fernando Magallanes |
| Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Maria Elena Ramona M. Ragragio |
| • Vice Mayor | Augusto Manuel M. Ragragio |
| • Representative | Maria Bernadette G. Escudero |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 24,718 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 150.09 km2 (57.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 37,411 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,393 |
| Demonym | Magalleño |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 33.51 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 147.5 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 369.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 159.7 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 70.23 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4705 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Sorsogon language Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Magallanes, officially the Municipality of Magallanes, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,411 people.[3]
According to renowned historians and anthropologists such as Domingo Abella, Luis Camara Dery, Merito Espinas, F. Mallari, Norman Owen, Mariano Goyena del Prado, et al., Magallanes was the location of the ancient settlement of Ibalong.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
- ^ Municipality of Magallanes | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Abella, D. (1954). Bikol Annals: A Collection of Vignettes of Philippine History. Manila.
- ^ Dery, L. C. (1991). From Ibalon to Sorsogon : A Historical Survey of Sorsogon Province to 1905. Quezon City: New Day Publishers.
- ^ Espinas, M. (1996). The Ibalong : The Bikol Folk Epic-fragment. Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House.
- ^ Mallari, F. (1990). Ibalon Under Storm and Siege : Essays on Bicol History: 1565-1860. Cagayan de Oro City.
- ^ Owen, N. (1999). The Bikol blend : Bikolanos and Their History. Quezon City: New Day Publishers.
- ^ Prado, M. G. (1981). Ibalon : Ethnohistory of the Bikol Region. Legazpi City: AMS Press.
- ^ Reyes, J. C. (January–February 1979). The Ibalen Epic - A Window to Bicols Pre-history. Boletin Eclesiastico de Filipinas v. 53 nos. 590-591, pp. 61-92.
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