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DEVELOPMENT
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Geography and Demography |
| Location |
The
municipality of Baao is within the 4th Congressional District of the
Province of Camarines Sur. It is geographically located at coordinates
123 30' longitude and 13 30' latitude.
This
town is bounded on the North by the municipalities of Pili and Ocampo,
on the South by the municipality of Nabua, on the East by the city of
Iriga and on the Northwest by the town of Bula, also of the Province of
Camarines Sur
Baao is
approximately 480 kms. South of Metro Manila, 30 kms. East of Naga
City, a close neighbor of iriga City about 7.5 kms away, and 70 kms.
North of Legazpi City, the regional center of the Bicol provinces.
Accessible by land transportation, it is along
the main route of the Maharlika Highways and the Philippine National
Railways The average travel time from Manila is 8-9
hours. |
| Land
Area |
14,305 Hectares |
| Topography |
Baao consists of a mixed topographic relief.The
Northern portion, which is approximately 60 percent of the town's total
land area, or 8,582.4 hectares are hilly and mountainous. The central
and western areas have gently sloping reliefs, which covers 20 percent
of the municipality's total land area of 143.04 sq. has., or 14,304
hectares and the remaining 20 percent, or about 2,680.8 hectares, have
nearly level to level terrain, where the residential, commercial,
institutional establishment can be found, as well as the lowland
ricefields, fishponds and lake are located. |
| Climate |
This municipality falls under the third type of
climate with no pronounced seasons. Relatively wet from the month of
May and dry the rest of the year. Maximum rain periods are from July to
October, while dry seasons last from January to March. This area is
partly sheltered from the Northwest monsoon and trade winds by Mt.
Isarog, but open to the Southwest monsoon or at least too frequent
storms. General wind direction is from East to West within the months
of December to February. South to West from March to August, and
shifting Northwest to East during the months of September, October and
November. |
| Population |
46, 693
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Number of Households |
8, 496
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