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Municipality in Albay, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malilipot, officially the Municipality of Malilipot (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Malilipot; Tagalog: Bayan ng Malilipot), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,857 people.[3]
Malilipot | |
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Municipality of Malilipot | |
![]() Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Malilipot | |
![]() Map of Albay with Malilipot highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°19′N 123°44′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Albay |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Cenon Volante |
• Vice Mayor | Rolando B. Volante |
• Representative | Edcel C. Lagman |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 30,851 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 44.13 km2 (17.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,134 m (3,720 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 40,857 |
• Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,233 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 21.29 |
• Revenue | ₱ 141.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 382 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 147.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 88.54 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Albay Power and Energy Corporation (APEC) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4510 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)52 |
Native languages | Central Bikol Tagalog |
Malilipot traces its history to the expedition of Juan de Salcedo in 1573 and the colonization of Albay Bay, now called Albay, with 120 soldiers and guides. During these period, towns were established. Libon was founded in 1573, Polangui in 1589, Oas in 1587, and Malinao in 1600. Other municipalities were established in succession.
Malilipot was officially founded as a municipality on October 26, 1945. [5]
Malilipot is located at 13°19′N 123°44′E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 44.13 square kilometres (17.04 sq mi) [6] constituting 1.71% of the 2,575.77-square-kilometre- (994.51 sq mi) total area of Albay. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Legazpi City and 547 kilometres (340 mi) from Manila.
Malilipot is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
The sitios of Calbayog and Canaway were converted into a barrios in 1959 and 1957, respectively.[8][9]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020[3] | 2010[10] | |||||
050509004 | Barangay I (Poblacion) | 5.3% | 2,152 | 2,075 | 0.36% | |
050509005 | Barangay II (Poblacion) | 1.5% | 597 | 540 | 1.01% | |
050509006 | Barangay III (Poblacion) | 3.2% | 1,295 | 1,164 | 1.07% | |
050509007 | Barangay IV (Poblacion) | 4.0% | 1,614 | 1,524 | 0.58% | |
050509008 | Barangay V (Poblacion) | 3.1% | 1,264 | 1,122 | 1.20% | |
050509001 | Binitayan | 4.5% | 1,834 | 1,654 | 1.04% | |
050509002 | Calbayog | 5.1% | 2,094 | 2,029 | 0.32% | |
050509003 | Canaway | 6.4% | 2,599 | 2,425 | 0.70% | |
050509009 | Salvacion | 2.9% | 1,176 | 1,220 | −0.37% | |
050509010 | San Antonio Santicon (Poblacion) | 1.9% | 791 | 762 | 0.37% | |
050509011 | San Antonio Sulong | 1.9% | 794 | 792 | 0.03% | |
050509012 | San Francisco | 3.8% | 1,565 | 1,476 | 0.59% | |
050509013 | San Isidro Ilawod | 9.1% | 3,705 | 3,528 | 0.49% | |
050509014 | San Isidro Iraya | 11.5% | 4,686 | 4,330 | 0.79% | |
050509015 | San Jose | 12.5% | 5,110 | 4,715 | 0.81% | |
050509016 | San Roque | 5.6% | 2,277 | 2,047 | 1.07% | |
050509017 | Santa Cruz | 4.1% | 1,659 | 1,599 | 0.37% | |
050509018 | Santa Teresa | 6.3% | 2,573 | 2,565 | 0.03% | |
Total | 40,857 | 35,567 | 1.40% |
Climate data for Malilipot, Albay | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29 (83) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 138 (5.4) |
83 (3.3) |
74 (2.9) |
50 (2.0) |
108 (4.3) |
165 (6.5) |
202 (8.0) |
165 (6.5) |
190 (7.5) |
186 (7.3) |
188 (7.4) |
183 (7.2) |
1,732 (68.3) |
Average rainy days | 16.8 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 20.5 | 25.2 | 27.4 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 24.7 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 245.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[11] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 5,501 | — |
1918 | 7,272 | +1.88% |
1939 | 8,525 | +0.76% |
1948 | 9,971 | +1.76% |
1960 | 13,076 | +2.28% |
1970 | 17,455 | +2.93% |
1975 | 20,497 | +3.27% |
1980 | 23,238 | +2.54% |
1990 | 24,160 | +0.39% |
1995 | 26,834 | +1.99% |
2000 | 29,541 | +2.08% |
2007 | 33,593 | +1.79% |
2010 | 35,567 | +2.10% |
2015 | 37,785 | +1.16% |
2020 | 40,857 | +1.55% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][10][13][14] |
In the 2020 census, Malilipot had a population of 40,857.[3] The population density was 930 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,400/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of Malilipot
10
20
30
40
2006
34.90 2009
37.28 2012
22.25 2015
20.33 2018
26.09 2021
21.29 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] |