Bombon, Camarines Sur

Bombon, officially the Municipality of Bombon (Central Bicolano: Banwaan kan Bombon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bombon), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 16,512 people. [3]

Bombon
Municipality
Municipality of Bombon
Municipal Hall
Map of Camarines Sur with Bombon highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bombon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°41′N 123°12′E
Country Philippines
RegionBicol Region (Region V)
ProvinceCamarines Sur
District2nd district
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMaria Luisa D. Angeles
 • Vice MayorEddie Felix S. Alteza
 • RepresentativeGabriel H. Bordado Jr.
 • Electorate11,411 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total28.73 km2 (11.09 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total16,512
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Households
3,441
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence31.96% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱50,737,201.74 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4404
PSGC
051704000
IDD : area code +63 (0)54
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesCentral Bikol
Tagalog

History

Like any other municipalities in the province, the town of Bombon also started as a mere barrio or "visita". It was dependent on the town of the ancient Quipayo for nearly 240 years, now a mere barangay of Calabanga town. It finally gained its independence during the arrival of the Americans on February 11, 1900. This taste of freedom was, however, momentary for after the establishment of the Civil Government occurred in the Philippines in the year 1903, Bombon was ceded to the municipality of Calabanga .

The municipality of Bombon also became a barrio of Magarao, now another town in the second district. For more than forty years of waiting, it was finally given its proclamation as a town by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 251 dated July 27, 1949 signed by the then President Elpidio Quirino. The mayor at the time was Jose Buenagua Sr, whose son Jose Buenagua Jr went on to be the Provincial Engineer of Albay. Jose Jr now resides in Scottsdale AZ. He had also two daughters, Irene Buenagua Fernandez and Lydia Buenagua Guerrero, both retired teachers, and three other sons, Salvador, Melchor, and Diogenes Buenagua who are all still residing in Bombon. The acquired independence continued permanently and it served well its constituents.

The Leaning Bell Tower, dubbed as the country's own version of Italy 's Leaning Tower of Pisa, found in this municipality serves as a major historical attraction.

Barangays

Bombon is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.

Demographics
Population census of Bombon
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 1,917—    
1960 5,179+1.76%
1970 6,495+2.29%
1975 7,494+2.91%
1980 8,234+1.90%
1990 10,874+2.82%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 11,739+1.44%
2000 12,843+1.95%
2007 14,083+1.28%
2010 15,437+3.40%
2015 16,512+1.29%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [5] [6][7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Bombon, Camarines Sur, was 16,512 people, [3] with a density of 570 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.

Literacy Rate:

  • 97.75% in both rural as well as urban areas
  • Almost half of the population 5 years and older have reached elementary grade and about 25.8% have finished high school

Work and Labor Force:

  • 15 years and older - about 3,590 or 55% are in the active labor force while the remaining 45% are schooling, disabled, or home caretaker
  • Majority (3,590) of the population in the active force are gainfully employed with only 158 as unemployed
  • Agriculture and its complementary industries are the major sources of employment

Languages:

  • 98% considers Bikol as the first dialect spoken
  • Tagalog: 1.67%
  • English language as second language

Religion:

  • Approximately ninety five percent (95%) of the population is Roman Catholics
  • 5% subdivided into the different modern sects of religion such as the Iglesia ni Cristo, UCCP, Aglipay, Born Again, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventist and other forms religious affiliation

Housing:

  • 71% of the total housing units are considered single dwelling and it is mostly made-up

of concrete and semi-permanent materials

  • Shanties or "barong-barong" accounts to about 29% of the total number of housing units

Climate
Climate data for Bombon, Camarines Sur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 34
(93)		 36
(97)		 37
(99)		 37
(99)		 36
(97)		 34
(93)		 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)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 30
(85)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 39.34
(1.55)		 68.7
(2.70)		 26.73
(1.05)		 66.19
(2.61)		 84.49
(3.33)		 178.89
(7.04)		 244.27
(9.62)		 188.3
(7.41)		 160.98
(6.34)		 445.0
(17.52)		 135.5
(5.33)		 367.8
(14.48)		 2,006.19
(78.98)
Average rainy days 16 18 13 15 23 28 30 24 26 27 25 29 274
Source: World Weather Online[8]

Economy

Agricultural Sector

  • Major Crops:
    • Active agricultural area: About 3,978.7580 hectares
    • Mostly planted with rice either irrigated, rainfed or upland rice
      • Irrigated paddy rice has an estimated area of about 1,028.75 hectares while rainfed and upland rice occupies about 564.87 and 33 hectares, respectively
      • Corn areas comprise 38.75 hectares and sugarcane has 118.18 hectares
  • Livestock and Poultry Production
    • As of 1999, area has an estimated animal population of about 6,374 heads
      • 3,740 or 59% are poultry and 2,634 or 41% are livestock
      • Chicken has an aggregate number of 2,567 and ducks with 1,053 heads
      • Major livestock raise is swine with 1,850 heads while carabao and sheep/goat have 176 and 203 heads, respectively

Public services

Health

  • Health facilities consist of the following:
    • 1 Rural Health Unit
    • 1 barangay station

Education

  • 7 elementary schools
  • 2 public high school

Protection and Security

  • Current police ratio to the population is 1:1,363

References
  1.  Municipality of Bombon | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Camarines Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. "Province of Camarines Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "Bombon, Camarines Sur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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