Pontevedra Caguyuman | |
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Municipality of Pontevedra | |
![]() Map of Capiz with Pontevedra highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°29′N122°50′E / 11.48°N 122.83°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Capiz |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1853 |
Named after | Pontevedra, Spain |
Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Henry D. Tumlos (1Capiz) |
• Vice Mayor | Fermin Nemesio M. Oquendo (1Capiz) |
• Representative | Ivan Howard A. Guintu (IND) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 32,823 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 130.90 km2 (50.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
Highest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 51,956 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Households | 12,901 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.71 |
• Revenue | ₱ 237.6 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 392.1 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 178.9 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 62.36 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5802 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
Native languages | Capisnon Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Named after | Pontevedra, Spain |
Pontevedra, officially the Municipality of Pontevedra (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Pontevedra; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pontevedra), is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,725 people. [5]
Pontevedra is 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Roxas City.
Pontevedra is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Pontevedra, Capiz | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 27 (81) | 29 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) | 39 (1.5) | 46 (1.8) | 48 (1.9) | 90 (3.5) | 144 (5.7) | 152 (6.0) | 145 (5.7) | 163 (6.4) | 160 (6.3) | 120 (4.7) | 90 (3.5) | 1,258 (49.4) |
Average rainy days | 12.3 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 221 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 9,937 | — |
1918 | 14,932 | +2.75% |
1939 | 23,241 | +2.13% |
1948 | 26,329 | +1.40% |
1960 | 20,965 | −1.88% |
1970 | 25,314 | +1.90% |
1975 | 27,266 | +1.50% |
1980 | 30,489 | +2.26% |
1990 | 36,748 | +1.89% |
1995 | 38,223 | +0.74% |
2000 | 40,103 | +1.03% |
2007 | 42,003 | +0.64% |
2010 | 43,525 | +1.30% |
2015 | 46,428 | +1.24% |
2020 | 49,725 | +1.45% |
2024 | 51,956 | +1.06% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Pontevedra, Capiz, was 49,725 people, [13] with a density of 380 inhabitants per square kilometre or 980 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Pontevedra
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 54.18 2003 35.09 2006 33.60 2009 17.75 2012 29.08 2015 17.91 2018 6.05 2021 15.71 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |