Placer, Masbate

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Placer
Municipality
Municipality of Placer
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Map of Masbate with Placer highlighted
Map of Masbate with Placer highlighted
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Placer is located in Philippines
Placer
Placer
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°52′N 123°55′E / 11.87°N 123.92°E / 11.87; 123.92Coordinates: 11°52′N 123°55′E / 11.87°N 123.92°E / 11.87; 123.92
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceMasbate
District 3rd district
Founded1948
Barangays35 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEusebio P. Dumoran Jr.
 • Vice MayorAlito D. Quilongquilong
 • RepresentativeWilton T. Kho
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate35,994 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total193.03 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]
 • Total56,340
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
 • Households
11,934
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence47.21% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱189,563,064.49 (2020)
 • Assets₱622,037,759.64 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱166,799,504.63 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱217,724,721.51 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMasbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5408
PSGC
054117000
IDD : area code +63 (0)56
Native languagesCebuano
Masbateño
Tagalog
Websitewww.placer.gov.ph

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]

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] It is one of the only two municipalities in Masbate which is dominantly Cebuano-speaking, the other being the adjacent municipality of Esperanza; Esperanza separated from Placer in 1959.[6]

Barangays[]

Placer is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. [7]

  • Aguada
  • Ban-Ao
  • Burabod
  • Cabangcalan
  • Calumpang
  • Camayabsan
  • Daanlungsod
  • Dangpanan
  • Daraga
  • Guin-Awayan
  • Guinhan-Ayan
  • Katipunan
  • Libas
  • Locso-An
  • Luna
  • Mahayag
  • Mahayahay
  • Manlut-Od
  • Matagantang
  • Naboctot
  • Nagarao
  • Nainday
  • Naocondiot
  • Pasiagon
  • Pili
  • Poblacion
  • Puro
  • Quibrada
  • San Marcos
  • Santa Cruz
  • Taboc
  • Tan-Awan
  • Taverna
  • Tubod
  • Villa

Climate[]

Climate data for Placer, Masbate
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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 [8]

Demographics[]

Population census of Placer
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,112—    
1960 21,235+4.13%
1970 30,174+3.57%
1975 29,639−0.36%
1980 35,710+3.80%
1990 38,568+0.77%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 40,394+0.87%
2000 44,418+2.06%
2007 48,469+1.21%
2010 55,438+5.01%
2015 55,826+0.13%
2020 56,340+0.18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11][12]

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.

Economy[]


References[]

  1. ^  Municipality of Placer | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "An act creating the municipality of Placer in the province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  6. ^ "Executive Order No. 337, s. 1959 | GOVPH".
  7. ^ "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Placer: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  14. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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