Vinzons

"Indan" redirects here. For the municipality in Cavite also formerly known as Indan, see Indang. For the hydrocarbon chemical, see Indane.

For other uses, see Vinzons (disambiguation).

Vinzons Tacboan & Indan
Municipality
Municipality of Vinzons
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Eco-Heritage town
Motto:  Pasiyo sa Vinzons
Map of Camarines Norte with Vinzons highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Vinzons Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°10′26″N122°54′29″E / 14.1739°N 122.9081°E / 14.1739; 122.9081
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Camarines Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	1581
Named after	Wenceslao Q. Vinzons
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Agnes Ang
•  Vice Mayor	Boyet Valeros
•  Representative	Rosemarie C. Panotes
•  Municipal Council	Members Ligaya H. Heraldo Justin Vinzons Jonna Valeros Niel Obusan Gilbert B. Adorino Nestor A. Pajarillo Manuel D. Obusan Jay Pimentel
•  Electorate	30,004 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	141.43 km2 (54.61 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation	1,163 m (3,816 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	45,173
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
•  Households	11,059
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.17 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 226.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 465.9 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 164.2 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 64.01 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (CANORECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4603
PSGC	0501612000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)54
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog

Vinzons officially the Municipality of Vinzons (Tagalog : Bayan ng Vinzons), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,485 people. ^[5]

The Calaguas Islands is under the jurisdiction of Vinzons.

Etymology

The first recorded name of Vinzons was Tacboan and was later changed to Indan at which time the Mayor was Pedro Barbin. ^[6] The town was then renamed "Vinzons" in honor of Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, then Governor of the province. ^[6] He was the youngest delegate to the 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention and a guerrilla leader martyred by the Japanese during World War II.

History

Government flag

The town was established in 1581 by the Franciscan priests without a patron saint and without a church. In 1611, Fr. Juan de Losar, OFM built a church named after Saint Peter. Fr. Losar was the first Parish Priest of the church. In 1624, the whole town of Tacboan was relocated and it was called Indan where a new church was built with the same Patron Saint, St. Peter the Apostle. ^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Vinzons is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Listed here with their current Barangay Captains.

• Aguit-It - Roe Villanueva
• Banocboc - Welisa Salen (ABC President)
• Cagbalogo - Celso Mase
• Calangcawan Norte - Joseph Pajarillo
• Calangcawan Sur - Samuel Pajarillo
• Guinacutan - Elizalde Daniel
• Mangcayo - Roe Elep
• Mangcawayan - Gracia Austria
• Manlucugan - Ramon Avendaño
• Matango - Alvin Clacio
• Napilihan - Dolores Balane
• Pinagtigasan - Azucena Buen
• Barangay I (Poblacion)- Felix Rigodon
• Barangay II (Poblacion) - Jonna Valeros
• Barangay III (Poblacion) - Neil A. Obusan
• Sabang - Jeffrey Segundo
• Santo Domingo - Samson Balce
• Singi - Helen Almacin
• Sula - Rosemarie Abogado

Climate

Climate data for Vinzons, Camarines Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	85 (3.3)	55 (2.2)	53 (2.1)	47 (1.9)	112 (4.4)	156 (6.1)	213 (8.4)	159 (6.3)	201 (7.9)	216 (8.5)	197 (7.8)	141 (5.6)	1,635 (64.5)
Average rainy days	15.4	11.6	13.6	12.3	19.9	23.7	27.3	26.0	26.0	24.6	21.8	19.1	241.3
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Vinzons

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	6,665	—
1918	9,072	+2.08%
1939	11,249	+1.03%
1948	14,455	+2.83%
1960	18,196	+1.94%
1970	22,804	+2.28%
1975	24,361	+1.33%
1980	26,158	+1.43%
1990	31,774	+1.96%
1995	33,182	+0.82%
2000	37,893	+2.89%
2007	39,653	+0.63%
2010	41,915	+2.04%
2015	43,485	+0.70%
2020	49,042	+2.56%
2024	45,173	−1.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Vinzons, Camarines Norte, was 49,042 people, ^[14] with a density of 350 inhabitants per square kilometre or 910 inhabitants per square mile.

Religion

St. Peter the Apostle Church

Roman Catholic Churches

• St. Peter the Apostle Church - Fire destroyed the St. Peter the Apostle Church on 26 December 2012 at around 1:30AM in the morning which started from the old convent. The 400-year-old church was one of the oldest churches in Bicol and erected during the Spanish Colony in 1600. ^[15]
• St. Paul The Apostle Quasi Parish in Sabang
• Our Lady of Peace & Good Voyage Parish in Calaguas
• Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Mangcauayan
• Santo Domingo in Santo Domingo
• St. Augustine in Matango

Economy

Poverty incidence of Vinzons

10 20 30 40 50 2000 40.24 2003 44.27 2006 42.90 2009 42.06 2012 32.22 2015 43.10 2018 24.33 2021 27.17 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Government

Municipal officials:

• Municipal Mayor: Dr. Eleanor Ferrer Segundo, M.D.
• Vice Mayor: Agnes Ang
• Councilors:
  • Hon. Ligaya H. Heraldo
  • Hon. Edwin G. Pajarillo
  • Hon. Gilberto B. Adorino
  • Hon. Nestor A. Pajarillo
  • Hon. Domingo M. Guinto
  • Hon. Renee F. Herrera
  • Hon. Alexander R. Bardon
  • Hon. Manuel P. Obusan
• Ex Officio (Liga ng mga Barangay) : Hon. Welisa B. Salen
• Ex Officio (SK Federation) : Hon. Sarah Jade Icatlo

Education

Public secondary schools

• Vinzons Pilot High School (Main Campus)
• D.Q. Liwag National High School
• Matango National High School
• Sabang National High School
• E Quintela High School
• Sarah Jane Ferrer High School

Public elementary schools

• Vinzons Pilot Elementary School (Main Campus)
• Don Miguel Lukban Elementary School
• Mangcayo Elementary School
• Calangacawan Norte Elementary School
• Calangacawan Sur Elementary School
• P. Barbin Elementary School
• Guinacutan Elementary School
• Banocboc Elementary School
• Juanita Balon Elementary School
• Santo Domingo Elementary School
• M. Guinto Elementary School
• Pinagtigasan Elementary School
• Magcawayan Island Elementary School
• Aguit-it Elementary School
• Sula Elementary School
• Sabang Elementary School
• Matango Elementary School

Private Elementary School

• St. Peter Kiddie School, Inc.
• Vinzons Christian Academy

Private senior high school and higher educational institutions

• St. Francis Caracciolo Culinary Academy - Santo Domingo

Sectarian Seminary

• Adorno Fathers Seminary

Tourist destinations

• 
  Vinzons Shrine
• 
  Mahabang Buhangin / Mangcawayan Island
• 
  Balagbag Island
• 
  Public Market of Vinzons
• 
  Parroquia de San Pedro Apostol / St. Peter the Apostle Church

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines
• LGU Vinzons website

References

1.   Municipality of Vinzons | (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. World News , Vinzons, Camarines Norte, November 19, 2013
7. "Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Tacloban City, Philippines".
8. "Vinzons, Camarines Norte: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
15. "Fire destroys 400-year-old church in Bicol". GMA News. GMA Network Inc. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
16. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
17. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
18. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
19. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
20. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
21. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
22. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
23. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information