Maasim
Maasim | |
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Municipality of Maasim | |
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Maasim Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 5°52′N 125°00′E / 5.87°N 125°ECoordinates: 5°52′N 125°00′E / 5.87°N 125°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Soccsksargen |
Province | Sarangani |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Zyrex C. Pacquiao |
• Vice Mayor | Visitacion S. Nambatac |
• Representative | Rogelio D. Pacquiao |
• Electorate | 38,550 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 500.43 km2 (193.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Highest elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 64,940 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,163 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 48.15% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱311,460,891.72 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱456,434,698.79 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱290,291,785.75 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱130,792,390.81 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9502 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)83 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tboli Maguindanao Blaan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Maasim, officially the Municipality of Maasim (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Maasim; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maasim), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,940 people. [3]
It is bordered on the west by the municipality of Kiamba, on the east by Sarangani Bay, on the north by South Cotabato, and on the south by the Celebes Sea.
The town is home to the Tampat Shrine, a tomb system of Muslim missionaries and subordinates of the Sultanate of Maguindanao prior to Spanish colonization. Among the wilds in its rainforest and mountainous areas lives the Philippine tarsier.
Barangays[]
Maasim is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.
- Amsipit
- Bales
- Colon
- Daliao
- Kabatiol
- Kablacan
- Kamanga
- Kanalo
- Lumasal
- Lumatil
- Malbang
- Nomoh
- Pananag
- Poblacion (Maasim)
- Seven Hills
- Tinoto
Climate[]
Climate data for Maasim, Sarangani | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (87) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 129 (5.1) |
106 (4.2) |
148 (5.8) |
180 (7.1) |
261 (10.3) |
316 (12.4) |
295 (11.6) |
274 (10.8) |
220 (8.7) |
238 (9.4) |
243 (9.6) |
181 (7.1) |
2,591 (102.1) |
Average rainy days | 17.4 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 24.0 | 26.6 | 27.2 | 23.5 | 284.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 17,201 | — |
1975 | 20,227 | +3.30% |
1980 | 22,915 | +2.53% |
1990 | 26,734 | +1.55% |
1995 | 31,641 | +3.21% |
2000 | 39,424 | +4.83% |
2007 | 49,274 | +3.12% |
2010 | 52,933 | +2.64% |
2015 | 59,468 | +2.24% |
2020 | 64,940 | +1.75% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8][9] |
The majority of the population are Moro and Lumad origin. One of the indigenous peoples living in mountainous areas of Maasim is known as Bla'an.
Economy[]
Poverty Incidence of Maasim | |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15] |
The economy of Maasim is largely based on agriculture with a high level production of copra (dried coconut meat). Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products are coconuts, maize, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, eggs, beef, and fish.
The economy has accelerated in the past decade,[when?] driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that greatly improved trade and transport.
Kamanga Power Plant[]
KPP announced on June 3, 2008, that Alcantara-controlled Conal Holdings Co. would build in mid-2009 the $450 million 200-megawatt clean coal Kamanga Power Plant, in Maasim, Saranggani. The plant was expected to supply part of Mindanao's baseload power requirements when it is operational in 2012.[16]
References[]
- ^ Municipality of Maasim | (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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ "Maasim: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- ^ "Province of Sarangani". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ gmanews.tv/story, 200-MW coal power plant to rise in Saranggani
External links[]
- Municipalities of Sarangani