Mansalay, Province of Oriental Mindoro

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
Barangay count17
Postal code5213
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesTablas Strait
Philippine major island(s)Mindoro
Area (2013)446.62 km2 (172.44 sq mi)
Population (2020)59,114
Density (2020)132 / km2 (343 / sq mi)
Coordinates12° 31' North, 121° 26' East (12.5198, 121.4383)
Estimated elevation above sea level9.3 meters (30.4 feet)

Mansalay is a coastal municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro.

The municipality has a land area of 446.62 square kilometers or 172.44 square miles which constitutes 10.54% of Oriental Mindoro's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 59,114. This represented 6.51% of the total population of Oriental Mindoro province, or 1.83% of the overall population of the MIMAROPA Region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 132 inhabitants per square kilometer or 343 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Mansalay has 17 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Mansalay
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
B. del Mundo14.00%8,2788,2080.85%0.18%
Balugo4.70%2,7772,6634.28%0.89%
Bonbon3.21%1,8981,955-2.92%-0.62%
Budburan2.79%1,6471,37020.22%3.95%
Cabalwa2.64%1,5611,19230.96%5.84%
Don Pedro5.75%3,4013,07710.53%2.13%
Maliwanag3.05%1,8011,7314.04%0.84%
Manaul6.11%3,6133,3218.79%1.79%
Panaytayan20.32%12,01010,59213.39%2.68%
Poblacion7.28%4,3044,2012.45%0.51%
Roma3.47%2,0521,9932.96%0.62%
Santa Brigida4.15%2,4532,08317.76%3.50%
Santa Maria3.61%2,1331,9807.73%1.58%
Santa Teresita9.11%5,3834,71114.26%2.85%
Villa Celestial3.01%1,7801,6497.94%1.62%
Wasig3.76%2,2242,323-4.26%-0.91%
Waygan3.04%1,7991,48421.23%4.13%
Mansalay Total59,11454,5338.40%1.71%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Mansalay for the fiscal year of 2016 was 154,936,645.66.

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Annual regular income of Mansalay (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
200982,772,721.25
201089,574,174.268.22%
201197,205,197.048.52%
201294,065,226.50-3.23%
2013109,902,165.3616.84%
2014124,262,041.8413.07%
2015141,122,094.4613.57%
2016154,936,645.669.79%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Mansalay in the 2015 Census was 54,487 broken down into 11,286 households or an average of 4.83 members per household.

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Number of households in Mansalay (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
27,5125,1235.37
29,7535,8905.05
39,0417,3165.34
43,9748,7925.00
51,70510,1935.07
54,48711,2864.83

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Mansalay is 5 to 9, with 7,443 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 355 individuals.

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Population of Mansalay by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 11,4282.62%
1 to 46,02911.06%
5 to 97,44313.65%
10 to 146,89812.65%
15 to 196,12911.24%
20 to 244,7428.70%
25 to 293,7986.96%
30 to 343,3136.08%
35 to 393,1835.84%
40 to 442,6324.83%
45 to 492,2884.20%
50 to 541,9103.50%
55 to 591,5712.88%
60 to 641,1132.04%
65 to 697501.38%
70 to 745491.01%
75 to 793550.65%
80 and over4020.74%
Total54,533100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 71.05
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.7
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 77.75
  • Median Age: 19.46

Historical population

The population of Mansalay grew from 7,003 in 1939 to 59,114 in 2020, an increase of 52,111 people over the course of 81 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.71%, or an increase of 4,581 people, from the previous population of 54,533 in 2015.

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Population of Mansalay (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
11,2234.96%
14,6692.38%
18,3952.24%
19,5441.22%
23,5483.80%
27,5151.57%
29,7651.48%
39,0415.99%
43,9741.65%
51,7056.07%
54,5331.02%
59,1141.71%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Mansalay for the year 2019 was 28,728, broken down into 14,466 males and 14,262 females.

Location

The municipal center of Mansalay is situated at approximately 12° 31' North, 121° 26' East, in the island of Mindoro. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 9.3 meters or 30.4 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Mansalay are Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Batangas City, Batangas, Lucena, Lipa, Batangas, Tayabas, Quezon, and San Pablo, Laguna. The nearest municipalities are Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, Bansud, Oriental Mindoro, Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro, and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. Its distance from the national capital is 234.41 kilometers (145.66 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 234.41 kilometers (145.66 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N12°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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