Baras, Catanduanes

Baras
Municipality of Baras
Puraran beach
Puraran beach
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Map of Catanduanes with Baras highlighted
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Baras is located in Philippines
Baras
Baras
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°40′N 124°22′E / 13.67°N 124.37°E / 13.67; 124.37
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceCatanduanes
District Lone district
FoundedMay 11, 1897
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJose Paolo P. Teves III
 • Vice MayorRico T. Tating
 • RepresentativeHector S. Sanchez
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate11,158 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total109.50 km2 (42.28 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Highest elevation
561 m (1,841 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total13,484
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Households
3,193
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
25.67
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 83.65 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 204.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 80.64 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 52.32 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityFirst Catanduanes Electric Cooperative (FICELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4803
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)52
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.baras-catanduanes.gov.ph

Baras, officially the Municipality of Baras, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,484 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Baras | (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 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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