Bansud, Oriental Mindoro
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Plaza de Bansud
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 Map of Oriental Mindoro with location of Bansud |
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 Bansud
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| Coordinates: 12°50′N 121°22′E / 12.833°N 121.367°ECoordinates: 12°50′N 121°22′E / 12.833°N 121.367°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | MIMAROPA (Region IV-B) | |
| Province | Oriental Mindoro | |
| District | 2nd district | |
| Barangays | 13 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ronaldo Mortel Morada | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 343.47 km2 (132.61 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 38,341 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 5210 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Website | www |
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Bansud is a second class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 38,341 people.
Bansud is 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Calapan.
Bansud is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.
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.
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