Bula, Camarines Sur

Bula
Municipality
Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of Bula
Bula Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°28′N 123°17′E / 13.467°N 123.283°E / 13.467; 123.283Coordinates: 13°28′N 123°17′E / 13.467°N 123.283°E / 13.467; 123.283
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol (Region V)
Province	Camarines Sur
District	5th district
Barangays	33
Government[1]
• Mayor	Rolando N. Canet
Area[2]
• Total	167.64 km2 (64.73 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	68,011
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4430
Dialing code	054
Income class	1st class; partially urban

Bula is a first class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 68,011 people.^[3]

The town of Bula is historically considered as one of the first four towns of Camarines Sur founded by the Spanish conquistadores when they set foot on the Bicol soil coming from the Visayas, 1576. The other premier towns were Naga, Quipayo and Nabua.The Spaniards who came first to this place asked the men splitting bamboos and they got the answer "Bu-la". And so Bula became the name of the town.

Bula is bounded on the north by the municipalities of Pili and Ocampo, on the east by the municipality of Baao, on the southeast by the Municipality of Nabua, on the south it is bounded by the Municipality of Balataan, on the southwest by Ragay Gulf, and on the west by the Municipality of Minalabac. It approximately 25 kilometers southwest of Naga City.

Language

Majority of the people speak the Bula-Pili variant of Riŋkonāda, also known as Rinconada Bikol.

Barangays

Bula is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.^[2]

Demographics

References

External links

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

	Minalabac	Pili	Ocampo
	Ragay Gulf		Baao
	Bula
		Balatan	Nabua

v t e Province of Camarines Sur Municipalities Baao Balatan Bato Bombon Buhi Bula Cabusao Calabanga Camaligan Canaman Caramoan Del Gallego Gainza Garchitorena Goa Lagonoy Libmanan Lupi Magarao Milaor Minalabac Nabua Ocampo Pamplona Pasacao Pili Presentacion Ragay Sagñay San Fernando San Jose Sipocot Siruma Tigaon Tinambac Component city Iriga Independent component city Naga (Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Camarines Sur by the National Statistics Office)