Ocampo, Camarines Sur

Ocampo
—  Municipality  —
Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of Ocampo
Ocampo Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°34′N 123°23′E / 13.567°N 123.383°E / 13.567; 123.383Coordinates: 13°34′N 123°23′E / 13.567°N 123.383°E / 13.567; 123.383
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region (Region V)
Province	Camarines Sur
District	2nd district(Central Bay)
Founded
Barangays	25
Government
- Mayor
Area
- Total	118.33 km2 (45.7 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	39,759
- Density	336/km2 (870.2/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
Income class	3rd class municipality; partially urban

Ocampo is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 39,759 people.

History

Historical documents revealed that the municipality of Ocampo , known before as Mabato-bato, was existing since 1735. Mabato bato started as a sitio which was described as abounding with rocks and boulders of various sizes which were scattered over the place.

Since the early 1900's, the town of Ocampo had been a part of Pili though it separated years later, in 1948, and became an independent municipality.

August 13, 1949 marked a major event in the history of the town as this was the inauguration date of Ocampo's elevation into a municipality. It was also during this day when the name Matobato was officially changed into Ocampo, in honor of the late Don Julian Ocampo, then the governor of Camarines Sur.

Ocampo is the place where Governor Luis Villafuerte chose to build a sprawling deer sanctuary where at present houses different deer species from both local and foreign origins. This has served both for tourist attraction and commercial purposes.

Barangays

Ocampo is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.

Ayugan Cabariwan Cagmanaba Del Rosario Gatbo Guinaban Hanawan Hibago La Purisima Nuevo May-Ogob New Moriones Old Moriones Pinit

Poblacion Central Poblacion East Poblacion West Salvacion San Antonio San Francisco San Jose Oras San Roque Commonal San Vicente Santa Cruz Santo Niño Villaflorida

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information
• Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur