List of barangays in Sorsogon City


InSorsogon City is politically subdivided into 64 barangays – a combination of barangays from both former towns of Sorsogon and Bacon, now both considered as districts of the city.

East District

The city's Iglesia ni Kristo and are also located in the said barangay. The only remaining track oval in Sorsogon, Balogo Sports Complex, can be found in this barangay, just beside Balogo Elementary School. It hosted Bicol Meet events in the past.
It hosts to one of the oldest subdivision in the city – Sts. Peter and Paul Ville Subdivision and Our Lady's Village – Bibincahan, both accessible via Magsaysay St.
It has an area of 12.58 hectares, which has a flat topography.
Its major source of income is agriculture, fisheries, business and others.


It is a well known destination for those who wants to buy the fresh catch in the morning, especially sea shell products.
It has also dwindling mangrove along its coast.
It has a single elementary school on the barangay center.
Aside from rice and coconut products, it also produces calamondin from one of the couple of orchards in the city.
The is also located in this area. Finally, barangay road to barangays Pamurayan, and Gimaloto can be found on this barangay.
In Bacon district, there are 28 barangays, namely:
It is bounded by Brgy. Sawanga on the East, and Brgy. Bon-ot on the West side. It is accessible via the Bacon-Prieto Diaz Road.
The old barangay was originally located along the banks of Sugod. It was called Rizal or Sabang. But because of common storm surge, they moved it inland what is now called Bato, wherein limestones are common to be found. Bato is the Tagalog of stone.
Its original name was San Pedro, after a sailor named Pedro Desquitado who arrived in the small village and became its first ruler. In 1911, Eustaquio Dooc, the first Tiniente del Barrio, changed it to its current name in honor of Jose Jao. He was a wealthy businessman who stayed in the barangay permanently and said to be instrumental in the development of the place.
It hosts to one of the potential tourism spot – – situated on a mountain side. Due to its remoteness, it is a well known hiding place of New People's Army during the height of the communist rebellion on the ’80s.