City and Municipalities
Sorsogon is subdivided into 14 municipalities and 1 city. In 2000, Sorsogon City was created from the merging of the municipalities of Bacon and Sorsogon.
City/Municipality | No. of Barangays |
District | Area (kmĀ²) |
Population (2010) |
Income class (2007) |
ZIP Code | Mayor |
|
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1 | Barcelona | 25 | 2 | 61.18 | 20,340 | 5th | 4712 | Manuel L. Fortes Jr. |
2 | Bulan | 63 | 2 | 196.96 | 93,943 | 1st | 4706 | Helen C. De Castro |
3 | Bulusan | 24 | 2 | 96.30 | 22,089 | 4th | 4704 | Michael G. Guysayko |
4 | Casiguran | 25 | 1 | 87.13 | 30,995 | 4th | 4702 | Ma. Ester A. Hamor |
5 | Castilla | 34 | 1 | 186.20 | 52,903 | 3rd | 4713 | Olivia M. Bermillo |
6 | Donsol | 51 | 1 | 156.20 | 47,563 | 3rd | 4715 | Jerome F. Alcantara |
7 | Gubat | 42 | 2 | 134.51 | 57,327 | 2nd | 4710 | Ronnel U. Lim |
8 | Irosin | 28 | 2 | 149.87 | 51,777 | 2nd | 4707 | Eduardo E. Ong Jr. |
9 | Juban | 25 | 2 | 121.49 | 30,335 | 4th | 4703 | Jimmy J. Fragata |
10 | Magallanes | 34 | 1 | 150.09 | 35,443 | 3rd | 4705 | Roque L. Carranza |
11 | Matnog | 40 | 2 | 162.40 | 37,641 | 3rd | 4708 | Emilio G. Ubaldo |
12 | Pilar | 49 | 1 | 248.00 | 68,245 | 1st | 4714 | Dennis A. Sy-Reyes |
13 | Prieto Diaz | 23 | 2 | 49.07 | 20,478 | 5th | 4711 | Jocelyn Y. Lelis |
14 | Santa Magdalena | 14 | 2 | 43.50 | 16,520 | 5th | 4709 | Alejandro E. Gamos |
15 | Sorsogon City | 64 | 1 | 276.11 | 155,144 | 3rd | 4700 | Leovic R. Dioneda |
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