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Garchitorena
Municipality
Municipality of Garchitorena
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GarchitorenaLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°53′N 123°42′E / 13.88°N 123.7°E / 13.88; 123.7
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Camarines Sur
District	4th district
Founded	March 4, 1949
Named for	Andres Garchitorena
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Leda S. San Luis
• Vice Mayor	Marcelo S. Aragdon
• Representative	Arnulf Bryan B. Fuentebella
• Municipal Council	Members Reynaldo H. Castor Benito Edgardo V. Berunio Norman F. Valencia Ronilo V. Teoxon Simeon A. Dianela Jr. Nora F. Perminoff Diego B. Sarmiento Dante S. Valencia
• Electorate	18,388 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	243.80 km (94.13 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation	317 m (1,040 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	29,436
• Density	120/km (310/sq mi)
• Households	6,013
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	53.25% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 169.4 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 394.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 131.8 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 77.27 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camarines Sur 4 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 4)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4428
PSGC	051714000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)54
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog

Garchitorena, officially the Municipality of Garchitorena (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Garchitorena; Tagalog: Bayan ng Garchitorena), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,436 people.

Its territory includes the islands of Quinalasag, Lamit, and Malabungot, also known as Mahad.

History

The original location of Garchitorena is said to be found at the mouth of the Pambuhan River but it was later transferred to Binanwahan primarily because of frequent attacks of the Moros.

Soon, a rich man by the name of Don Andres Garchitorena, who hailed from Tigaon town and owned in this place a vast portion of the land area, persuaded the townspeople to plant abaca. He later established an abaca processing plant which started the establishment of this coastal settlement.

The municipality was established on March 4, 1949, through Executive Order No. 205 signed by President Elpidio Quirino. It was originally named the municipality of Anderson. The municipality was then renamed after its founder and discoverer, Don Andres Garchitorena. He came from Tigaon. He was a member of Emilio Aguinaldo's Hong Kong Junta during the Spanish–American War. He became the governor of then Ambos Camarines in 1919. He is the father of Don Mariano Garchitorena, Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce and also Governor of Camarines Sur.

Geography

Barangays

Garchitorena is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Ason (Anson)
• Bahi
• Binagasbasan
• Burabod
• Cagamutan
• Cagnipa
• Canlong
• Dangla
• Del Pilar
• Denrica
• Harrison
• Mansangat
• Pambuhan
• Barangay I (Poblacion)
• Barangay II (Poblacion)
• Barangay III (Poblacion)
• Barangay IV (Poblacion)
• Sagrada
• Salvacion
• San Vicente
• Sumaoy
• Tamiawon
• Toytoy

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Garchitorena was 29,436 people, with a density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometre or 310 inhabitants per square mile.

Bikol is the predominant language spoken.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Garchitorena

Local agricultural products in the town includes abaca, coconut, and palay. Electrical power is supplied by CASURECO (Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative).

References

1.  Municipality of Garchitorena | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Executive Order No. 205, s. 1949". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 4 March 1949. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
6. "Garchitorena, Camarines Sur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Camarines Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur
• Philippine Standard Geographic Codes as of 30 June 2012

v t e Places adjacent to Garchitorena
Philippine Sea Lagonoy Garchitorena Caramoan Presentacion

v t e Province of Camarines Sur
Pili (capital) Naga (largest city)
Municipalities	Baao Balatan Bato Bombon Buhi Bula Cabusao Calabanga Camaligan Canaman Caramoan Del Gallego Gainza Garchitorena Goa Lagonoy Libmanan Lupi Magarao Milaor Minalabac Nabua Ocampo Pamplona Pasacao Pili Presentacion Ragay Sagñay San Fernando San Jose Sipocot Siruma Tigaon Tinambac
Component city	Iriga
Independent component city	Naga (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Camarines Sur by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

• Municipalities of Camarines Sur
• Political divisions established by Philippine executive order