Siruma, officially the Municipality of Siruma (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Siruma; Tagalog: Bayan ng Siruma), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofCamarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,419 people.[3]
Siruma
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| Municipality of Siruma | |
View from Siruma View Deck
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Map of Camarines Sur with Siruma highlighted
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  Siruma Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°01′19″N 123°15′32″E / 14.0219°N 123.2589°E / 14.0219; 123.2589 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Camarines Sur |
| District | 4th district |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Carina R. Polinga |
| • Vice Mayor | Sandy S. Ondis |
| • Representative | Arnulf Bryan B. Fuentebella |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 14,402 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 141.27 km2 (54.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 19,419 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,262 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 98 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 190.3 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 70.02 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 10.41 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camarines Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
4427
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
| Native languages | Central Bikol Tagalog |
| Crime index | 0 |
| Website | crohan |
Siruma belonged to several towns before it became an independent town of its own. Years back, the municipality of Siruma was under the jurisdiction of Quipayo, considered to be one of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres. Now, Quipayo is a barangay of Calabanga town.
On October 19, 1846, a decree was implemented by Governor General Narciso Claveria which restructured the territorial domain of the province. It was during this time that Siruma was ceded to Camarines Norte.
It was said that the town's name was derived from the name of an island called "Matandang Siruma". The word "siruma" comes from the local vernacular sirum which is a "small, red ant". A myth was told that a certain capitan encountered a swarm of small red ants during his overnight stay in one of the places in Siruma, thus, calling the place as "masirum".
Siruma is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Siruma, Camarines Sur | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
30 (86) |
33 (91) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
33 (92) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.63 (2.47) |
114.71 (4.52) |
41.44 (1.63) |
56.32 (2.22) |
105.22 (4.14) |
175.86 (6.92) |
192.89 (7.59) |
110.61 (4.35) |
130.78 (5.15) |
546.13 (21.50) |
232.9 (9.17) |
462 (18.2) |
2,231.49 (87.86) |
| Average rainy days | 21 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 299 |
| Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[5] | |||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Siruma, Camarines Sur, was 19,419 people,[3] with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Siruma
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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