Rizal, Occidental Mindoro

Rizal
Municipality
Municipality of Rizal
The facade of LGU-RIZAL Complex
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Map of Occidental Mindoro with Rizal highlighted
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Rizal Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°28′N120°58′E / 12.47°N 120.97°E / 12.47; 120.97
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Occidental Mindoro
District	Lone district
Founded	April 3, 1969
Named after	José Rizal
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ernesto C. Pablo Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Marcelino B. Dela Cruz
•  Representative	Leody “Odie”F. Tarriela
•  Municipal Council	Members Aries O. Valdez Alexis James N. Guevarra Restituto F. Awit Ferdinand H. Arca Sr. Edgardo C. Tamboong Carmela S. Ovalles Danilo E. Espartero Ronar A. Hitones
•  Electorate	25,125 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	242.50 km2 (93.63 sq mi)
Elevation	5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Highest elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	40,319
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
•  Households	9,622
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	30.07 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 240.2 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 419.4 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 204 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 126.6 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5103
PSGC	1705108000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Ratagnon Tagalog

Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal (Tagalog : Bayan ng Rizal), is a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,429 people. ^[5]

Rizal is 153 kilometres (95 mi) from Mamburao.

History

Before the coming of the Spaniards to the Philippines, the area which comprises Rizal was covered with forests. Later on, a few families of tribal Filipinos, known as Ratagnons, settled near the mouth of a river which was called Bogsanga. According to the Hanunoos, another group of tribal Filipinos, living on the hills, about ten kilometers west of Bogsanga, the original name of the river was Bisanga, a word from their dialect which means "It branched out." They gave the river that name for the said body of water came from two sources.

Political leaders of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro felt that the barrios between Busuanga and Lumintao River should be created as another municipality. In anticipation of the creation of a new town, residents of Barrio Limlim decided to change the name of their community to Rizal. They expressed their desire that their barrio would be made as the center of the town.

When Pedro Medalla Sr. was elected in 1965 as representative of Occidental Mindoro, one of the bills he filed in Congress was the creation of the municipality of Rizal. Through his effort, Republic Act No. 5460 was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos. Rizal became a municipality on April 3, 1969. Ten barrios composed the new town. They were Adela, Rumbang, Salvacion, Magui, Magsikap, San Pedro, Santo Nino, Pitogo, Aguas and Rizal (Limlim).

Geography

Barangays

Rizal is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Adela
• Aguas
• Magsikap
• Malawaan
• Pitogo
• Rizal
• Rumbang
• Salvacion
• San Pedro
• Santo Niño
• Manoot

Climate

Climate data for Rizal, Occidental Mindoro
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	30 (1.2)	26 (1.0)	39 (1.5)	58 (2.3)	192 (7.6)	283 (11.1)	341 (13.4)	323 (12.7)	317 (12.5)	231 (9.1)	119 (4.7)	56 (2.2)	2,015 (79.3)
Average rainy days	10.3	8.3	12.4	16.3	23.5	27.1	28.4	27.3	27.6	26.3	19.2	13.6	240.3
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Rizal

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	12,108	—
1975	14,938	+4.30%
1980	18,609	+4.49%
1990	23,379	+2.31%
1995	27,112	+2.81%
2000	29,785	+2.04%
2007	32,065	+1.02%
2010	34,458	+2.65%
2015	38,263	+2.01%
2020	40,429	+1.17%
2024	40,319	−0.07%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Rizal

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 62.46 2003 54.97 2006 48.10 2009 36.04 2012 31.16 2015 36.47 2018 21.29 2021 30.07 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Rizal | (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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Rizal: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
7. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Rizal Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System