Bacacay

This article is about the municipality in the Philippines. For the book, see Bacacay (short story collection).

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Bacacay, officially the Municipality of Bacacay (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Bacacay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bacacay), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,485 people.^[5] Bacacay is primarily an agricultural town and abundant in seafood.

Bacacay
Municipality
Municipality of Bacacay
Bacacay Municipal Hall
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Nicknames:  Home of Karagumoy "Beach City" Marble Town
Map of Albay with Bacacay highlighted
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Bacacay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°17′33″N 123°47′30″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Albay
District	1st district
Barangays	56 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Daniel Jose "Nookie" Bombales
• Vice Mayor	Robert Hector B. Arjona
• Representative	Krisel Lagman
• Municipal Council	Members Herbert Bermas Faith Torre Nilda Bermundo Rodel Belleza Jhun Cao Nicole Bercasio Elen Bañares Lara Romano
• Electorate	51,806 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	122.13 km2 (47.15 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Highest elevation	289 m (948 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	72,298
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Households	16,386
Demonym	Bacacayano
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	27.26 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 295.2 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 932.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 195.3 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 154.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO)
• Water	Bacacay Water District (BAWAD)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4509
PSGC	0500501000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)52
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog
Feast date	August 29–30
Catholic diocese	Diocese of Legazpi
Patron saint	St. Rose of Lima

Geography

Bacacay is bordered by Malilipot town in the northwest and Santo Domingo in the southwest. Other barangays are located in Cagraray island and is shared with neighboring Malilipot town.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 122.13 square kilometres (47.15 sq mi) ^[6] constituting 4.74% of the 2,575.77-square-kilometre- (994.51 sq mi) total area of Albay.

Barangays

Bacacay is politically subdivided into 56 barangays.^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024[8]		2010[9]
050501001	Baclayon	3.7%	2,703	2,397	▴	0.85%
050501002	Banao	2.1%	1,491	1,379	▴	0.55%
050501032	Barangay 1 (Poblacion)	1.8%	1,308	1,078	▴	1.36%
050501038	Barangay 2 (Poblacion)	0.4%	285	282	▴	0.07%
050501039	Barangay 3 (Poblacion)	0.8%	545	543	▴	0.03%
050501040	Barangay 4 (Poblacion)	0.4%	274	277	▾	−0.08%
050501041	Barangay 5 (Poblacion)	0.4%	276	279	▾	−0.08%
050501042	Barangay 6 (Poblacion)	0.3%	248	266	▾	−0.49%
050501043	Barangay 7 (Poblacion)	0.4%	267	262	▴	0.13%
050501044	Barangay 8 (Poblacion)	0.2%	147	122	▴	1.32%
050501045	Barangay 9 (Poblacion)	0.9%	646	631	▴	0.16%
050501033	Barangay 10 (Poblacion)	1.1%	773	652	▴	1.20%
050501034	Barangay 11 (Poblacion)	0.3%	197	194	▴	0.11%
050501035	Barangay 12 (Poblacion)	0.4%	298	305	▾	−0.16%
050501036	Barangay 13 (Poblacion)	1.8%	1,315	1,249	▴	0.36%
050501037	Barangay 14 (Poblacion)	1.7%	1,237	1,176	▴	0.36%
050501003	Bariw	0.9%	625	601	▴	0.27%
050501004	Basud	2.4%	1,746	1,523	▴	0.96%
050501005	Bayandong	2.3%	1,650	1,615	▴	0.15%
050501006	Bonga (Upper)	10.6%	7,649	7,468	▴	0.17%
050501008	Buang	1.8%	1,337	1,267	▴	0.38%
050501048	Busdac (San Jose)	1.6%	1,182	1,082	▴	0.62%
050501009	Cabasan	2.8%	2,028	2,004	▴	0.08%
050501010	Cagbulacao	1.2%	862	842	▴	0.16%
050501011	Cagraray	1.0%	703	767	▾	−0.61%
050501012	Cajogutan	1.6%	1,130	1,090	▴	0.25%
050501013	Cawayan	1.7%	1,247	1,116	▴	0.78%
050501014	Damacan	0.6%	431	466	▾	−0.55%
050501015	Gubat Ilawod	1.5%	1,080	1,043	▴	0.24%
050501016	Gubat Iraya	1.6%	1,159	1,138	▴	0.13%
050501017	Hindi	5.3%	3,800	3,458	▴	0.66%
050501018	Igang	3.2%	2,332	2,128	▴	0.64%
050501019	Langaton	1.1%	765	757	▴	0.07%
050501020	Manaet	1.2%	836	764	▴	0.63%
050501021	Mapulang Daga	0.6%	453	529	▾	−1.08%
050501022	Mataas	0.7%	518	478	▴	0.56%
050501023	Misibis	1.4%	1,007	934	▴	0.53%
050501024	Nahapunan	0.6%	402	406	▾	−0.07%
050501025	Namanday	2.0%	1,482	1,440	▴	0.20%
050501026	Namantao	1.1%	778	901	▾	−1.02%
050501027	Napao	2.6%	1,883	1,690	▴	0.76%
050501028	Panarayon	2.6%	1,848	1,658	▴	0.76%
050501029	Pigcobohan	1.1%	817	838	▾	−0.18%
050501030	Pili Ilawod	2.1%	1,522	1,284	▴	1.20%
050501031	Pili Iraya	1.4%	997	924	▴	0.53%
050501046	Pongco (Lower Bonga)	1.4%	1,022	960	▴	0.44%
050501049	San Pablo	1.8%	1,274	1,240	▴	0.19%
050501050	San Pedro	2.2%	1,605	1,516	▴	0.40%
050501051	Sogod	6.3%	4,552	4,433	▴	0.19%
050501052	Sula	1.2%	873	960	▾	−0.66%
050501053	Tambilagao (Tambongon)	1.3%	906	920	▾	−0.11%
050501054	Tambongon (Tambilagao)	1.1%	795	748	▴	0.43%
050501055	Tanagan	1.9%	1,388	1,486	▾	−0.48%
050501056	Uson	0.9%	644	625	▴	0.21%
050501057	Vinisitahan-Basud (Mainland)	0.9%	621	607	▴	0.16%
050501058	Vinisitahan-Napao (Island)	1.3%	947	926	▴	0.16%
	Total		72,298	65,724	▴	0.67%

Climate

Climate data for Bacacay, Albay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	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)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	138 (5.4)	83 (3.3)	74 (2.9)	50 (2.0)	108 (4.3)	165 (6.5)	202 (8.0)	165 (6.5)	190 (7.5)	186 (7.3)	188 (7.4)	183 (7.2)	1,732 (68.3)
Average rainy days	16.8	11.9	13.5	13.8	20.5	25.2	27.4	26.2	26.1	24.7	20.7	18.5	245.3
Source: Meteoblue [10]

Demographics

Population census of Bacacay

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	14,214	—
1918	20,211	+2.37%
1939	23,863	+0.79%
1948	26,504	+1.17%
1960	29,181	+0.80%
1970	37,737	+2.60%
1975	40,130	+1.24%
1980	44,433	+2.06%
1990	49,202	+1.02%
1995	56,295	+2.56%
2000	58,357	+0.77%
2007	61,574	+0.74%
2010	65,724	+2.40%
2015	68,906	+0.90%
2020	72,485	+1.07%
2024	72,298	−0.06%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][9][13][14]

In the 2020 census, Bacacay had a population of 72,485.^[15] The population density was 590 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,500/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bacacay

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 50.84 2003 10.53 2006 40.30 2009 40.10 2012 29.69 2015 26.91 2018 31.51 2021 27.26 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Government

List of Municipal Administrators

Spanish Era (1792–1898) Inclusive years Capitan municipal 1792 Don Juan Totañez 1793 Don Salvador Del Rosario 1794 Don Lucas de los Reyes 1795 Don Juan Tiongson 1796 Don Alfonso Serrano 1797 Don Juan Dionson 1798 Don Pablo Sentelices 1799 Don Basilio de la Torre 1800 Don Simon Hilario 1801 Don Jose Basilio 1802 Don Domingo Gurobat 1803 Don Basilio de la Torre 1804 Don Felipe Sta. Ana 1805 Don Agustin Zepeda 1806 Don Reymundo de Leon 1807 Don Justo del Rosario 1808 Don Martin de Mesa 1809 Don Lucas de los Reyes 1810 Don Agustin de Zepeda 1811 Don Domingo de Leon 1812 Don Lucas de los Reyes 1813 Don Santiago de Guzman 1814 Don Justo del Rosario 1815 Don Basilio de la Torre 1816 Don Jose de la Torre 1817 Don Agustin de Zepeda 1818 Don Juan Francisco 1819 Don Gregorio Celis 1820 Don Reymundo de la Cruz 1821 Don Simon Higino 1822 Don Jose de la Torre 1823 Don Gordiano de la Torre 1824 Don Reginaldo Lorenzo 1825 Don Matias Francsico 1826 Don Mariano del Rosario 1827 Don Jose de la Torre 1828 Don Mariano P. Buenaventura 1829 Don Florentino de los Reyes 1830 Don Nicolas Romano 1831 Don Jose de la Torre 1832 Don Juan Francisco 1833 Don Agustin de Zepeda 1834 Don Pioquinto Dionson 1835 Don Francisco Quijano 1836 Don Isidoro Santelices 1837 Don Juan Francisco 1838 Don Nicolas Romano 1839 Don Florentino de los Reyes 1840 Don Basilio Francisco 1841 Don Eugenio de la Cruz 1842 Don Julian Serrano 1843 Don Narciso del Castillo 1844 Don Ignacio de Loyola 1845 Don Saturnino de la Torre 1846-1847 Don Pablo Higino 1848 Don Juan Romano 1849 Don Juan Dionson 1850 Don Claudio Enrique 1851 Don Raymundo Bañez 1852 Don Marcelino Belmonte 1853 Don Pedro Baranda 1854 Don Rafael Bes 1855 Don Francisco Baranda 1856 Don Francisco Romano 1857 Don Pedro Torre 1858 Don Inocencio Baranda 1859 Don Francisco Romano 1860 Don Alfonso Torre 1861-1862 Don Emeterio Bes 1863-1864 Don Luis Torre 1865-1866 Don Tomas Barrameda 1867-1868 Don Cipriano Villar 1869-1870 Don Anselmo Belmonte 1871-1872 Don Mariano Villarete 1873-1874 Don Luciano Bañadera 1875-1876 Don Arcadio Bellen 1877-1878 Don Tito Romano 1879-1880 Don Mariano Mora 1881-1882 Don Juan Villar 1883-1884 Don Severino Villar 1885-1886 Don Macario Barteta 1887-1888 Don Nicolas Romano 1889-1891 Don Emeterio Bes 1892-1894 Don Emigdeo Matias 1895-1898 Don Marciano Peñalosa

Republica Filipina (1898–1901) Inclusive years Municipal president 1898-1900 Emigdeo Matias (Appointed by Gen. Emilio F. Aguinaldo)

American Rule (1901–1941) Inclusive years Municipal president 1901-1903 Bartolome Torre 1904-1905 Emigdeo Matias 1906-1907 Juan Torre 1908-1909 Victorino Bes 1910-1912 Bartolome Bañares 1913-1916 Fernando Barcelon 1917-1919 Narciso B. Matias 1920-1922 Bartolome Torre 1923-1928 Mariano N. Torre 1929-1931 Juan R. Serrano 1932-1937 Juan B. Villar, Jr. (Japanese Invasion Dec. 11, 1941)

Japanese Occupation (1941–1945) Inclusive years Municipal Mayor 1942-1945 Juan B. Villar, Jr. (Japanese Appointed)

Post-War Period (1945–present) Inclusive years Municipal Mayor Municipal Vice Mayor SK Federation President ABC President Remarks June 28, 1946 – November 25, 1946 Bonifacio Basmayor Ceferino Bonafe (1946) Cresenciano de Guzman (August 3, 1946 – 1947) (Acting Mayor, Appointed by Pres. Manuel A. Roxas) November 26, 1946- December 30, 1963 Jose V. Lawenko January 1, 1964 – December 30, 1971 Bernardino B. Torre January 1, 1972 – 1982 Enrique B. Barreda 1982-February 25, 1986 Sergio G. Alvarado, Jr. March 1986 – 1987 Atty. Eligio R. Berango Appointed Mayor by Pres. Corazon Aquino 1987 Atty. Nelson Belen Appointed Mayor by Pres. Corazon Aquino February 1, 1988 – June 30, 1992 Alberto B. Lawenko June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001 Atty. Eligio R. Berango June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 Gloria B. Berango June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 Tobias B. Betito June 30, 2016 – November 28, 2023 Armando B. Romano Edcel B. Belleza Died in Office November 28, 2023 - June 30, 2025 Edcel B. Belleza Robert Hector B. Arjona Term starts in June 30, 2025 Daniel Jose R. Bombales Robert Hector B. Arjona Mayor Elect

Education

Bacacay has 41 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools directly supervised by Department of Education-Division of Albay.^[24]

Primary schools

• Bacacay East Central School
• Banao Elementary School
• Bariw Integrated School - Elementary Department
• Basud Elementary School
• Bayandong Elementary School
• Bogna Elementary School
• Buang Elementary School
• Busdac Elementary School
• Cabasan Elementary School
• Cagbulacao Elementary School
• Cagraray Elementary School
• Cajugotan Elementary School
• Cawayan Elementary School
• Damacan Elementary School
• Gubat Elementary School
• Hindi Elementary School
• Igang Elementary School
• Langaton Elementary School
• Lower Bonga Elementary School
• Manaet Elementary School
• Mapulang Daga Elementary School
• Mataas Elementary School
• Misibis Elementary School
• Nahapunan Elementary School
• Namanday Elementary School
• Namantao Elementary School
• Napao Elementary School
• Panarayon Elementary School
• Pigcobuhan Elementary School
• Pili Elementary School
• Saint John Vianney Learning Center of Bacacay
• San Pablo Elementary School
• San Pedro Elementary School
• Sogod Elementary School
• Sula Elementary School
• Tambilagao Elementary School
• Tambongon Elementary School
• Tanagan Elementary School
• Upper Bonga Elementary School
• Uson Elementary School
• Vinisitahan East Elementary School
• Vinisitahan South Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Bariw Integrated School - High School Department
• Bonga National High School
• Cabasan National High School
• Cawayan National High School
• Pili National High School
• San Pablo High School
• Sogod National High School
• Vinisitahan National High School
• Zamora Memorial College - High School Department

Colleges

• Bacacay Community College
• Zamora Memorial College^[25]

Notable personalities

• Crispin Beltran - Filipino labor leader. Former member of 13th Congress of the Philippines with the Anakpawis ("Toiling Masses") party-list and former chair of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), a militant and progressive labor movement.

Gallery

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  Bacacay Catholic Church
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  Cagraray Eco Park
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  Cagraray Beach
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  View of Mayon Volcano from Bacacay