Culaba

Culaba is a municipality in Biliran Province in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The subject is a local-government jurisdiction rather than a commercial consumer brand. It functions as an administrative, residential, educational, health-care, and community center for its territory and population. The municipality is situated on Biliran Island and is divided politically into 17 barangays, the basic local-government subdivisions used throughout the Philippines. Barangays are further organized into puroks, with some also containing sitios. Culaba covers approximately 73.42 square kilometres, representing about 13.70 percent of Biliran Province's reported land area. Its population was recorded at 13,563 in the 2024 census, with a population density of approximately 180 people per square kilometre. The population predominantly speaks Waray, reflecting Culaba's location within the Eastern Visayas cultural and linguistic area; Cebuano and Tagalog names are also used for the municipality. The local economy and public life are supported by municipal services, schools, health facilities, barangay administration, and household and community economic activity. Educational institutions identified in reference material include Culaba National Vocational School, Bool National High School, and Pinamihagan Integrated High School, together with elementary schools serving local communities. Health-care access includes Culaba Community Hospital and health centers in Bool, Bacolod, and Pinamihagan. Culaba's public identity is tied to its municipal government and locality rather than to branded products or a corporate parent. Its official municipal website is associated with the Philippine local-government domain structure. Available reference material does not establish a commercial founding date, founder, private owner, listed status, or corporate group. The municipality is therefore best represented as an active local-government entity with a place-based public-service role.

Culaba is a municipality of Biliran Province in the Philippines. The available reference material identifies it as a Philippine municipality but does not provide a reliable founding date, a detailed account of its establishment, or the names of its founders. Its institutional history should therefore be understood through its continuing role as a local-government unit rather than through the development of a commercial brand. The municipality is organized according to the Philippine local-government system. Culaba is politically divided into 17 barangays, each of which may contain smaller puroks and, in some cases, sitios. This structure provides the administrative framework for local representation, public services, community programs, and coordination between the municipal government and its constituent communities. Geographically, Culaba occupies about 73.42 square kilometres, equivalent to approximately 13.70 percent of Biliran Province's total reported land area. Its location in Biliran places it within Eastern Visayas, where Waray is the predominant language of the population. Cebuano and Tagalog forms of the municipality's name are also used: Bungto han Culaba in Waray, Lungsod sa Culaba in Cebuano, and Bayan ng Culaba in Tagalog. Public-service institutions form an important part of the municipality's civic infrastructure. Schools named in the available material include Culaba National Vocational School, Bool National High School, and Pinamihagan Integrated High School, alongside elementary schools. Health facilities include Culaba Community Hospital and health centers in Bool, Bacolod, and Pinamihagan. These institutions support education and basic health access for residents across the municipality and its barangays. The 2024 census recorded 13,563 residents, producing a reported population density of roughly 180 inhabitants per square kilometre. The municipality's contemporary profile is consequently that of a relatively small Philippine local government with a dispersed community structure, public institutions, and a predominantly Waray-speaking population. The available sources do not document corporate ownership, commercial product launches, advertising campaigns, acquisitions, scandals, or stock-market activity. Its official website provides a municipal point of contact, while the Wikipedia entry and Philippine government statistical references provide geographic and demographic context.

• 2024

  Population recorded in the 2024 census

  [1]Culabaen.wikipedia.org

  The Philippine census recorded Culaba's population at 13,563, with a reported density of approximately 180 inhabitants per square kilometre.

A local-government municipality and community service center in Biliran Province, serving residents through municipal administration, education, health care, and barangay governance.

• Public administration

  Municipal administration

  Culaba's core institutional offering is local-government administration for its municipality and 17 barangays. This encompasses coordination of local services, community governance, public information, and municipal programs rather than a commercial product portfolio.

• Education

  Education services

  Schools serving the municipality include Culaba National Vocational School, Bool National High School, and Pinamihagan Integrated High School, as well as elementary schools. These institutions provide general and vocational education for communities in Culaba.

• Healthcare

  Community health services

  Health facilities identified for Culaba include Culaba Community Hospital and health centers in Bool, Bacolod, and Pinamihagan. Together they form part of the municipality's local health-access network.

1. 1Culabaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official Municipality of Culaba websiteculaba-biliran.gov.ph