Burdeos

"Burdeos" may refer to the French city of Bordeaux, as translated from Spanish.

Burdeos, officially the Municipality of Burdeos (Tagalog: Bayan ng Burdeos), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,644 people.^[4]

Burdeos
Municipality
Municipality of Burdeos
Flag Seal
Etymology: Spanish for Bordeaux
Map of Quezon with Burdeos highlighted
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Burdeos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°50′37″N 121°58′11″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
District	1st district
Founded	June 12, 1948[1]
Named after	Bordeaux, France
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Freddie C. Aman
• Vice Mayor	Gina P. Gonzales
• Representative	Wilfrido Mark M. Enverga
• Municipal Council	Members Edison B. Agarao Daniel C. Suarez Romulo R. Avila Jr. Obren M. Tan Denmark C. Ungriano Melvin P. Avenilla Mellisa P. Encomienda Herminia A. Lucero
• Electorate	14,272 voters (2025)
Area [3]
• Total	199.82 km2 (77.15 sq mi)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Highest elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[4]
• Total	24,644
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Households	5,608
Demonym	Burdeosin
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.00 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 176 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 539.4 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 102.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 100.5 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quezon 2 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4340
PSGC	0405606000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.burdeos.gov.ph

History

Burdeos was established on June 12, 1948 from the barrios of Burdeos, Amot, Aluyon, Calotcot, Karlagan, Magdalo, Patnanungan, San Rafael, and Palasan island, which were previously part of the town of Polillo.^[6] Later on June 18, 1961, barrios Amaga, Busdak, Kilugan, Lood, Patnanungan Norte and Patnanungan Sur were separated from Burdeos to form the new municipal district of Patnanungan.^[7]

Geography

The municipality of Burdeos is geographically located in the coastal part of Polillo Island in the first Congressional District of the Province of Quezon, a town that is trapezoidal in shape, facing the vast Pacific Ocean with an area of approximately 20,948 hectares (51,760 acres). Burdeos is composed of 13 barangays, three of which are island barangays, with 25 islands which are potential tourist spots. The territorial water of this municipality is a good fishing ground with abundant aquatic resources.

Barangays

Burdeos is politically subdivided into 13 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Aluyon
• Amot
• Anibawan
• Bonifacio
• Cabugao
• Cabungalunan (including Anirong Island and Anawan Island)
• Calutcot (with surrounding islands)
• Caniwan
• Carlagan (including Buguitan Island)
• Mabini
• Palasan (including Icol and Cabalao islands)
• Poblacion
• San Rafael

Climate

Climate data for Burdeos, Quezon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	26 (79)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33 (1.3)	26 (1.0)	26 (1.0)	30 (1.2)	109 (4.3)	165 (6.5)	187 (7.4)	163 (6.4)	162 (6.4)	147 (5.8)	85 (3.3)	74 (2.9)	1,207 (47.5)
Average rainy days	10.2	7.6	9.6	10.5	19.9	23.6	26.0	24.8	24.5	19.6	12.7	13.0	202
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of Burdeos

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	3,142	—
1960	7,855	+7.93%
1970	10,472	+2.91%
1975	14,229	+6.34%
1980	14,888	+0.91%
1990	17,983	+1.91%
1995	20,246	+2.25%
2000	19,635	−0.65%
2007	23,568	+2.55%
2010	24,166	+0.92%
2015	26,760	+1.96%
2020	24,644	−1.61%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Burdeos

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 61.17 2003 52.39 2006 52.30 2009 39.28 2012 50.77 2015 40.88 2018 21.96 2021 22.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Elected municipal officials (2022-2025):^[21]

• Mayor: Freddie C. Aman
• Vice Mayor: Gina P. Gonzales
• Councilors:
  • Edison B. Agarao
  • Daniel C. Suarez
  • Romulo R. Avila Jr.
  • Obren M. Tan
  • Denmark C. Ungriano
  • Melvin P. Avenilla
  • Mellisa P. Encomienda
  • Herminia A. Lucero

See also

• Polillo Islands