Siruma

Siruma was under the jurisdiction of Quipayo, considered to be one of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres. Now, Quipayo is an informal district, a conglomeration of several surrounding barangays clustered about the Catholic Parish of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception.

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".

In the 2024 census, the population of Siruma was 19,168 people,^[12] with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Siruma

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

The Siruma Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.^[21]