🇵🇭 Siruma, officially the Municipality of Siruma, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines.
History Siruma belonged to several towns before it became an independent town of its own. Years back, the municipality of Siruma was under the jurisdiction of Quipayo, considered to be one of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres. Now, Quipayo is a barangay of Calabanga town.
On October 19, 1846, a decree was implemented by Governor General Narciso Claveria which restructured the territorial domain of the province. It was during this time that Siruma was ceded to Camarines Norte.
It was said that the town's name was derived from the name of an island called "Matandang Siruma". The word "siruma" comes from the local vernacular sirum which is a "small, red ant". A myth was told that a certain capitan encountered a swarm of small red ants during his overnight stay in one of the places in Siruma, thus, calling the place as "masirum".
Geography: Barangays Siruma is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. • Bagong Sirang • Bahao • Boboan • Butawanan • Cabugao • Fundado • Homestead • La Purisima • Mabuhay • Malaconini • Matandang Siruma • Nalayahan • Pinitan • Poblacion • Pamintan-Bantilan • Salvacion • San Andres • San Ramon (Daldagon) • Sulpa • Tandoc • Tongo-Bantigue • Vito.
Siruma has a population of over 19,419 people. Siruma also forms part of the wider Camarines Sur Province which has a population of over 2,068,244 people. Siruma is situated 40 km north-west of Tinambac.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Siruma has links with:
🇵🇭 Calabanga, Philippines 🇵🇭 City of Muntinglupa, Philippines 🇵🇭 Muntinlupa, Philippines🇳🇮 Puerto Cabezas 14.027
🇸🇻 Chalatenango 14.033
🇹🇭 Prachin Buri 14.05
🇹🇭 Pathum Thani 14.05
🇹🇭 Prachinburi 14.057
🇵🇭 San Pablo City 14.07
🇸🇳 Koumpentoum 13.983
🇵🇭 Tagkawayan 13.97
🇮🇳 Venkatagiri 13.967
🇹🇭 Bang Bua Thong 13.967
🇵🇭 Guihulngan 123.273
Locations Near: Siruma 123.26,14.0214
🇵🇭 Tinambac 123.375,13.783 d: 29.3
🇵🇭 Daet 122.956,14.114 d: 34.4
🇵🇭 Calabanga 123.207,13.706 d: 35.5
🇵🇭 Sipocot 122.978,13.768 d: 41.5
🇵🇭 Naga City 123.186,13.624 d: 44.9
🇵🇭 Iriga 123.402,13.42 d: 68.7
🇵🇭 Jose Panganiban 122.693,14.292 d: 68.1
Antipodal to: Siruma -56.74,-14.021
🇧🇷 Tangará da Serra -57.491,-14.621 d: 19910.2
🇧🇷 Lucas do Rio Verde -55.917,-13.067 d: 19876.6
🇧🇷 Cuiabá -56.096,-15.596 d: 19826.8
🇧🇷 Várzea Grande -56.139,-15.652 d: 19822.7
🇧🇷 Sorriso -55.7,-12.533 d: 19815
🇧🇷 Sinop -55.633,-11.833 d: 19743.8
🇧🇷 Primavera do Leste -54.333,-15.517 d: 19707.5
🇧🇷 Rondonópolis -54.622,-16.466 d: 19660.8