Back Pola BCL Pola CBK-ZAM Pola, Oriental Mindoro CEB Pola (Oriental Mindoro) German Pola (Filipinas) Spanish پولا، میندورو شرقی Persian Pola (Philippines) French Pola, Mindoro Timur ID Pola, Oriental Mindoro ILO Pola (Filippine) Italian
Pola | |
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| Municipality of Pola | |
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.svg)  Pola Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°08′38″N 121°26′24″E / 13.1439°N 121.44°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Oriental Mindoro |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | January 1, 1912[1] |
| Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jennifer M. Cruz (NUP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Marvin T. Rivera (PDP-Laban) |
| • Representative | Arnan C. Panaligan (Mindoro Bago Sarili) |
| • Electorate | 23,297 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.34 km2 (61.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
| • Total | 35,455 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,965 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.13 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 151.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 490.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 100.5 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 63.71 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5206 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tadyawan Tagalog |
Pola, officially the Municipality of Pola (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pola), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,455 people.[4] It is 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Calapan.
Pola is known as the birthplace of former vice president and veteran news anchor Noli de Castro, actor and current Oriental Mindoro vice governor Ejay Falcon, ABS CBN News Senior Reporter and anchor Dennis Datu and DZMM Broadcaster and field reporter Noel Alamar.
The town recently gained national attention because of an oil spill which occurred on February 28, 2023, after the MT Princess Empress sank off the coast of neighboring town Naujan; Pola is one of the worst affected municipalities by the oil spill.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 51 (s. 1911)". Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1912: 113. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". 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.
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