Buhi, Camarines Sur
Buhi | |
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| Municipality of Buhi | |
View of Buhi from Mount Asog Buhi Municipal Hall Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church | |
Map of Camarines Sur with Buhi highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°26′05″N 123°31′00″E / 13.4347°N 123.5167°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Camarines Sur |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | April 14, 1578 |
| Barangays | 38 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rey P. Lacoste |
| • Vice Mayor | Jose Alfred N. Balagot |
| • Representative | Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 53,101 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 246.65 km2 (95.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,409 m (4,623 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 81,306 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| • Households | 18,796 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 36.76 |
| • Revenue | ₱245,889,870.47 (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱643,761,840.05 (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 256.1 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 89.09 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camarines Sur 3 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4433 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
| Native languages | Central Bikol Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Buhi, officially the Municipality of Buhi (Buhinon: Banwaan nya Buhi; Rinconada Bikol: Banwāan ka Buhi; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buhi), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,306 people.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Lake Buhi is home to the world's smallest edible fish locally known as "Sinarapan".
Buhi is not just known for Lake Buhi but it is likewise the home to the world's smallest commercial fish locally known as the sinarapan (Mystychtis luzonensis).