Oriental Mindoro

Summary data
Map of the Philippines highlighting Oriental Mindoro
Typeprovince
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
Cities1
Municipalities14
Barangays426
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesSibuyan Sea, Tablas Strait, Verde island Passage
Area (2013)4,238.38 km2 (1,636.45 sq mi)
Population (2020)908,339
Density (2020)214 / km2 (555 / sq mi)

Oriental Mindoro is a province in the Philippines situated in the MIMAROPA Region grouped under the Luzon island group. Its capital is the City of Calapan.

The province has a land area of 4,238.38 square kilometers or 1,636.45 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 908,339. This represented 28.13% of the total population of the MIMAROPA Region, 1.46% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 0.83% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 214 inhabitants per square kilometer or 555 inhabitants per square mile.

Map

Oriental Mindoro is bordered, clockwise from the North, by the Verde island Passage, Sibuyan Sea, Tablas Strait, and Occidental Mindoro.

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Map of the Philippines with Oriental Mindoro highlighted in redMap of Oriental Mindoro showing its component cities and municipalitiesBacoBansudBongabongBulalacaoCalapanGloriaMansalayNaujanPinamalayanPolaPuerto GaleraRoxasSan TeodoroSocorroVictoria

Local government units

Oriental Mindoro has 14 municipalities and 1 city. The total number of barangays in the province is 426.

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Local government units of Oriental Mindoro
NameTypePopulation (2020)Population (2015)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)Area (2013), in km2Density (2020), per km2Brgy count
Bacomunicipality39,81737,2151.43%216.2318427
Bansudmunicipality42,67140,9920.85%343.4712413
Bongabongmunicipality76,97372,0731.39%498.2015536
Bulalacaomunicipality44,36639,1072.69%321.8613815
Calapancity (CC), capital, regional center145,786133,8931.81%250.0658362
Gloriamunicipality50,49645,0732.42%245.5220627
Mansalaymunicipality59,11454,5331.71%446.6213217
Naujanmunicipality109,587102,9981.31%503.1021870
Pinamalayanmunicipality90,38386,1721.01%282.2632037
Polamunicipality35,45534,7010.45%159.3422323
Puerto Galeramunicipality41,96136,6062.92%247.8516913
Roxasmunicipality58,84953,2012.15%85.2669020
San Teodoromunicipality19,12117,9041.39%341.00568
Socorromunicipality41,58539,0991.31%151.3827526
Victoriamunicipality52,17550,4920.69%146.2335732
Oriental Mindoro Total908,339844,0591.56%4,238.38214426

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Oriental Mindoro for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱1,327,125,088.36.

Historical annual regular income data

Annual regular income of Oriental Mindoro (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009727,275,650.25–
2010771,733,791.686.11%
2011857,461,877.7211.11%
2012842,742,464.31-1.72%
2013927,536,159.7710.06%
20141,038,440,081.4611.96%
20151,189,752,807.2514.57%
20161,327,125,088.3611.55%

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

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Oriental Mindoro is 5 to 9, with 99,870 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 6,608 individuals.

Age distribution

Population of Oriental Mindoro by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 118,6652.21%
1 to 478,4669.30%
5 to 999,87011.83%
10 to 1495,85611.36%
15 to 1987,69010.39%
20 to 2473,3588.69%
25 to 2962,2937.38%
30 to 3456,4996.69%
35 to 3953,2036.30%
40 to 4447,2785.60%
45 to 4942,3465.02%
50 to 5436,0114.27%
55 to 5929,9423.55%
60 to 6422,7512.70%
65 to 6915,8571.88%
70 to 7410,2431.21%
75 to 797,1230.84%
80 and over6,6080.78%
Total844,059100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 57.27
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.79
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 65.06
  • Median Age: 22.83

Historical population

The population of Oriental Mindoro grew from 26,359 in 1903 to 908,339 in 2020, an increase of 881,980 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive annualized growth rate of 1.56%, or an increase of 64,280 people, from the previous population of 844,059 in 2015.

Trends in population growth

Population of Oriental Mindoro (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationAnnualized Growth Rate
26,359–
43,7383.25%
92,5303.82%
124,5563.10%
228,9985.50%
328,3643.59%
388,7443.45%
446,9382.83%
550,0492.10%
608,6161.91%
681,8182.47%
735,7691.06%
785,6022.41%
844,0591.38%
908,3391.56%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Oriental Mindoro for the year 2019 was 513,542.

National roads

As of December 2016, the National Roads in Oriental Mindoro are:

Secondary Roads

  • Calapan Airport Road
  • Calapan North Road
  • Calapan South Road
  • PC Barracks Road (MR)

Tertiary Roads

  • Cadre Road
  • CSR Junction-Minas Road
  • CSR Junction-Pola Road
  • Governor-Murphy Street

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
  4. Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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