Bongabong
Bongabong | |
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| Municipality of Bongabong | |
Park and plaza | |
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Bongabong highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°44′49″N 121°29′17″E / 12.7469°N 121.4881°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Oriental Mindoro |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Barangays | 36 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Elegio 'Elgin' A. Malaluan |
| • Vice Mayor | Richard S. Candelario |
| • Representative | Alfonso V. Umali Jr. |
| • Electorate | 48,137 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 498.20 km2 (192.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 76,973 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 18,568 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 29.90 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 425.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,288 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 314 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 294.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5211 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Romblomanon Tagalog |
| Website | bongabong |
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Bongabong, officially the Municipality of Bongabong (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bongabong), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,973 people.
The town is home to Kuta Bongabong (Fuerza de Bongabong), one of the oldest Spanish colonial fortifications in the Philippines. The fort is in dire need of proper conservation. The only agency with the proper capabilities to restore the fort is the National Museum of the Philippines.