The Municipality of Bagamanoc, Catanduanes was created on June 12, 1950 through House Bill No. 076, R.A. 490. It is located in the northeastern part of the province of Catanduanes facing the cosmic Pacific Ocean. Its total land area is 93.93 square kilometers, about 62 kilometers away from the capital town of Virac. Farming and Fishing are the main sources of livelihood.It is bounded on the eastern side by the Pacific Ocean, on the north-north-western side by the municipality of Pandan, western-side by the municipality of Caramoran and on the south by the municipality of Panganiban.Almost 83% (77.96 sq. km.) of the entire land area of the municipality are mountainous and hilly wherein 56% (43.65sq.km.) of it is covered by thick forest and 44% (34.30sq.km.) are planted with abaca, coconut, root crops and perennial trees. The lowland (including rolling terrain) or plain area is about 17% of the total land area (15.96 sq.km.) which comprises the built up areas, rice land, diversified agricultural lands, which include corn, root crops, legumes and vegetables, fishpond and others.
The Municipality of Bagamanoc, Catanduanes was created on June 12, 1950 through House Bill No. 076, R.A. 490. It is located in the northeastern part of the province of Catanduanes facing the cosmic Pacific Ocean. Its total land area is 93.93 square kilometers, about 62 kilometers away from the capital town of Virac. Farming and Fishing are the main sources of livelihood.It is bounded on the eastern side by the Pacific Ocean, on the north-north-western side by the municipality of Pandan, western-side by the municipality of Caramoran and on the south by the municipality of Panganiban.Almost 83% (77.96 sq. km.) of the entire land area of the municipality are mountainous and hilly wherein 56% (43.65sq.km.) of it is covered by thick forest and 44% (34.30sq.km.) are planted with abaca, coconut, root crops and perennial trees. The lowland (including rolling terrain) or plain area is about 17% of the total land area (15.96 sq.km.) which comprises the built up areas, rice land, diversified agricultural lands, which include corn, root crops, legumes and vegetables, fishpond and others.
The Municipality of Bagamanoc, Catanduanes was created on June 12, 1950 through House Bill No. 076, R.A. 490. It is located in the northeastern part of the province of Catanduanes facing the cosmic Pacific Ocean. Its total land area is 93.93 square kilometers, about 62 kilometers away from the capital town of Virac. Farming and Fishing are the main sources of livelihood.It is bounded on the eastern side by the Pacific Ocean, on the north-north-western side by the municipality of Pandan, western-side by the municipality of Caramoran and on the south by the municipality of Panganiban.Almost 83% (77.96 sq. km.) of the entire land area of the municipality are mountainous and hilly wherein 56% (43.65sq.km.) of it is covered by thick forest and 44% (34.30sq.km.) are planted with abaca, coconut, root crops and perennial trees. The lowland (including rolling terrain) or plain area is about 17% of the total land area (15.96 sq.km.) which comprises the built up areas, rice land, diversified agricultural lands, which include corn, root crops, legumes and vegetables, fishpond and others.