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| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Nickname: | The Wonderland of Albay | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Lenybelle C. Santos | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Sheryl C. Bilo | ||
| Leader Name2: | Edcel C. Lagman | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
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| Elevation Max M: | 274 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 0 | ||
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| Timezone: | PST | ||
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| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code 4512 | ||
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Malinao, officially the Municipality of Malinao (bcl|Banwaan kan Malinao; tl|Bayan ng Malinao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,395 people.
Malinao was founded in 1600, or 79 years after Ferdinand Magellan landed in Cebu and planted the first Christian Cross.
Between 1600 and 1616, Malinao was then part of the Diocese of Cagsawa (now Daraga). It became an independent bisita or sitio attached to Sawangan (now Legazpi City) until 1619, when separate religious administration was exercised with Rev. Francisco de Santa Ana, OFM, as first pastor.
Local folklore speaks of a plant once rich in this town called "alinao." The prefix "ma", which denotes abundance of something in local dialect, was affixed by the natives in referring to the place abundant with Alinao, thus Ma-alinao and later corrupted to Malinao.
It was in 1916 when, according to legendary account, Malinao got its name. A siege by Moros on the town resulted in the abduction of seven women. Miraculously, the boat sank within the jurisdictional waters of Malinao and on that same spot in the sea across the island of natunawan because of the women's fervent prayer in canticles and "tarahades" or clear thoughts for the Blessed Virgin to sink the boat. From these "clear thoughts" of the seven women translated in Bicol dialect as "malinao na isip".
The name of Malinao was given to the municipality. It has since then the tradition among the residents, particularly the women, to sing the canticles or tarahades in times of crisis, calamities, or when they want to drive away epidemics and misfortunes.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the 2575.77adj=mid2adj=mid total area of Albay.
Malinao occupies a narrow stretch of plains hemmed in by Lagonoy Gulf in the east and Mount Malinao on the west. The area is dominated by the mountain ranges of Malinao, with a peak altitude of above sea level. It is from Legazpi City and southeast of Manila.
Malinao is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Of these, 12 are upland barangays, 13 lowland barangays, and 4 are coastal barangays. Twenty-five barangays are rural areas and the remaining four are urban.
In the 2020 census, Malinao had a population of 47,395. The population density was NaN47,395/107.50.
In 1995, The total population was 33,872, which increased by 2359 individuals or 6.94% for five (5) years in 2000. In the 2010 census, the population had reached 42,770.
Of these, less than ten (10) percent or 3,301 reside in the urban barangays of Bagumbayan, Pawa, Payahan, and Poblacion. The rest of the constituents meanwhile stay on the rural barangays: Awang, Bagatangki, Balading, Balza, Bariw, Baybay, Bulang, Burabod, Cabunturan, Comun, Diaro, Estancia, Jonop, Labnig, Libod, Malolos, matalipni, Ogob, Quinarabasahan, Santa Elena, Soa, Sugcad, Tagoytoy, Tanawan, and Tuliw. The densest areas are Estancia, Labnig, and Balading while Awang and Bagatangki are the least populated in the rural areas.
The majority of its population is engaged in agriculture and other agri-related enterprise.
The major agricultural products are:
Other crops: