Bacacay, officially the Municipality of Bacacay ( bcl, Banwaan kan Bacacay; tl, Bayan ng Bacacay), is a 2nd class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the

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of Albay,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,485 people. Bacacay is primarily an agricultural town and abundant in seafood.

Geography

Bacacay is bordered by Malilipot town in the northwest and Santo Domingo in the southwest. Other barangays are located in Cagraray island and is shared with neighboring Malilipot town. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Albay.

Barangays

Bacacay is politically subdivided into 56

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Bacacay had a population of 72,485. The population density was .

Economy

Government

List of Mayors

*Armando B. Romano *Tobias Betito *Gloria Berango *Eligio Berango *Berting Lawenko

Education

Bacacay has 41 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools directly supervised by Department of Education-Division of Albay.

Primary schools

*Bacacay East Central School *Banao Elementary School *Bariw Elementary School *Basud Elementary School *Bayandong Elementary School *Bogna Elementary School *Buang Elementary School *Busdac Elementary School *Cabasan Elementary School *Cagbulacao Elementary School *Cagraray Elementary School *Cajugotan Elementary School *Cawayan Elementary School *Damacan Elementary School *Gubat Elementary School *Hindi Elementary School *Igang Elementary School *Langaton Elementary School *Lower Bonga Elementary School *Manaet Elementary School *Mapulang Daga Elementary School *Mataas Elementary School *Misibis Elementary School *Nahapunan Elementary School *Namanday Elementary School *Namantao Elementary School *Napao Elementary School *Panarayon Elementary School *Pigcobuhan Elementary School *Pili Elementary School *San Pablo Elementary School *San Pedro Elementary School *Sogod Elementary School *Sula Elementary School *Tambilagao Elementary School *Tambongon Elementary School *Tanagan Elementary School *Upper Bonga Elementary School *Uson Elementary School *Vinisitahan East Elementary School *Vinisitahan South Elementary School

Secondary schools

*Bonga National High School *Cabasan National High School *Cawayan National High School *Pili National High School *San Pablo High School *Sogod National High School *Vinisitahan National High School

Colleges

*Bacacay Community College * Zamora Memorial College

Notable personalities

* Crispin Beltran - Filipino labor leader. Former member of 13th Congress of the Philippines with the Anakpawis ("Toiling Masses") party-list and former chair of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), a militant and progressive labor movement. * Ana T. Calixto - Bikol-language short story writer *

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- Basketball player of the University of Perpetual Help Deltas *

Joshua Villar Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. ' Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

- Basketball player of the Bicol Volcanoes * Leo Styles - International Fashion Stylist

Gallery

Bacacay Catholic Church.jpg, Bacacay Catholic Church Cagraray Eco Park.jpg, Cagraray Eco Park Cagraray Beach View.jpg, Cagraray Beach File:The Mayon.jpg, View of Mayon Volcano from Bacacay

References

External links

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