Placer, Masbate
Placer Pueblo de Cervantéz | |
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Municipality of Placer | |
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11°52′08″N 123°55′00″E / 11.8689°N 123.9167°E / 11.8689; 123.9167 | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Masbate |
District | 3rd district |
Barangays | 35 (see Barangays) |
Government [1] | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Eusebio P. Dumoran Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Mark A. Tinegra |
• Representative | Wilton T. Kho |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 38,475 voters (2022) |
Area [2] | |
• Total | 193.03 km2 (74.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
Highest elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 56,340 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,197 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 29.88 |
• Revenue | ₱ 189.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 622 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 166.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 217.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5408 |
PSGC | 054117000 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,340 people.[3]
Placer is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Masbate City.
History
By virtue of Republic Act No. 292, passed on June 16, 1948, the barrio of Placer was constituted as its own municipality, separate from Cataingan. At the time of its creation, Placer included the entire present-day municipality of Esperanza, which was then a barrio of Placer (its largest barrio).[5]
Geography
Barangays
Placer is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Aguada
- Ban-Ao
- Burabod
- Cabangcalan
- Calumpang
- Camayabsan
- Daan-lungsod
- Dangpanan
- Daraga
- Guin-Awayan
- Guinhan-Ayan
- Katipunan
- Libas
- Locso-An
- Luna
- Mahayag
- Mahayahay
- Manlut-Od
- Matagangtang
- Naboctot
- Nagarao
- Nainday
- Naocondiot
- Pasiagon
- Pili
- Poblacion
- Puro
- Quibrada
- San Marcos
- Santa Cruz
- Taboc
- Tan-Awan
- Taverna
- Tubod
- Villa-Inocencio
Climate
Climate data for Placer, Masbate | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) | 34 (1.3) | 42 (1.7) | 36 (1.4) | 73 (2.9) | 109 (4.3) | 118 (4.6) | 108 (4.3) | 129 (5.1) | 136 (5.4) | 112 (4.4) | 89 (3.5) | 1,025 (40.4) |
Average rainy days | 12.6 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 235 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Placer, Masbate, was 56,340 people,[3] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.
Placer is one of the only four municipalities in Masbate which is dominantly Cebuano-speaking, the other being the adjacent municipalities of Esperanza; Esperanza separated from Placer in 1959.,[12] Pio V. Corpuz, and Cawayan.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Placer
10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 59.00 2009 46.95 2012 47.65 2015 47.21 2018 33.12 2021 29.88 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
References
- ^ Municipality of Placer | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "An act creating the municipality of Placer in the province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Placer: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 337, s. 1959 | GOVPH". 7 May 1959.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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