Lupi, Camarines Sur

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Lupi
Municipality of Lupi
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Lupi
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°47′27″N122°54′33″E / 13.7908°N 122.9092°E / 13.7908; 122.9092
Country Philippines
Region Bicol Region
Province Camarines Sur
District 1st district
Founded 1726
Barangays 38 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Lilian S. Matamorosa
   Vice Mayor Noel A. Agravante
   Representative Tsuyoshi Anthony G. Horibata
   Municipal Council
Members
   Electorate 21,240 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total199.12 km2 (76.88 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Highest elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Lowest elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total33,897
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
   Households
8,256
Economy
   Income class 3rd municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
20.62
% (2018) [4]
   Revenue 153.2 million (2020)
   Assets 335.4 million (2020)
   Expenditure 112.4 million (2020)
   Liabilities 59.7 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityCamarines Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4409
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)54
Native languages Central Bikol
Tagalog

Lupi, officially the Municipality of Lupi (Central Bikol : Banwaan kan Lupi; Tagalog : Bayan ng Lupi), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,897 people. [3]

Contents

Lupi is 63 kilometres (39 mi) from Pili and 333 kilometres (207 mi) from Manila.

History

Lupi, in the first district of the province, was branded as a "travelling poblacion" as it had been transferred several times when it was a small settlement during Spanish rule. On 17 October 1726, however, the Spanish government under the administration of Governor General Marquéz de Torrecampo who was also the titular head of the Diocese of Caceres, issued a decree making Lupi a separate town.

Geography

Barangays

Lupi is politically subdivided into 38 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Alleomar
  • Bagangan Sr.
  • Bagong Sikat
  • Bel-Cruz
  • Bangon
  • Barrera Jr.
  • Barrera Sr.
  • Belwang
  • Buenasuerte
  • Bulawan Jr.
  • Bulawan Sr.
  • Cabutagan
  • Casay
  • Colacling (Del Rosario)
  • Cristo Rey
  • Del Carmen
  • Haguimit
  • Halubán (Pigbasagan)
  • Kaibigan
  • La Purísima
  • Lourdes
  • Mangcawayan
  • Napolidan
  • Población
  • Polantuna
  • Sagrada
  • Salvación
  • San Isidro
  • San José
  • San Pedro
  • San Rafael Norte
  • San Rafael Sur
  • San Ramon
  • San Vicente
  • Sooc
  • Tanawán
  • Tible
  • Tapi (Lupi Nuevo)

Climate

Climate data for Lupi, Camarines Sur
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)33
(91)
32
(90)
35
(95)
37
(99)
38
(100)
36
(97)
35
(95)
33
(91)
35
(95)
34
(93)
33
(91)
32
(90)
34
(94)
Average low °C (°F)27
(81)
27
(81)
29
(84)
31
(88)
32
(90)
32
(90)
31
(88)
29
(84)
30
(86)
29
(84)
28
(82)
28
(82)
29
(85)
Average precipitation mm (inches)36.66
(1.44)
58.6
(2.31)
37.91
(1.49)
76.31
(3.00)
98.34
(3.87)
151.99
(5.98)
288.39
(11.35)
291.41
(11.47)
186.77
(7.35)
363.21
(14.30)
97.5
(3.84)
292.1
(11.50)
1,979.19
(77.9)
Average rainy days182316172528312627292429293
Source: World Weather Online [5]

Demographics

Population census of Lupi
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 1,307    
1918 1,515+0.99%
1939 3,455+4.00%
1948 6,513+7.30%
1960 16,981+8.31%
1970 18,419+0.82%
1975 19,682+1.34%
1980 21,216+1.51%
1990 24,809+1.58%
1995 25,390+0.43%
2000 26,148+0.63%
2007 27,630+0.76%
2010 30,118+3.19%
2015 32,167+1.26%
2020 33,897+1.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

In the 2020 census, the population of Lupi, Camarines Sur, was 33,897 people, [3] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Transportation

The municipality is connected with Manila by the Andaya Highway and daily rail services to and from Naga & Legazpi are provided by the Philippine National Railways.

In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway. [17] A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours. [18]

Another expressway that will serve Lupi is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur. [19]

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