Dumarao, officially the Municipality of Dumarao (
Capiznon/
Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Dumarao''; tl, Bayan ng Dumarao), is a 2nd class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Capiz
Capiz, officially the Province of Capiz (Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; tl, Lalawigan ng Capiz), is a province in the Philippines located in the central section of Western Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Roxas. It ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,506 people.
It is from
Roxas City.
It was founded in 1580 and established by Spaniards under the advocacy of ''Our Lady of Snows''.
Geography
Barangays
Dumarao is politically subdivided into 33
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Dumarao was 49,506 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Capiz
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