Bongabong, officially the Municipality of Bongabong (Tagalog : Bayan ng Bongabong), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,973 people. [3]
The town is home to Kuta Bongabong (Fuerza de Bongabong), one of the oldest Spanish colonial fortifications in the Philippines. The fort is in dire need of proper conservation. The only agency with the proper capabilities to restore the fort is the National Museum of the Philippines. [5]
Bongabong is 104 kilometres (65 mi) from Calapan, the provincial capital.
Bongabong is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 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) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 25 (1.0) | 39 (1.5) | 152 (6.0) | 269 (10.6) | 314 (12.4) | 285 (11.2) | 303 (11.9) | 208 (8.2) | 95 (3.7) | 70 (2.8) | 1,811 (71.3) |
Average rainy days | 9.5 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 21.0 | 25.7 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 24.6 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 218.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1939 | 8,054 | — |
1948 | 17,800 | +9.21% |
1960 | 22,018 | +1.79% |
1970 | 32,167 | +3.86% |
1975 | 38,358 | +3.59% |
1980 | 41,719 | +1.69% |
1990 | 50,213 | +1.87% |
1995 | 57,403 | +2.54% |
2000 | 59,477 | +0.76% |
2007 | 61,127 | +0.38% |
2010 | 66,569 | +3.15% |
2015 | 72,073 | +1.52% |
2020 | 76,973 | +1.30% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Poverty incidence of Bongabong
(2022-2025):
The annual activities in Bongabong are as follows:
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Elementary schools:
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