# Minalabac

Minalabac, officially the Municipality of Minalabac (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Minalabac, Tagalog: Bayan ng Minalabac), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,981 people.

## Geography
### Barangays

Minalabac is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Barangay Name | Philippine Standard Geographic Codes Code | Urban/Rural | Population (2020 Census) |
| Antipolo | 051722001 | Urban | 6,856 |
| Bagolatao | 051722002 | Rural | 1,277 |
| Bagongbong | 051722003 | Rural | 987 |
| Baliuag Nuevo | 051722004 | Rural | 1,672 |
| Baliuag Viejo | 051722005 | Rural | 3,452 |
| Catanusan | 051722006 | Rural | 1,393 |
| Del Carmen-Del Rosario (Pob) | 051722007 | Rural | 2,610 |
| Del Socorro | 051722008 | Rural | 1,384 |
| Hamoraon | 051722009 | Rural | 1,849 |
| Hobo | 051722010 | Rural | 4,430 |
| Irayang Solong | 051722011 | Rural | 1,950 |
| Magadap | 051722012 | Rural | 1,295 |
| Malitbog | 051722013 | Rural | 2,155 |
| Manapao | 051722014 | Rural | 2,660 |
| Mataoroc | 051722015 | Rural | 2,810 |
| Sagrada (Sagrada Familia) | 051722016 | Rural | 2,829 |
| Salingogon | 051722017 | Rural | 2,547 |
| San Antonio (Pob) | 051722018 | Rural | 1,081 |
| San Felipe-Santiago (Pob) | 051722019 | Rural | 841 |
| San Francisco (Pob) | 051722020 | Rural | 584 |
| San Jose | 051722021 | Rural | 1,923 |
| San Juan-San Lorenzo (Pob) | 051722022 | Rural | 1,498 |
| Taban | 051722023 | Rural | 1,277 |
| Tariric | 051722024 | Rural | 3,082 |
| Timbang | 051722025 | Rural | 1,539 |

### Climate

Climate data for Minalabac, Camarines Sur :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 35 (95) | 37 (99) | 38 (100) | 36 (97) | 35 (95) | 33 (91) | 35 (95) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 34 (94) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.66 (1.44) | 58.6 (2.31) | 37.91 (1.49) | 76.31 (3.00) | 98.34 (3.87) | 151.99 (5.98) | 288.39 (11.35) | 291.41 (11.47) | 186.77 (7.35) | 363.21 (14.30) | 97.5 (3.84) | 292.1 (11.50) | 1,979.19 (77.9) |
| Average rainy days | 18 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 293 |
| Source: World Weather Online ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 3,993 | — |
| 1918 | 4,094 | +0.17% |
| 1939 | 9,620 | +4.15% |
| 1948 | 11,984 | +2.47% |
| 1960 | 19,654 | +4.21% |
| 1970 | 23,373 | +1.75% |
| 1975 | 27,089 | +3.00% |
| 1980 | 30,336 | +2.29% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 35,922 | +1.70% |
| 1995 | 37,574 | +0.85% |
| 2000 | 41,734 | +2.28% |
| 2007 | 43,957 | +0.72% |
| 2010 | 48,162 | +3.38% |
| 2015 | 52,390 | +1.62% |
| 2020 | 53,981 | +0.59% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, the population of Minalabac was 53,981 people, with a density of 430 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Minalabac
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 2006 51.50
* 2009 48.36
* 2012 40.05
* 2015 45.38
* 2018 32.21
* 2021 40.52
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Minalabac is classified as a municipality. Minalabac has the same economy as Libmanan, Cabusao, San Fernando, Milaor, Ocampo, Nabua, and Calabanga because of fishing in coastal barangays near Ragay Gulf particularly Salingogon, and Bagolatao. Minalabac has several beach resorts that also boosts the economy of the town. Majority of the land is devoted to rice, vegetables and other root crops.

## Transportation

Jeepneys are used for transportation from Naga City to Minalabac (Vice Versa), and from LCC Terminal in Sabang, Naga City to the market of Minalabac. It is the only the main transportation for public use.

## Infrastructures

The town has a couple of provincial roads. The main road in the town is the Milaor-Minalabac-Pili road and the other roads either goes to the Poblacion, other barangays, to Rinconada district, or even Albay.

## Tourism

Two main summer beach destinations include the pebble beach in Bagolatao and sand beach in Hamoraon. The growing number of resorts offers amenities such as cottages, videoke, rest house, etc.

## Government
### Elected officials

Members of the Minalabac Municipal Council (2019-2022) :
| Position | Name of official |
| District Representative (2nd Legislative District, Camarines Sur) | Rep. Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte Jr. |
| Mayor | Christopher R. Lizardo |
| Vice-Mayor | Pedro M. Benamira |
| Councilors | Miguel S. Bersabe |
| Councilors | Renato A. Barcinas |
| Councilors | Noe G. Lavandero |
| Councilors | Louieley S. Barrameda |
| Councilors | Alejo Francis R. Sayson |
| Councilors | Pedro S. Balid |
| Councilors | Alex L. Nacor |
| Councilors | Arcel B. Bas |