Bombon, Camarines Sur

Bombon
—  Municipality  —
Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of Bombon
Bombon Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°40′55″N 123°12′4″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region (Region V)
Province	Camarines Sur
District	2nd district
Founded
Barangays	8
Government
• Mayor
Area
• Total	44.2 km2 (17.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	14,083
• Density	318.6/km2 (825.2/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4404
Income class	5th class municipality; partially urban

Bombon is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,083 people.

History

Like any other municipalities in the province, the town of Bombon also started as a mere barrio or "visita". It was dependent on the town of the ancient Quipayo for nearly 240 years, now a mere barangay of Calabanga town. It finally gained its independence during the arrival of the Americans on February 11, 1900. This taste of freedom was, however, momentary for after the establishment of the Civil Government occurred in the Philippines in the year 1903, Bombon was ceded to the municipality of Calabanga .

The municipality of Bombon also became a barrio of Magarao, now another town in the second district. For more than forty years of waiting, it was finally given its proclamation as a town by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 251 dated July 27, 1949 signed by the former President Elpidio Quirino.The mayor at the time was Jose Buenagua Sr, whose son Jose Buenagua Jr went on to be the Provincial Engineer of Albay. Jose Jr now resides in Scottsdale AZ. The acquired independence continued permanently and it served well its constituents.

The Leaning Bell Tower, dubbed as the country's own version of Italy 's Leaning Tower of Pisa, found in this municipality serves as a major historical attraction.

Barangays

Bombon is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.

• San Antonio
• San Francisco
• San Isidro (Pob.)
• San Jose (Pob.)
• Pagao (San Juan)
• San Roque (Pob.)
• Siembre
• Santo Domingo

Sitio

• San Bernandino
• Sta Cruz
• Laon
• Gogon
• Manayao

Socio-Economic Profile

Literacy Rate

• 97.75% in both rural as well as urban areas
• Almost half of the population 5 years and older have reached elementary grade and about

25.8% have finished high school

Work and Labor Force

• 15 years and older - about 3,590 or 55% are in the active labor

force while the remaining 45% are schooling, disabled, or home caretaker

• More Bombonian work abroad as Seaman,Nurse,Caregiver,Doctor,IT Professional, etc.
• Majority (3,590) of the population in the active force are gainfully employed

with only 158 as unemployed

• Agriculture and its complementary industries are the major sources of employment

Dialect

• 98% considers Bikol as the first dialect spoken
• Tagalog: 1.67%
• English language

Religion

• Approximately ninety five percent (95%) of the population is Roman Catholics
• 5% subdivided into the different modern sects of religion such as the Iglesia ni Cristo, UCCP, Aglipay, Born Again, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventist and other forms religious affiliation

Housing

• 71% of the total housing units are considered single dwelling and it is mostly made-up

of concrete and semi-permanent materials

• Shanties or "barong-barong" accounts to about 29% of the total number of housing units

Health

• Health facilities consist of the following:
  • 1 Rural Health Unit
  • 1 barangay station

Education

• 7 elementary schools
• 1 public high school

Protection and Security

• Current police ratio to the population is 1:1,363
• Low crime incidence

Agricultural Sector

• Major Crops:
  • Active agricultural area: About 3,978.7580 hectares
  • Mostly planted with rice either irrigated, rainfed or upland rice
    • Irrigated paddy rice has an estimated area of about 1,028.75 hectares while rainfed and upland rice occupies about 564.87 and 33 hectares, respectively
    • Corn areas comprise 38.75 hectares and sugarcane has 118.18 hectares
• Livestock and Poultry Production
  • As of 1999, area has an estimated animal population of about 6,374 heads
    • 3,740 or 59% are poultry and 2,634 or 41% are livestock
    • Chicken has an aggregate number of 2,567 and ducks with 1,053 heads
    • Major livestock raise is swine with 1,850 heads while carabao and sheep/goat have 176 and 203 heads, respectively

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information
• Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur
• Diocese of Libmanan
• Official Website of the Local Government of Bombon, Camarines Sur