Oas, Albay
| Oas | |
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Oas Municipal Hall
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 Location within Albay province |
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 Oas
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| Coordinates: 13°15′32″N 123°29′43″E / 13.2589°N 123.4953°ECoordinates: 13°15′32″N 123°29′43″E / 13.2589°N 123.4953°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region (Region V) |
| Province | Albay |
| District | 3rd district |
| Barangays | 53 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Domingo Red Escoto Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 263.61 km2 (101.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 67,960 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 35,027 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 4504 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)52 |
| Income class | 1st class |
| PSGC | 050512000 |
| Website | elgu2 |
Oas, officially the Municipality of Oas (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Oas; Filipino: Bayan ng Oas), is a municipality in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region (Region V) of the Philippines. The population was 67,960 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 35,027 registered voters.
Oas was founded during the early Spanish colonization of the Bicol Peninsula. In 1605, Father Baltazar de los Reyes converted 12 leading natives of the area to Christianity in one day, forming the foundation of the community now known as Oas.
There are three stories that tell the origin of the name of Oas:
Oas is located at 13°15′32″N 123°29′43″E / 13.2589°N 123.4953°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 263.61 square kilometres (101.78 sq mi) constituting 10.23% of the 2,575.77-square-kilometre- (994.51 sq mi) total area of Albay.
Oas is politically subdivided into 53 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Oas had a population of 67,960. The population density was 260 inhabitants per square kilometre (670/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 35,027 registered voters.
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