Gainza, Camarines Sur

Gainza
Municipality
Municipality of Gainza
Municipal Hall
Seal
Map of Camarines Sur with Gainza highlighted
Gainza Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°37′N123°09′E / 13.62°N 123.15°E / 13.62; 123.15 Coordinates: 13°37′N123°09′E / 13.62°N 123.15°E / 13.62; 123.15
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region (Region V)
Province	Camarines Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Leonardo A. Agor Sr.
•  Vice Mayor	Glenn Romeo M. Gontang
• Congressman	Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte Jr.
• Electorate	8,859 voters (2019)
Area   [2]
• Total	14.75 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	11,262
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	38.80% (2015) [4]
• Revenue (₱)	41,725,880.60 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4412
PSGC	051713000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)54
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog

Gainza, officially the Municipality of Gainza, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,262 people. ^[3]

Barangays

Gainza is politically subdivided into 8 barangays:

• Cagbunga
• Dahilig
• Loob
• Malbong
• Namuat
• Sampaloc
• District I (poblacion)
• District II (poblacion)

Demographics

Population census of Gainza
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,149	—
1918	1,575	−2.05%
1939	2,461	+2.15%
1948	2,672	+0.92%
1960	5,068	+5.48%
1970	4,823	−0.49%
1975	5,931	+4.23%
1980	6,212	+0.93%
1990	7,095	+1.34%
1995	7,743	+1.65%
2000	8,412	+1.79%
2007	9,404	+1.55%
2010	10,345	+3.53%
2015	11,262	+1.63%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [5] [6] [7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Gainza, Camarines Sur, was 11,262 people, ^[3] with a density of 760 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,000 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Majority of the land is devoted to rice, vegetables and other root crops.

Climate

Climate data for Gainza, Camarines Sur
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)	54.15 (2.13)	92.29 (3.63)	182.23 (7.17)	289.11 (11.38)	260.60 (10.26)	180.07 (7.09)	340.22 (13.39)	98.7 (3.89)	337.4 (13.28)	1,976.57 (77.8)
Average rainy days	21	22	19	19	24	26	30	29	27	29	24	29	299
Source: World Weather Online [8]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Camarines Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
6. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
7. "Province of Camarines Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
8. "Gainza, Camarines Sur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gainza, Camarines Sur .

• Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur