Sorsogon City
Sorsogon City | |
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| City of Sorsogon | |
Sorsogon City Downtown | |
| Nickname: "Gateway to Southern Philippines" | |
| Motto(s): “Gayon Ciudad, Gayon Sorsogon” (Beautiful City, Beautiful Sorsogon) | |
Map of Sorsogon with Sorsogon City highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°58′27″N 124°00′21″E / 12.9742°N 124.0058°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Sorsogon |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | February 28, 1895 |
| Cityhood | December 16, 2000 |
| Barangays | 64 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Ma. Ester E. Hamor |
| • Vice Mayor | Mark Eric C. Dioneda |
| • Representative | Ma. Bernadette C. Escudero |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 114,140 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 276.11 km2 (106.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,078 m (3,537 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 182,237 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 40,928 |
| Demonym | Sorsoganon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd income class city |
| • Poverty incidence | 20.55 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,356 billion (2023) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,312 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,277 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 615 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sorsogon 2 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4700 (East & West districts), 4701 (Bacon district) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Central Bikol Tagalog |
| Major Pan-Philippine Highway Route | |
| Minor/Alternative City Routes | |
| Major religions | Christianity |
| Website | sorsogoncity |
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Sorsogon City, officially the City of Sorsogon (Waray Sorsogon: Syudad san Sorsogon; Central Bikol: Syudad nin Sorsogon; Filipino: Lungsod ng Sorsogon), is a component city and capital of the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 182,237 people.
Sorsogon City is the most populous city in the province, third most populous city in the entire Bicol Region and one of the leading cities in urbanization and most promising city in terms of development.
The component city was established on the year of 1989, from the merger of Bacon and Sorsogon municipalities. The city's total population spread across 64 barangays.
It serves a transshipment point from the Visayas and Mindanao provinces and is dubbed as the "Gateway to Southern Philippines". Sorsogon City is considered as one of the emerging cities due to its vibrant economy and growing population.