Bula, officially the Municipality of Bula (

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: ''Banwaān ka Bula''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Bula''), is a 1st class

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in the

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Camarines Sur Camarines Sur ( bcl, Habagatan na Camarines; tl, Timog Camarines), officially the Province of Camarines Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte an ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,143 people.

History

The town of Bula is historically considered as one of the first four mission towns of Camarines Sur founded by the Spanish conquistadores when they set foot on the Bicol soil coming from the Visayas in 1576. The other premier towns were Naga, Quipayo and Nabua. The Spaniards who first came to this place asked the men who were splitting bamboos about the name of the place, and since they did not understand the language, they thought that they were being asked about the name of the bamboo, and so they got the answer "Bu-la". And so Bula became the name of the town. However, it was only in 1578 when the natives where Christianized, so the National Historical Commission dates back the town's history to 1578. From this, the town chose St. Mary Magdalene as its patron saint and celebrates its fiesta every 22nd day of July, which is the birthdate of the saint.

Geography

Bula is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Pili and Ocampo, on the east by the municipality of Baao, on the southeast by the Municipality of Nabua, on the south it is bounded by the Municipality of Balataan, on the southwest by

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, and on the west by the Municipality of Minalabac.

Barangays

Bula is politically subdivided into 33

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Bula, Camarines Sur, was 73,143 people, with a density of .

Language

Majority of the people speak the Bula-Pili variant, a lowland dialect (sinaranəw) of

language, also known as Riŋkonāda. The population can also understand and speak Tagalog or Filipino language and English.

Religion

Majority of the population are Roman Catholic members which is the biggest bulk of Bulaeños adhering to Christian faith. The rest of population are followers of different Protestant denominations.

Economy

Despite staying as a 2nd class municipality, the LGU has been making a couple of improvements in the past few years. This is because there are some areas that need improvement of infrastructures. This also makes Bula a 1st class municipality. Agriculture Products: Rice, Wheat, Coconut, Corn Commercial and Industrial is mostly focused on the Centro area such as the Bula Public Market.

Tourism

The town of Bula is the home of the breath-taking views of Tan-Awan Park, Nalalata Falls, and Burabod. Tan-Awan Park, located in Barangay Bagoladio atop a hill, attracts a number of tourists because of its captivating view overlooking the areas of its neighboring towns in Rinconada.

Gallery

File:Bula Municipal Hall.JPG, Bula Municipal Building File:Bula Church, Bula, Camarines Sur (May 2022).jpg, St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church File:Bula Cementery.JPG, Bula Catholic Cemetery File:Team piltik in action at Bula market WTR.JPG, Bula Public Market File:Bula National High school WTR.JPG, Bula National High School File:Nalalata Cave.jpg, Nalalata Cave File:Nalalata Falls 01.jpg, Nalalata Falls File:Bula Parochial School.JPG, Bula Parochial School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationOfficial Site of the Province of Camarines Sur
{{Authority control Municipalities of Camarines Sur Metro Naga