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Del Gallego

Del Gallego, officially the Municipality of Del Gallego (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Del Gallego; Tagalog: Bayan ng Del Gallego), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,029 people.

It is used to be called Danawin and located along Kilbay River (now, Sabang River). It was established through Executive Order No. 56 Series of 1936 signed by then President Manuel L. Quezon.

The municipality celebrates its 87th foundation anniversary on October 5, 2024.

Del Gallego is the last town in the northwestern part of Camarines Sur. This is where the Quirino Highway (Andaya Highway) road meets with the first town of Quezon, Tagkawayan. It is 109 kilometres (68 mi) from Pili and 287 kilometres (178 mi) from Manila.

Del Gallego is politically subdivided into 32 barangays (villages). Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In the 2020 census, the population of Del Gallego was 26,403 people, with a density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometre or 340 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Del Gallego

The Del Gallego Town Proper is strategic for fishing and farming. There are many businesses (local and international) in the Municipal Proper. Del Gallego has a port and operates daily to the Bondoc Peninsula and Batangas.

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