Del Gallego

Del Gallego, officially the Municipality of Del Gallego (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Del Gallego; Tagalog: Bayan ng Del Gallego), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,403 people.[3]

Del Gallego
Municipality
Municipality of Del Gallego
Flag of Del Gallego
Flag
Official seal of Del Gallego
Seal
Motto: 
Sulong Del Gallego!
Map of Camarines Sur with Del Gallego highlighted
Map of Camarines Sur with Del Gallego highlighted
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Del Gallego is located in Philippines
Del Gallego
Del Gallego
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′24″N 122°35′46″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceCamarines Sur
District 1st district
FoundedOctober 5, 1937
Barangays32 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMelanie B. Abarientos-Garcia
 • Vice MayorFlorencia G. Bargo
 • RepresentativeTsuyoshi Anthony G. Horibata
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate18,530 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total208.31 km2 (80.43 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,499 m (4,918 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,403
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Households
6,104
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.59
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 128.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 638.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 105.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 154.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityQuezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4411
PSGC
051712000
IDD : area code +63 (0)54
Native languagesCentral Bikol
Tagalog
Websitewww.delgallego.gov.ph

It used to be called Danawin and is located along Kilbay River (now, Sabang River). It was established through Executive Order No. 56 Series of 1936 signed by then President Manuel L. Quezon.

The municipality celebrates its 86th foundation anniversary on October 5, 2023.

Del Gallego is the last town in the northwestern part of Camarines Sur. This is where the Quirino Highway (Andaya Highway) road meets with the first town of Quezon, Tagkawayan. It is 109 kilometres (68 mi) from Pili and 287 kilometres (178 mi) from Manila.

According to the town's socio-economic profile in the year 1998, agricultural workers are greater in number reaching about 70% of the whole working force while the remaining 30% are engaged in non-agricultural occupations.

Geography

Barangays

Del Gallego is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Bagong Silang
  • Bucal
  • Cabasag
  • Comadaycaday
  • Domagondong
  • Kinalangan
  • Comadogcadog
  • Mabini
  • Magais I
  • Magais II
  • Mansalaya
  • Nagkalit
  • Palaspas
  • Pamplona
  • Pasay
  • Pinagdapian
  • Pinugusan
  • Zone I Fatima (Poblacion)
  • Zone II San Antonio (Poblacion)
  • Poblacion Zone III
  • Sabang
  • Salvacion
  • San Juan
  • San Pablo
  • Santa Rita I
  • Santa Rita II
  • Peñafrancia (Sinagawsawan)
  • Sinuknipan I
  • Sinuknipan II
  • Sugsugin
  • Tabion
  • Tomagoktok

Climate
Climate data for Del Gallego, Camarines Sur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 35
(95)		 37
(99)		 37
(99)		 35
(95)		 34
(93)		 34
(93)		 34
(93)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 34
(93)
Average low °C (°F) 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 28
(82)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 27
(81)		 29
(83)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 104.02
(4.10)		 52.53
(2.07)		 60.67
(2.39)		 95.79
(3.77)		 337.51
(13.29)		 344.38
(13.56)		 258.12
(10.16)		 169.08
(6.66)		 242.35
(9.54)		 268.86
(10.59)		 113.40
(4.46)		 303.9
(11.96)		 2,350.61
(92.55)
Average rainy days 24 24 23 24 26 30 31 28 28 28 28 30 324
Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[5]

Demographics
Population census of Del Gallego
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939 4,883—    
1948 9,915+8.19%
1960 11,820+1.48%
1970 12,664+0.69%
1975 13,754+1.67%
1980 13,476−0.41%
1990 17,047+2.38%
1995 18,760+1.81%
2000 20,456+1.87%
2007 21,272+0.54%
2010 23,064+2.99%
2015 25,397+1.85%
2020 26,403+0.77%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

In the 2020 census, the population of Del Gallego was 26,403 people,[3] with a density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometre or 340 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Del Gallego
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11]
[12][13][14][15][16]

The Del Gallego Town Proper is strategic for fishing and farming. There are many businesses (local and international) in the Municipal Proper. Del Gallego has a port and operates daily to the Bondoc Peninsula and Batangas.

The Municipal Government is successfully improving the town and the towns people's lives.

Also due to its location between two Major town centers Sipocot and Tagkawayan it now serves as a rest stop.

• 1/3 of people rely on Agriculture

• 1/4 of people rely on fishing

• There are restaurants and several gas stations in the town

• There are hotels in and near the town

• It is more dependent on Tagkawayan for some market needs instead of Sipocot or Naga City

• Market days are usually on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and the market is least busy during Sundays.

• 94% of people have access to electricity

• People sell wood

• 89% of people have access to clean and potable water

• Its electricity is powered and supplied by Quezelco.

Transportation

The municipality is connected with Manila by the Andaya Highway and daily rail services to and from Naga & Legazpi are provided by the Philippine National Railways.

In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway.[17] A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.[18]

Another expressway that will serve Del Gallego is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur.[19]

Education

Del Gallego has a total of fifteen (15) schools, twelve of which are public schools and the other three are private schools.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Elementary and Secondary Level)

  • Cabasag Elementary School
  • Del Gallego Central School
  • Kinalangan Elementary School
  • Magais Elementary School
  • Mansalaya Elementary School
  • Sabang Elementary School
  • Sinuknipan Elementary School
  • Tabion Elementary School
  • Bagong Silang Integrated School
  • Del Gallego National High School
  • Mansalaya National High School
  • Sinuknipan National High School

PRIVATE SCHOOLS (College Level)

  • Alfelor Sr. Memorial College
  • Colegio de Santa Rita Camarines Sur Foundation, Inc.
  • SPJ International Technology Institute Inc. Del Gallego
  • Kilbay Bridge
    Kilbay Bridge
  • Tabion Hills
    Tabion Hills
  • Kilbay or Sabang River
    Kilbay or Sabang River

References
  1.  Municipality of Del Gallego | (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 July 8, 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. "Del Gallego, Camarines Sur: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  6. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. "Province of Camarines Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  17. "SLEX Toll Road 5 to connect Quezon province to Sorsogon". YugaTech. August 18, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  18. "San Miguel investing P122B for SLEX Toll Road 5, Pasig River Expressway projects". GMA News Online. August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  19. "QUEZON–BICOL EXPRESSWAY | Department of Public Works and Highways". www.dpwh.gov.ph. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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