Bombon (Philippines)
Municipality of Bombon | ||
Location of Bombon in the Camarines Sur Province | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Bicol region | |
Province : | Camarines Sur | |
Barangays : | 8th | |
District: | 2. District of Camarines Sur | |
PSGC : | 051704000 | |
Income class : | 5th income bracket | |
Households : | 2335 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 16,512 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 373.5 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 44.21 km² | |
Coordinates : | 13 ° 41 ′ N , 123 ° 12 ′ E | |
Postal code : | 4404 | |
Mayor : | Ma. Luisa D. Angeles | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Bombon is a Filipino municipality . It is located in the southeastern part of the island of Luzon in the Bicol region in the Camarines Sur province about 260 km southeast of Manila and about eight kilometers north of the city of Naga .
It borders the township of Calabanga to the north, parts of the township of Naga and Mt Isarog to the east, the township of Magarao to the south , and the Bicol River and the township of Libmanan to the west . It is Bikolano , Filipino / Tagalog and English spoken. Bikolano is spoken about 98% and Tagalog about 1.7%.
The borough of Bombon consists of eight barangays . Four of them are urban barangays while the other four are rural barangays. A large part of the population lives from rice cultivation, but sugar cane and maize are also grown. About 95% of the population is the Roman Catholic. Associated with church , around 5% belong to other religions. For example: Iglesia ni Cristo , UCCP , Jehovah's Witnesses .
Barangays
Bombon is divided into eight barangays.
Barangay | Residents | households |
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San Antonio | 3058 | 539 |
San Francisco | 1334 | 248 |
San Isidro | 1111 | 202 |
San Jose | 1152 | 206 |
Pagao | 443 | 84 |
San Roque | 2341 | 442 |
Siembre | 1644 | 329 |
Santo Domingo | 1760 | 285 |
Web links
- Official Website of Bombon (English)
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- www.bombon.gov.ph (English)
- www.nscb.gov.ph (English)
- National Statistics Office of the Philippines (English)