Bansud

Not to be confused with Basud.

Bansud, officially the Municipality of Bansud (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bansud), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,671 people.^[5]

Bansud
Municipality
Municipality of Bansud
Municipal grounds
Flag Seal
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Bansud highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bansud Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°51′34″N 121°27′24″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Oriental Mindoro
District	2nd district
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ronaldo M. Morada
• Vice Mayor	Rico B. Tolentino
• Representative	Alfonso V. Umali Jr.
• Electorate	27,825 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	343.47 km2 (132.61 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	44,396
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Households	10,003
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	16.48 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 269.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 449.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 189 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 23.53 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5210
PSGC	1705202000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Romblomanon Tagalog
Website	www.bansud.gov.ph

Etymology

The name of the town is said to be derived from a legend. The legend says that long ago the Mangyans, the aborigines of the Mindoro settled in the lands near the mouth of Bansud River, which they called “Basud” which means Delta. The delta provided fertile soil for the people; hence they lived there peacefully and productively until the time that settlers from the province of Marinduque and Visayan Islands moved in. In many years that followed, the word “Basud” was eventually changed to Bansud. And the founder of Bansud is Reverend Leon Mampusti.

Geography

Bansud is 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Calapan and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Pinamalayan.

Barangays

Bansud is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Alcadesma
• Bato
• Conrazon
• Malo
• Manihala
• Pag-asa
• Poblacion
• Proper Bansud
• Rosacara
• Salcedo
• Sumagui
• Proper Tiguisan
• Villa Pagasa

Climate

Climate data for Bansud, Oriental Mindoro
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	28 (82)	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)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	115 (4.5)	66 (2.6)	55 (2.2)	39 (1.5)	164 (6.5)	282 (11.1)	326 (12.8)	317 (12.5)	318 (12.5)	192 (7.6)	119 (4.7)	173 (6.8)	2,166 (85.3)
Average rainy days	13.6	9.4	10.4	10.5	21.1	26.0	29.0	27.6	27.5	23.1	16.7	16.1	231
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Bansud

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	10,935	—
1970	17,492	+4.80%
1975	20,095	+2.82%
1980	22,614	+2.39%
1990	26,225	+1.49%
1995	31,901	+3.74%
2000	35,032	+2.03%
2007	35,664	+0.25%
2010	38,341	+2.67%
2015	40,992	+1.28%
2020	42,671	+0.85%
2024	44,396	+0.96%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bansud

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 64.70 2003 52.35 2006 45.20 2009 39.01 2012 19.88 2015 26.61 2018 16.20 2021 16.48 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]