Country Philippines District 3rd district Barangays Area 351.6 km² Local time Saturday 9:55 PM | Region Bicol (Region V) Founded 1888 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Mayor Ruel T. Velarde Province Camarines Sur | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 86% Humidity Neighborhoods Union, Buenavsita, Magtang, Lamon | ||
Tinambac is a first class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 67,572 people.
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Map of Tinambac, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Barangays
Tinambac is politically subdivided into 44 barangays.
History
The town of Tinambac was considered to be a trading center of villages surrounding the eastern side of Mt. Isarog . It was in this place where tobacco, then a prohibited product, was exchanged by the townspeople of Tinambac.
Its establishment as a separate municipality occurred during the latter part of the 18th century and this was known as the mission post of Himoragat. In 1829 when the Spanish administration divided the province of Camarines Sur into four districts, Tinambac fall under the District of Isarog.
A church was built atop a hill which still stands at present where the residents of this simple town give way to the celebration of its fiesta every 17th day of May. St. Pascual Baylon is the patron saint of this town.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, the population of Tinambac was 67,572 people, with a density of 190 inhabitants per square kilometre or 490 inhabitants per square mile.
Bikol is the predominant language.
Economy
Total agricultural area is estimated to be 17,230 hectares (42,600 acres), 96% of which are planted with coconut. Only around 4% are devoted to rice, corn, banana and root crops. Fishponds cover around 464 hectares (1,150 acres) or 1.8% of the total agricultural area.
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