Victoria, Oriental Mindoro

Victoria, officially the Municipality of Victoria (Tagalog: Bayan ng Victoria, Ilocano: Ili ti Victoria), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,175 people.^[3]

Victoria
Municipality
Municipality of Victoria
Downtown area
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Fruit Basket of Oriental Mindoro
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Victoria highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Victoria Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°10′19″N 121°16′32″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Oriental Mindoro
District	1st district
Founded	October 15, 1955
Named after	Victoria Quirino
Barangays	32 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Joselito "LM" C. Malabanan
• Vice Mayor	Marlo V. Nuarin
• Representative	Paulino Salvador C. Leachon
• Electorate	33,171 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	146.23 km2 (56.46 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation	248 m (814 ft)
Lowest elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	52,175
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
• Households	12,250
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	16.90 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 258.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 635.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 226.7 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 175.5 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5205
PSGC	1705215000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Alangan Tagalog

The Municipality of Victoria is known as "Fruit Basket of Oriental Mindoro" and celebrates its annual Kapakyanan Festival every October 15 as graces and thanks giving for the bountiful blessings that every Victoreños received from God. It is 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Calapan.

History

Victoria was once part of the municipality of Naujan until its creation on October 15, 1953, and was originally known as Barbocolon or “a big river”.

The municipality was named after Victoria Quirino, daughter of President Elpidio Quirino.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Victoria is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 6 barangays which classified as urban (highlighted in bold).

• Alcate
• Antonino (Mainao)
• Babangonan
• Bagong Buhay
• Bagong Silang
• Bambanin
• Bethel
• Canaan
• Concepcion
• Duongan
• Leido
• Loyal
• Mabini
• Macatoc
• Malabo
• Merit
• Ordovilla
• Pakyas
• Poblacion I
• Poblacion II
• Poblacion III
• Poblacion IV
• Sampaguita
• San Antonio
• San Cristobal
• San Gabriel
• San Gelacio
• San Isidro
• San Juan
• San Narciso
• Urdaneta
• Villa Cerveza

Climate

Climate data for Victoria, Oriental Mindoro
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	115 (4.5)	66 (2.6)	55 (2.2)	39 (1.5)	164 (6.5)	282 (11.1)	326 (12.8)	317 (12.5)	318 (12.5)	192 (7.6)	119 (4.7)	173 (6.8)	2,166 (85.3)
Average rainy days	13.6	9.4	10.4	10.5	21.1	26.0	29.0	27.6	27.5	23.1	16.7	16.1	231
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Victoria

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	11,662	—
1970	18,499	+4.72%
1975	23,568	+4.98%
1980	26,225	+2.16%
1990	34,760	+2.86%
1995	35,828	+0.57%
2000	42,873	+3.92%
2007	44,932	+0.65%
2010	48,308	+2.67%
2015	50,492	+0.85%
2020	52,175	+0.65%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

Out of the 32 barangays of Victoria, eight are perceived to be Ilokano dominated communities. In fact, several Punong Barangays (Barangay Captains) and kagawads are Ilokanos. One barangay is even a namesake of the place where they came from: Urdaneta.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Victoria

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 51.93 2003 32.20 2006 34.40 2009 35.15 2012 18.03 2015 17.40 2018 11.72 2021 16.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Education

Colleges:

• Mindoro State University(MinSU)^[19]
• ACMCL College
• Mina de Oro Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)

High Schools:

• Aurelio Arago Memorial National High School (AAMNHS)
• Macatoc National High School (MNHS)
• Good Shepherd Academy (GSA)
• Oriental Mindoro Academy (OMA)
• Alcate National High School
• Lakeside Institute
• Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Academy (OLMHRA)
• ACMCL College
• Bethel High School
• Fortunato G. Perez High School
• Victoria High School

Elementary Schools:

• Bethel Elementary School
• San Antonio Elementary School (SAES)
• Victoria Central School
• Simon Gayutin Memorial Elementary School (SGMES)
• Ali-aly Roldan Memorial Elementary School
• Macatoc Elementary School
• Duongan Elementary School
• Pakyas Elementary School
• Good Shepherd Academy (GSA)
• Loyal Elementary School (LES)
• ACMCL College
• Jesus Is Lord Christian School (JILCS)
• Antonino Elementary School
• Bagong Buhay Elementary School
• Alcate Elementary School
• Minas Elementary School
• Villa Cerveza Elementary School
• Jose P. Viola Villarica Memorial Elementary School (JPVVMES)

Notable personalities

• Rachel Anne M. Bustamante, a.k.a. Shey Bustamante - Miss Oriental Mindoro 2009, runner-up in Binibining Pilipinas 2010 Contestant and a Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010 Housemate. Shey is one of the Artist and Talent of Star Magic of ABS-CBN.