Bagamanoc, Catanduanes
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| Coordinates: 13°56′N 124°17′E / 13.93°N 124.28°ECoordinates: 13°56′N 124°17′E / 13.93°N 124.28°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol (Region V) |
| Province | Catanduanes |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | June 12, 1950 |
| Barangays | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Remegio B. Villaluna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.74 km2 (31.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 11,551 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 4807 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)52 |
| Website | www |
Bagamanoc is a fifth class municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,551 people.
The municipality of Bagamanoc is located at the north-eastern part of the province of Catanduanes directly facing the vast Pacific Ocean. Its total land is 80.74 square kilometres (31.17 sq mi), and is about 62 kilometres (39 mi) north from the capital town of Virac. Its location is somewhat disadvantageous in its quest for development because of its distance form the capital town and most in particular it is open to the sea, whereby typhoon surge often wrought havoc to the shorelines particularly to the built-up areas during typhoons.
Bagamanoc is located between latitude 13*53’00” and longitude 124*11’00” to 124*23’00”. It is bounded on the eastern side by the Pacific Ocean, on the north-western side by the municipality of Pandan, western side by the municipality of Caramoran, and on the south by the municipality of Panganiban.
Almost 83% of the entire land area of the municipality are mountainous and hilly wherein 56% (43.65 square kilometers) of it is covered by thick forest and 44% or 34.30 square kilometers are planted with abaca, coconut, root crops and perennial trees. The lowland or plain area is about 17% of the total land are or 15.96 square kilometers which comprises the built-up areas, rice land, diversified agricultural lands and others. The mountainous area is located at the western part of the municipality and the hilly or rolling terrain lies eastward to the coastal areas, while the lowland or plain areas are situated along the coastal and river banks.
The structure of the earth’s surface of the town is composed predominantly of upper Miocene-Pliocene (shale and sand stone sequence) located along the western and northern part of the municipality. Likewise Recent (Alluvium) layers is found along the coastal river bank areas and Cretaceous Paleocene (metamorphic rock) and Pliocene Pleistocene (conglomerate formation) are found at Late and Panay island.
The municipal soil is composed of four (4) types, namely: Undifferential Mountain soil, Louisiana Clay, Hydrosol, Bantog Clay and traces of Beach Sand mostly along the coastal areas.
Like other municipalities of the eastern section of the province and province itself, the climate of the municipality is type II of the Coronas Classification for climatic zones, best described as having no distinct dry season with a very pronounced rainfall, usually heavy during the month from October to January. Typhoons are very much prevalent in this locality due to its geographical positioning fronting the Pacific Ocean.
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