Bulalacao

Bulalacao San Pedro
Municipality
Municipality of Bulalacao
Bulalacao Town Hall
Flag Seal
Etymology: meteorite, shooting star
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Bulalacao highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bulalacao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°19′30″N121°20′35″E / 12.325°N 121.343°E / 12.325; 121.343
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Oriental Mindoro
District	2nd district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ernilo C. Villas
•  Vice Mayor	Ramon G. Magbanua
•  Representative	Alfonso V. Umali Jr.
•  Electorate	25,389 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	321.86 km2 (124.27 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation	283 m (928 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	44,366
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
•  Households	9,865
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	31.75 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 179.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 478.5 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 167.8 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 142.4 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5214
PSGC	1705204000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Ratagnon Romblomanon Tagalog
Website	www.bulalacaomindoro.com

Bulalacao, officially the Municipality of Bulalacao (Tagalog : Bayan ng Bulalacao, Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Bulalacao), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,366 people. ^[3]

It is formerly known as San Pedro. ^[5]

History

Don Gabriel Contreras – Gobernadorcillo and Capitan Municipal. One of the rulers of Bulalacao under Spanish rule ^[6] The territory of Bulalacao was formerly raided by Datu (Prince) Calido of Panay. The Contreras family administered over Bulalacao as Panginoon Basal/Punong Datu before the conquest of Spain.

Since the founding of the First Republic, Bulalacao has predominantly been administered by descendants of Don Gabriel Contreras. The lands composing the present Municipality of Bulalacao was previously the hacienda of the Contreras family. ^[7] Their collateral familial lines (Sejera, Templanza, Fajardo, etc.) also once held vast haciendas throughout the island of Mindoro.

Bulalacao, with a natural harbor, is one of the places theorized by anthropologists and archaeologists to be the location of the ancient wangdom of Ma-i. In the late 1970s, several jade Chinese porcelain vases were found in Bulalacao, further corroborating the theory.^{[ citation needed ]}

On May 7, 1995, reelectionist Mayor Guillermo Salas was assassinated a day before the 1995 election by Rodel Gonzales of the Mangyan tribe; Gonzales eventually surrendered to authorities five days later, confessing to the crime. ^[8]

Geography

Bulalacao is located at the southernmost tip of the province and is 176 kilometres (109 mi) from the provincial capital Calapan and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Roxas.

Climate

Climate data for Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45 (1.8)	34 (1.3)	62 (2.4)	64 (2.5)	127 (5.0)	159 (6.3)	172 (6.8)	147 (5.8)	167 (6.6)	182 (7.2)	172 (6.8)	88 (3.5)	1,419 (56)
Average rainy days	12.1	9.4	13.0	14.3	22.7	26.9	28.0	26.4	27.0	27.0	22.7	17.8	247.3
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Barangays

Bulalacao is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Bagong Sikat
• Balatasan
• Benli (Mangyan Settlement)
• Cabugao
• Cambunang (Poblacion)
• Campaasan (Poblacion)
• Maasin
• Maujao
• Milagrosa (Guiob)
• Nasukob (Poblacion)
• Poblacion
• San Francisco (Alimawan)
• San Isidro
• San Juan
• San Roque (Buyayao)

Demographics

Population census of Bulalacao

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	3,754	—
1918	6,224	+3.43%
1939	3,497	−2.71%
1948	3,597	+0.31%
1960	5,414	+3.47%
1970	10,857	+7.20%
1975	14,038	+5.29%
1980	16,926	+3.81%
1990	21,316	+2.33%
1995	24,047	+2.28%
2000	27,698	+3.08%
2007	30,188	+1.19%
2010	33,754	+4.15%
2015	39,107	+2.84%
2020	44,366	+2.51%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bulalacao

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2006 71.30 2009 51.48 2012 39.97 2015 40.97 2018 23.93 2021 31.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Transportation

Bulalacao has a port that serves as a gateway from Mindoro to Caticlan in Malay, Aklan. FastCat operates in the port.

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines
• List of political families in the Philippines

References

1.   Municipality of Bulalacao | (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 May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. Republic Act No. 5646 Archived 2012-06-01 at the Wayback Machine , PhilippineLaw.info, retrieved 2012
6. "I Recently Discovered My Datu Heritage". 16 April 2019.
7. "I Recently Discovered My Datu Heritage". 16 April 2019.
8. Evangelista, Romie (May 14, 1995). "Mindoro town mayor's slay solved". Manila Standard . Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 4. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
9. "Bulalacao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Bulalacao Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro official website Archived 2022-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System