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Gubat | |
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Municipality of Gubat | |
Motto: Gubat is for Life | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°55′08″N 124°07′23″E / 12.9189°N 124.1231°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Sorsogon |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | June 13, 1764 |
Barangays | 42 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ronnel U. Lim |
• Vice Mayor | Valentin A. Pura IV |
• Representative | Vacant |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 40,820 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 134.51 km2 (51.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Highest elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 60,294 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 14,568 |
Demonym | Gubatnons |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.07 |
• Revenue | ₱ 201 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 666.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 192.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 198.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Sorsogon 2 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4710 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Sorsogon language Tagalog |
Website | www |
Gubat, officially the Municipality of Gubat (Gubatnon: Bungto san Gubat; Waray: Bungto han Gubat, Tagalog: Bayan ng Gubat), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,294 people.[3]
Gubat is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. The people who live here speak the Gubat language which is also a dialect of Waray-Waray of Eastern Visayas, a Southern Sorsoganon sub-language and they were called Gubatnons.