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Bulan, Sorsogon

Bulan, officially the Municipality of Bulan (Waray Sorsogon: Bungto san Bulan; Waray: Bungto han Bulan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bulan), is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 106,919 people, making it the most populated town in the province.

One of Bicol's fastest growing economy and primed to be the next city of Sorsogon. Bulan is being groomed to be the next city of Bicol province given its first class municipality status with an estimated population of 120,000, 196 square kilometers land area and an annual regular income of not less than P200M Bulan. The town is said to propose a cityhood bill in the near future.

It is also one of the Top Five Municipalities with the Highest Operating Income in Bicol, ISO Accredited LGU, with Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping from DILG.

The Municipality of Bulan is located at the south-westernmost tip of the Bicol Peninsula of the island of Luzon. It has an area of exactly 20,094 hectares and is the terminal and burgeoning center of trade and commerce of its neighboring towns. It comprises fifty-five (55) barangays and eight (8) zones and is populated by people of diversified origin.

This municipality is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Magallanes, on the east by the municipalities of Juban and Irosin, on the south by the Municipality of Matnog, and on the west by Ticao Pass. It has a distance of 667 kilometres (414 mi) from Manila, 63 kilometres (39 mi) from the province's capital Sorsogon City, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the town of Irosin and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the town of Matnog.

Bulan is politically subdivided into 63 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Poverty incidence of Bulan

Residents of Bulan are now looking forward to its city hood because of its rapid-economic growth considering the fact that it is cited as the richest municipality in the province and 5th among the 1st class municipalities in Bicol Region with an average annual income of PHP 58.8M (2009). If it happens, Bulan will be the second city in the province and will be the 8th in the region.

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municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sorsogon
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