Garchitorena | |
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Municipality of Garchitorena | |
Map of Camarines Sur with Garchitorena highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°53′N123°42′E / 13.88°N 123.7°E Coordinates: 13°53′N123°42′E / 13.88°N 123.7°E | |
Country | |
Region | Bicol Region (Region V) |
Province | Camarines Sur |
District | 4th district |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Nelson D. Bueza |
• Vice Mayor | Marcelo S. Aragdon |
• Congressman | Arnulf Bryan B. Fuentebella |
• Electorate | 17,207 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 243.80 km2 (94.13 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) [3] | |
• Total | 27,010 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,094 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 59.74% (2015) [4] |
• Revenue (₱) | 89,042,570.84 (2016) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4428 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
Native languages | Central Bikol Tagalog |
Garchitorena, officially the Municipality of Garchitorena, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,010 people. [3]
Its territory includes the islands of Quinalasag, Lamit, and Malabungot, also known as Mahad.
Garchitorena is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.
The original location of Garchitorena is said to be found at the mouth of the Pambuhan River but it was later transferred to Binanwahan primarily because of frequent attacks of the Moros.
Soon, a rich man by the name of Don Andres Garchitorena, who hailed from Tigaon town and owned in this place a vast portion of the land area, persuaded the townspeople to plant abaca. He later established an abaca processing plant which started the establishment of this coastal settlement.
The municipality was established on March 4, 1949 through Executive Order No. 205 signed by President Elpidio Quirino. It was originally named the municipality of Anderson. [5] The municipality was then renamed after its founder and discoverer, Don Andres Garchitorena. He came from Tigaon. He was a member of Emilio Aguinaldo's Hong Kong Junta during the Spanish–American War. He became the governor of then Ambos Camarines in 1919. He is the father of Don Mariano Garchitorena, Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce and also Governor of Camarines Sur.
Population census of | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1960 | 10,191 | — |
1970 | 15,890 | +4.54% |
1975 | 16,438 | +0.68% |
1980 | 16,877 | +0.53% |
1990 | 19,439 | +1.42% |
1995 | 19,481 | +0.04% |
2000 | 23,021 | +3.64% |
2007 | 24,825 | +1.05% |
2010 | 25,204 | +0.55% |
2015 | 27,010 | +1.33% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7] [8] |
In the 2015 census, the population of Garchitorena was 27,010 people, [3] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.
Bikol is the predominant language spoken.
Climate data for Garchitorena, Camarines Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 35 (95) | 35 (95) | 35 (95) | 34 (93) | 35 (95) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) |
Average low °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 151.1 (5.95) | 198.89 (7.83) | 106.28 (4.18) | 60.08 (2.37) | 63.62 (2.50) | 85.76 (3.38) | 117.53 (4.63) | 46.99 (1.85) | 52.23 (2.06) | 740.22 (29.14) | 522.7 (20.58) | 618.0 (24.33) | 2,763.4 (108.8) |
Average rainy days | 24 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 305 |
Source: World Weather Online [9] |
Local agricultural products include:
Electrical power is supplied by CASURECO (Camarines Sur Electrical Company).
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