Del Gallego

History

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.

Geography

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 km from Pili and 287 km from Manila.

Barangays

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

• Bagong Silang
• Bucal
• Cabasag
• Comadaycaday
• Comadogcadog
• Domagondong
• Kinalangan
• Mabini
• Magais I
• Magais II
• Mansalaya
• Nagkalit
• Palaspas
• Pamplona
• Pasay
• Pinagdapian
• Pinugusan
• Poblacion Zone III
• Sabang
• Salvacion
• San Juan
• San Pablo
• Santa Rita I
• Santa Rita II
• Sinagawsawan
• Sinuknipan I
• Sinuknipan II
• Sugsugin
• Tabion
• Tomagoktok
• Zone I Fátima
• Zone II San Antonio

Climate

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Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Del Gallego was 26,029 people, with a density of {{sigfig|26,029/208.31|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

Transportation

The municipality is connected with Manila by the Andaya Highway and daily rail services to and from Naga and Legazpi are provided by the Philippine National Railways.

In order to spur development in the municipality, the Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of the South Luzon Expressway. A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena, Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.

Another expressway that will serve Del Gallego is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur.

Education

The Del Gallego Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Del Gallego has a total of 23 schools, twenty of which are public schools and the other three are private schools.

Primary and elementary schools

• Bagong Silang Elementary School (est. 1988)
• Cabasag Elementary School (est. 1986)
• Del Gallego Central School (est. 1937)
• Kinalangan Elementary School (est. 1952)
• Magais Elementary School (est. 1964)
• Mansalaya Elementary School
• Palaspas Elementary School (est. 1957)
• Pamplona Community School
• Pasay Elementary School
• Sabang Elementary School (est. 1944)
• Salvación Elementary School
• San Juan Elementary School
• San Pablo Community School
• Santa Rita Elementary School (est. 1948)
• Sinuknipan Elementary School (est. 1947)
• Tabion Elementary School (est. 1993)

Secondary schools

• Del Gallego Community College (est. 2024)
• Del Gallego National High School (est. 1969)
• Mansalaya National High School (est. 1996)
• Sinuknipan National High School (est. 1966)

Higher educational institutions

• Alfelor Sr. Memorial College (est. 1985)
• Colegio de Santa Rita Camarines Sur Foundation (est. 1995)
• SPJ International Technology Institute (est. 2013)

Churches

• Santa Rita de Cascia Parish - Poblacion (est. 1937)
• Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia Parish - Sinuknipan I (est. 2010)

Gallery

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References

References

1. {{DILG detail
2. (August 18, 2020). "SLEX Toll Road 5 to connect Quezon province to Sorsogon". YugaTech.
3. (August 25, 2020). "San Miguel investing P122B for SLEX Toll Road 5, Pasig River Expressway projects". GMA News Online.
4. "QUEZON–BICOL EXPRESSWAY {{!}} Department of Public Works and Highways".
5. (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".