Sorsogon City

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**Sorsogon City**
Location
Map of Sorsogon showing the location of Sorsogon City.
Government
Region	Bicol Region (Region V)
Province	Sorsogon
District	1st district of Sorsogon
Barangays	64
Income class:	5th class city; partially urban
Mayor	Hon. Mayor Sally A. Lee cityhood = August 16, 2000
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Physical characteristics
Area	338.20 km²
Population Total (2000) Density	134,678 398.22/km²

Sorsogon City is a 5th class city in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. It is the capital city of Sorsogon. It was formed by merging the former towns of Bacon and Sorsogon in 2000.

According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 134,678 people in 26,047 households.

Sorsogon City is politically subdivided into 64 barangays.

36 barangays were in the former municipality of Sorsogon:

Abuyog
Almendras-Cogon (Pob.)
Balogo
Barayong
Basud
Bibincahan
Bitan-o/Dalipay (Pob.)
Bucalbucalan
Buenavista
Buhatan
Bulabog
Burabod (Pob.)

Cabid-An
Cambulaga
Capuy
Gimaloto
Guinlajon
Macabog
Marinas
Pamurayan
Pangpang
Panlayaan
Peñafrancia
Piot (Pob.)

Polvorista (Pob.)
Rizal
Salog (Pob.)
Salvacion
Sampaloc (Pob.)
San Isidro
San Juan (Roro)
Sirangan (Pob.)
Sulucan (Pob.)
Talisay (Pob.)
Ticol
Tugos

28 barangays were in the former municipality of Bacon:

Balete
Bato
Bon-Ot
Bogña
Buenavista
Cabarbuhan
Caricaran
Del Rosario
Gatbo
Jamislagan
Maricrum
Osiao
Poblacion

Rawis
Salvacion
San Isidro
San Juan
San Pascual
San Ramon
San Roque
San Vicente
Santa Cruz
Santa Lucia
Santo Domingo
Santo Niño
Sawanga
Sugod

Sorsogon City was created by virtue of Republic Act 8806 which was enacted on August 16, 2000 and ratified in December 2000.

Prominent politicians of the locality behind its creation were incumbent Sorsogon 1st District Representative Francis Escudero and former Bacon Municipal Mayor Leovic R. Dioneda. Former Bacon Vice-Mayor Aurelio Destacamento, joined by former Sorsogon councilors Antonio C. Detera, Azel Diesta and Telo Mella fought before the two local legislative chambers, for the approval of appropriation ordinances providing budget for the holding of its plebiscite.

Prior to its ratification, a petition to declare RA 8806 null and void was filed by lawyer Atty. Gil Gojol. Because Bacon municipality was enjoined as one of the respondents in said petition, a young practising lawyer from Buenavista, Bacon District, in the name of Atty. Glenn Olbes, defended its constitutionality. The legal battle for its constitutionality was upheld later on by a majority decision of the Sorsoguenos who desire for the development of the newly created local government unit.

Opponents for its ratification were incumbent Governor Raul R. Lee and his wife, Sally A. Lee who became its first contested City Mayor.