It was founded in 1580 and established by Spaniards under the advocacy of Our Lady of Snows.

[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In the 2020 census, the population of Dumarao was 49,506 people,[3] with a density of 210 inhabitants per square kilometre or 540 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Dumarao Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

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