Malinao, Albay

Map of Albay showing the location of Malinao

Malinao is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 39,516 people in 8,418 households.

MALINAO, the prime rice granary of the first district of Albay, is a third class town located the northeastern rim of the southern-most tip of Luzon, which forms the Bicol Peninsula. To its north is the municipality of Tiwi; to its south, the City of Tabaco and to its west is the province of Camarines Sur.

The town occupies a narrow stretch of plains hemmed in by Lagonoy Gulf in the east and Mount Malinao on the west.

The mountain ranges of Malinao, a dormant volcano whose highest altitude is estimated at 1,584 meters above sea level, dominate a large part of the town’s total land area, which is 10,750 hectares or 107.50 square kilometers.

The world renowned Mayon Volcano lies southwest of Malinao, providing the town a majestic ambiance for its agricultural setup.

The town is 587 kilometers south of Manila, 32 kilometers north of Albay Provincial Capitol (the Provincial Seat of Government) and 5 kilometers north of Tabaco City, The leading trade center in the first district of Albay Province with an international port. Ther are twenty-nine (29) barangays, twenty-five (25) of which are rural areas and the remaining four (4) are urban.;

The total population climbed to 33,872 in 1995, an increase of 2359 individuals or 6.94% for five (5) years with an average households as of 2000.

Of these, less than ten (10) per cent or 3,301 reside in the urban barangays of Bagumbayan, Pawa, Payahan and Poblacion. The rest of the constituents meanwhile stay on the rural barangays, namely: Awang, Bagatangki, Balading, Balza, Bariw, Baybay, Bulang, Burabod, Cabunturan, Comun, Diaro, Estancia, Jonop, Labnig, Libod, Malolos, matalipni, Ogob, Quinarabasahan, Sta. Elena, Soa, Sugcad, Tagoytoy, Tanawan and Tuliw. The densest areas are Estancia, Labnig and Balading while Awang and Bagatangki are the least populated in the rural areas.

Majority of its population engages in agriculture and other agri-related enterprise.

The population thus, vis-à-vis land resources is yet blessed with having an abundant area for various allocation of land uses which nowadays considered a precious gem.

Brief history

The municipality of Malinao was founded in year 1600 or 79 years after Magellan landed in Cebu and planted the first Christian Cross.

Between year 1600 to year 1616, Malinao was then part of the Diocese of Cagsawa (now Daraga). It became an independent bisita or sitio attached to Sawangan (now Legazpi City) until the year 1619 when separate religious administration was exercised with Rev. Francisco de Sta. Ana, OFM, as first pastor.

Local folklore speaks of a plant once rich in this town called "ALINAO." The prefix "MA," which denotes abundance of something in local dialect, was affixed by the natives in referring to the place abundant with Alinao, thus Ma-alinao and later corrupted to Malinao.

It was however in year 1916 when according to legendary account, Malinao got its name. A siege by Moros on town resulted in the abduction of seven women. Miraculously, the boat sank within the jurisdictional waters of Malinao and on that same spot in the sea across the island of natunawan because of the women's fervent prayer in canticles and "tarahades" or clear thoughts for the Blessed Virgin to sink the boat. From these "clear thoughts" of the seven women translated in Bicol dialect as "malinao na isip." The name of Malinao was given to the Municipality. It has since then the tradition among the residents particularly the women, to sing the canticles or tarahades in times of crisis or calamities or when they want to drive away epidemics and misfortunes.

Other information

Location
Malinao lies at the North-Eastern rim of the Southernmost tip of Luzon, which forms the Bicol Peninsula. It is 587 km. from Manila, 32 km. from Legazpi, and 5 km. from Tabaco.

Classification
Third Class Municipality

Political Boundaries
North: Municipality of Tiwi
South: Tabaco City
East: Lagunoy Gulf
West: Municipality of Buhi and Polangui

No. of Barangays: 29

Upland Barangays: 12
Lowland Barangays: 13
Coastal Barangays: 4

Physical Characteristics

Total Land Area: 10,750 hectares

Public Land: 72.60 hectares
Built-Up/Residential: 985.76 hectares

Agricultural: 5750.34 hectares
Irrigable - 2250 has.
Irrigated - 1873 has.

Forest: 1569.30 hectares
Timberland - 21.00 has.
2nd growth - 615.00 has.
Watershed - 870.00 has.
Mangrove/swap - 63.30 has.

Grassland/Shrub/Pasture: 15.00 hectares
Idle/Vacant Lot: 49.00 hectares
Nipas: 2308.00 hectares

Demographic Characteristics
Population (2007 NSO Survey): 39,516
No. of Households (2007 Brgy. Data: 8,418
Population Density (person/ha): 3.68
Average Household Size: 5

Communication Facilities
Telegraph: 1
Post Office: 1
Cellsites: 3 (Globe, Smart, Sun)

Power Supply (ALECO)
No. of Energized Barangays - 29
Unenergized Households - 4%

Major Agricultural Products

Major Crops

Palay (2 cropping)
Irrigated - 3709.44 has. - 11,754.00 MT
Rainfed - 635.35 has. - 1,992.90 MT

Abaca - 1260 has. - 252.00 MT
Coconut - 186 has. - 54.87 MT

Root Crops
Camote - 4.85 has. - 48.50 MT
Cassava - 3.77 has. - 45.50 MT
Gabi - 1.50 has. - 4.50 MT

Vegetable (Leafy) - 5.193 has. - 9.049 MT
Fruit Vegetable - 21.869 has. - 93.95 MT
Fruits - 36.29 has. - 229.4 MT
Sugarcane - 10 has. - 0.84 MT

Barangays

Malinao is politically subdivided into 29 barangays.

No.	BARANGAY	BARANGAY CAPTAIN	SK CHAIRPERSON
1	Awang	Yolanda C. Matias	Shiela Marie S. Marudo
2	Bagatangki	Ramon B. San Juan	Rosaly C. Coralde
3	Bagumbayan	Marita E. Cansilao	Mariejoy A. Cano
4	Balading	Ofelia C. Bigata	Henrietta C. Bio
5	Balza	Nelson G. Rico	Stuart C. Brutas
6	Bariw	Justo C. Cornelio	Jessica C. Carillo
7	Baybay	Jose M. Cestina	Marilou C. Cepres
8	Bulang	Romeo P. Ceneta	Nimfa C. Coprada
9	Burabod	Clarita C. Coper	Jeffrey C. Avila
10	Cabunturan	Harrison B. Molo	Gerard B. Malagueño
11	Comun	Abundio D. Camu	Janice L. Bataller
12	Diaro	Natividad C. Cascabel	Aaron C. Cascabel
13	Estancia	Susan B. Nabor	Mariedel Nabor
14	Jonop	Josefina C. Florentino	Alian Ann C. Carullo
15	Labnig	Joel P. Cardano	Audrey Nichol O. Cargullo
16	Libod	Jose B. Bragais Sr.	Fernando P. Callada Jr.
17	Malolos	Nardito C. Carpina	Mian C. Capitin
18	Matalipni	Bernardo C. Cañeza	Melvin P. Callo
19	Ogob	Antonio C. Diaz	Neil B. Basmayor
20	Pawa	Antonio C. Celamor	Niña Ritter
21	Payahan	Rex B. Cruz	Jhane C. Cestina
22	Poblacion	Agnes B. Nuñez	Aila Marie C. Almazora
23	Quinarabasahan	Jason B. Cornel	Sandy B. Cuentas
24	Sta. Elena	Jesus C. Castelo	Jervis M. Ceperez
25	Soa	Salvador C. Caneo, Sr.	Lourdes C. Caneo
26	Sugcad	Epifanio C. Conde	Edronel Albaniel
27	Tagoytoy	Heracleo U. Diaz, Jr.	Maricris B. Regalado
28	Tanawan	Isidro C. Ceriola	Krisel C. Ceriola
29	Tuliw	Policarpio B. Ceneta	Analiza C. Pongan

External link

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

Coordinates: 13°24′N 123°42′E / 13.4°N 123.7°E / 13.4; 123.7