San Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte

San Lorenzo Ruiz
San Lorenzo Ruiz
Municipality
	Municipality of San Lorenzo Ruiz
	Flag
	Map of Camarines Norte with San Lorenzo Ruiz highlighted
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	San Lorenzo Ruiz Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 14°02′21″N 122°52′06″E / 14.0392°N 122.8683°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Camarines Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	November 9, 1970
Renamed	February 10, 1989
Named for	San Lorenzo Ruiz
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Nelson P. delos Santos
• Vice Mayor	Arnulfo D. Bacuño
• Representative	Marisol C. Panotes
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	11,121 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	119.37 km2 (46.09 sq mi)
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Highest elevation	947 m (3,107 ft)
Lowest elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	15,757
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
• Households	3,629
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	20.67% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 97.02 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 275.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 74.97 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 56.44 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (CANORECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4610
PSGC	051604000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)54
Native languages	Central Bikol; Tagalog
Patron saint	San Lorenzo Ruiz

San Lorenzo Ruiz, officially the Municipality of San Lorenzo Ruiz (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan San Lorenzo Ruiz; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Lorenzo Ruiz), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,757 people.^[3]

It was established as the Municipality of Imelda in 1970, through R.A. 6144, constituting the barrios Daculangbolo, Laniton, Langga, Maisog, Dagotdotan, Mampurog, Matacong, in the Municipality of Daet, and San Isidro, San Antonio, San Ramon, Manlimonsito, Salvacion in the Municipality of Basud.^[5]

Imelda was renamed on February 10, 1989, in honor of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, canonized on October 18, 1987.

^ Municipality of San Lorenzo Ruiz | (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.
^ "Republic Act No. 6144". www.lawphil.net. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

[1] Municipality of San Lorenzo Ruiz | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–05-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". 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. 6144". www.lawphil.net. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

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