Tinambac, officially the Municipality of Tinambac ( bcl, Banwaan kan Tinambac; tl, Bayan ng Tinambac), 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 70,176 people.

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.

Geography

Barangays

Tinambac is politically subdivided into 45

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Tinambac was 70,176 people, with a density of . Bikol is the predominant language.

Economy

Total agricultural area is estimated to be , 96% of which are planted with coconut. Only around 4% are devoted to rice, corn, banana and root crops. Fishponds cover around or 1.8% of the total agricultural area. ;Commercial establishments *Producers Bank *Palawan Express (remittance center) *LCC Supermarket *LCC Department Store *RJVM Moonvic Groceries *Teves Store *NTE Harvest Plus *Mang Inasal *Viewport Central Commercial (Tambang) *Angena Trading *RRB Drug *Rocio's Mini Mart *Tinambac Market

Infrastructure

;Communication facilities: * 1 Post Office located in the

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, staffed by a Post Master and mail carriers * Telegraph service offered by local branch of National Telecommunications Office * Branches of RCPI and LBC Air Cargo * Land line communication facilities ;Health services: * Tinambac Municipal Hospital * Medicare Community Hospital - Sogod, Tinambac * RRB Maternity, Family Planning, and Lying-in Clinic

Gallery

Walking by the seashore at Caloco Beach, Tinambac, Camarines Sur, Philippines.jpg, Caloco Beach Mount Isarog View from San Antonio Tinambac.jpg, View of Mount Isarog from Barangay San Antonio File:San Antonio Tinambac 1.jpg, View of San Miguel Bay from Barangay San Antonio

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationOfficial site of the province of Camarines Sur/Tinambac
{{Authority control Municipalities of Camarines Sur