Pola, Oriental Mindoro
Pola | |
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| Municipality of Pola | |
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Pola highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°08′38″N 121°26′24″E / 13.1439°N 121.44°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Oriental Mindoro |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | January 1, 1912 |
| Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jennifer M. Cruz (NUP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Marvin T. Rivera (PDP-Laban) |
| • Representative | Arnan C. Panaligan (Mindoro Bago Sarili) |
| • Electorate | 23,444 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.34 km2 (61.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 35,455 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,965 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.13 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 196.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 701.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 130.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 106.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5206 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tadyawan Tagalog |
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Pola, officially the Municipality of Pola (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pola), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,455 people. It is 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Calapan.
Pola is known as the birthplace of former vice president and veteran news anchor Noli de Castro, actor and current Oriental Mindoro vice governor Ejay Falcon, ABS CBN News Senior Reporter and anchor Dennis Datu and DZMM Broadcaster and field reporter Noel Alamar.