Gubat

Gubat, officially the Municipality of Gubat (Gubatnon: Bungto san Gubat; , ), is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 61,095 people.

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Settlement.image_skyline: Jeepney stop Gubat.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Downtown area
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Gubat,_Sorsogon.png
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Settlement.image_seal: Gubat Sorsogon.png
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Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.motto: Gubat is for Life
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: June 13, 1764

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Gubat
Population: 61095
Area: 134.51
Elevation: 14
Official website: www.gubat.gov.ph
Image: Jeepney stop Gubat.jpg
Households: 14568
Dialing code: 56

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inception: 1764-06-13
Commons category: Gubat, Sorsogon
postal code: 4710
poverty incidence: 22.07
fiscal/tax revenue: 286121167.67
total assets: 75451087.92
total expenditure: 255905334.76
total liabilities: 221114597.33
electorate: 41722

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It is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. The people who live here speak the Gubat language which is also a dialect of Waray-Waray of Eastern Visayas, a Southern Sorsoganon sub-language and they were called Gubatnons.