Bacacay
Bacacay | |
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| Municipality of Bacacay | |
Bacacay Municipal Hall | |
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Flag | |
| Nicknames: Home of Karagumoy "Beach City" Marble Town | |
Map of Albay with Bacacay highlighted | |
Interactive map of Bacacay | |
Bacacay Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°17′33″N 123°47′30″E / 13.292517°N 123.791686°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Albay |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 56 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Daniel Jose "Nookie" Bombales |
| • Vice Mayor | Robert Hector B. Arjona |
| • Representative | Krisel Lagman |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 51,806 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 122.13 km2 (47.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 289 m (948 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 72,298 |
| • Density | 591.98/km2 (1,533.2/sq mi) |
| • Households | 16,386 |
| Demonym | Bacacayano |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.26 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 295.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 932.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 195.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 154.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO) |
| • Water | Bacacay Water District (BAWAD) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4509 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)52 |
| Native languages | Central Bikol Tagalog |
| Feast date | August 29–30 |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Legazpi |
| Patron saint | St. Rose of Lima |
Bacacay, officially the Municipality of Bacacay (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Bacacay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bacacay), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 72,298 people. Bacacay is primarily an agricultural town and abundant in seafood.