Municipality of Baco,

Oriental Mindoro
Location:
 About …

According to the history, the word “BACO”

means a Celtic God, invoked by Gauls and
attested on inscriptions found in the areas of
Chalon-sur-Saone and eauze. His name
indicates that he was probably a boar-god, of
whom many are recorded in the celtic world.
 About…

BACO is a coastal municipality in the

province of Oriental Mindoro.
 The municipality has a land area of 216.23
square kilometers or 83.49 square miles which
constitutes 5.10% of Oriental Mindoro's total area.
Its population as determined by the 2015 Census
was 37,215. This represented 4.41% of the total
population of Oriental Mindoro province, or
1.26% of the overall population of the
MIMAROPA region. Based on these figures, the
population density is computed at 172
inhabitants per square kilometer or 446
inhabitants per square mile.
Baco is politically subdivided to 27 barangays.
Barangay Population (2016)
Alag 1,198
Bangkatan 1,974
Burbuli 675
Catwiran 1 1,387
Catwiran 2 1,538
Dulangan 1 1,869
Dulangan 2 2,406
Lumangbayan 584
malapad 446
barangay Population ( 2016 )
Mangangan 1 2,498
Mangangan 2 766

Mayamig 1,422
Pambisan 1,114
Pulang - tubig 849
Putican - cabulo 473
San andres 284
San Ignacio ( dulangan 3 ) 1,986
Santa cruz 440
Santa rosa 1 1,844
Santa rosa 2
Banana Festival is held in honor of the
abundance of bananas in the Philippines. It
gathers all farmers from all regions of the
country to savor the fruit. It is a two-day
event held in Baco, Oriental Mindoro. One
of its highlights is the banana cookfest
where visitors compete to create the best
banana meal plans.
TOURIST DESTINATION
ALPAPARAY FALLS

Alpaparay Falls is a park-like picnic grove

with a three-storey waterfall and two minor,
cascading waterfalls. The immediate
attraction is the three-story waterfall,
located just across the picnic area. The
picnic area is a cleared ground walled by
trees, but has no benches or cottages. It
has, however, a stone plateau and a small
hydroelectric plant with a water mill. Due
to its engineer’s death, however, the
hydroelectric plant was not finished and
never generated electricity.
Following the water upstream, you may cross
three bamboo bridges and walk along
cemented pathways. For about 15 minutes
trekking up, you’ll find two water basins about
12 feet deep each. The first basin has several
elevated areas to dive from, while the second
basin is more intimate and secluded. Located
at the end of the trek, the second basin is
walled by limestone, and can be reached by
scaling a slippery trail.
Open: Everyday, open 24 hours.
Address: Brgy. Dulangan, Sitio San Ignacio,
Baco, Oriental Mindoro
Fee: Free
KARAYRAYAN RIVER and KAMBAL
BATO RESORT

Karayrayan River flows at the foot of Mt.

Halcon, and is surrounded by two nature
resorts and a few Mangyan houses. The
river gushes over boulders and small catch
basins. The current is quite strong that you
might get carried away. A steel hanging
bridge crosses the river, going to a
Mangyan village up the mountain. The
bridge also used to be one of the jump-off
points to Mt. Halcon. Karayrayan River has
two nature resorts.
Infinity farm
Mt. halcon
Tagbungan Mountain Resort (P30/head) is
a vastly landscaped resort with two
swimming pools and an access to the river.
Meanwhile, Kambal-Bato Mountain River
Resort (P30/head) features a series of
overflowing swimming pools, whose water
rushes from Karayrayan River
Open: Everyday, open 24 hours.
Address: Brgy. Dulangan, Baco, Oriental
Mindoro
Fee: P30
tagbungan