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Cabusao | |
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Municipality of Cabusao | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°43′39″N123°06′51″E / 13.7275°N 123.1142°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Camarines Sur |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1911 |
Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Weny A. Sabalbero |
• Vice Mayor | Jose Gil A. Aguilar, Jr. |
• Representative | Tsuyoshi Anthony G. Horibata |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 14,516 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 46.80 km2 (18.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
Highest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 19,257 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,360 |
Demonym | Cabusaoeños |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 28.07 |
• Revenue | ₱ 82.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 152.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 77.47 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 46.24 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Camarines Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4406 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
Native languages | Central Bikol Tagalog |
Website | www |
Cabusao, officially the Municipality of Cabusao (Central Bikol : Banwaan kan Cabusao; Tagalog : Bayan ng Cabusao), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,257 people. [3]
Fishing still remains as the major industry in the Cabusao town in the first district of the province. There are attempts, however, to improve the rice production which can only be done if the farmlands can be improved despite the salty soil.
In Barangay San Pedro in this municipality, the Bicol sanitarium can be found where leprous patients are treated and taken care of.
Cabusao is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Santa Lutgarda was formerly the Barrio Poblacion; the seat of the municipal government and the town's Catholic church. Through the effort of Mayor Teofilo Santiago, those two major symbol of local power was transferred to the neighboring Barrio Buenavista, presently Barangay New Poblacion. However, the name "Poblacion" is still an integral part of Santa Lutgarda and can be found side by side with the official name (Santa Lutgarda de Bravante).
Climate data for Cabusao, Camarines Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 35 (95) | 37 (99) | 38 (100) | 37 (99) | 36 (97) | 34 (93) | 35 (95) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 35 (94) |
Average low °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.2 (1.74) | 52.17 (2.05) | 45.43 (1.79) | 92.29 (3.63) | 182.23 (7.17) | 289.11 (11.38) | 260.6 (10.26) | 180.07 (7.09) | 340.22 (13.39) | 98.7 (3.89) | 337.4 (13.28) | 81 (3.2) | 2,003.42 (78.87) |
Average rainy days | 21 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 308 |
Source: World Weather Online [5] |
Cabusao has varying dry and wet seasons. The dry season begins late March through May and the wet season starts early June through October. The climate and soil are suited for almost all kinds of agricultural crops. Northwest monsoon winds prevail during the months of late October to March. Southwest monsoon starts from June and ends in October.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1918 | 2,559 | — | ||
1939 | 4,743 | +2.98% | ||
1948 | 5,130 | +0.88% | ||
1960 | 8,020 | +3.79% | ||
1970 | 9,078 | +1.25% | ||
1975 | 10,110 | +2.18% | ||
1980 | 10,844 | +1.41% | ||
1990 | 15,305 | +3.51% | ||
1995 | 15,966 | +0.80% | ||
2000 | 16,201 | +0.31% | ||
2007 | 17,599 | +1.15% | ||
2010 | 18,049 | +0.92% | ||
2015 | 18,397 | +0.36% | ||
2020 | 19,257 | +0.90% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Cabusao was 19,257 people, [3] with a density of 410 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.
The municipality is composed of two Catholic parishes, the San Bernardino de Siena Parish and the San Pascual Baylon Parish. Every barangay hold its own barangay fiesta to honor their village patron saint. During that event, the village is lavishly decorated, especially the route of the processions.
The Roman Catholic Church and the local authorities work side by side for a glorious and memorable fiestas. Although there is a separation of church and state, as stated in the country's constitution, the Catholic Church as an institution occupies a very high position in the society. The present pastoral program is geared toward organizing and strengthening the SKK (saradit na kristiyanong komunidad) which means BEC, basic ecclesial community. Rev. Fr. Apolinar "Yonyon" Rull Napoles Jr.organized the housing projects for the victims of typhoon "Reming" ( International name Durian). There are two new villages in the place called Dusayan Village (Caritas International) and the San Rafael GK (Gawad Kalinga) Village, both located in the north-east of barangay Castillo.
Among the non-Catholic religions are the Iglesia ni Cristo, Ang Dating Daan, Jesus Miracle Crusade and very small number of mainline Protestants.
The parish of St. Bernardine of Siena was founded in 1914. The Feastday is every 20th day of May.
The following is the list of parish priests:
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Cabusao is basically an agricultural town where most of its constituents are engaged in farming and fishing.
In 1997, agricultural workers reached to about 37.53% while 62.47% were non-agricultural workers.
The municipality has 2 Secondary Public Schools and 8 Public Elementary Schools. Sta Lutgarda High School is located at Barangay New Poblacion and the Barcelonita Fisheries School at Barangay Barcelonita.
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