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Pinamalayan is a first class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. The name Pinamalayan comes from the word "ipinamalay", meaning "made aware or made known". According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 81,666 people.Pinamalayan is from Calapan.GeographyThe town of Ipinamalay is close to the shore on the river of the same name about 2-3/4 miles- south-westward of Bugot Point. The Pinamalayan River whose source originates from the mountains north of the town empties at the mouth of the old Lumang-Bayan River. Stretching from Mount Dumali in the north-eastern part of the island high and prominent, the coastal trends southward with a succession of sweeping curves towards Pinamalayan Bay to Duyagan Point.The town is bounded on the north by Babahurin Hill and extends towards the north-west which meets the town of Pola. Towards the south and north, the town lies on an extensive plain and is low and flat towards the south direction to Balete and up to the boundary of Bongabon. About 90% of its area is located on its level plain which extends into the interior. It is intersected by three rivers, namely; the Lumangbayan, the Balete and the Pula Rivers which are short and never navigable. The town is exposed to the north-east monsoon, but with the mountain facing north, it is safe from that direction.BarangaysPinamalayan is politically subdivided into 37 Barangays. Anoling Bacungan Bangbang Banilad Buli Cacawan Calingag Del Razon Guinhawa Inclanay Lumambayan Malaya Maliancog Maningcol Marayos Marfrancisco Nabuslot Pagalagala Palayan Pambisan Malaki Pambisan Munti Panggulayan Papandayan Pili Quinabigan Ranzo Rosario Sabang Sta. Isabel Sta. Maria Sta. Rita Sto. Nino Wawa Zone I Zone II Zone III Zone IV