Mandaon
Mandaon | |
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Municipality of Mandaon | |
![]() Map of Masbate with Mandaon highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°13′33″N 123°17′03″E / 12.22594°N 123.28421°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Masbate |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | April 27, 1554 |
Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Emily E. Hao |
• Vice Mayor | Romeo R. Villanueva |
• Representative | Elisa T. Kho |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 27,340 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 280.80 km2 (108.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Highest elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 44,122 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,833 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 25.40 |
• Revenue | ₱ 170.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 372.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 143.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 113.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5411 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Capiznon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,122 people.[3]
Mandaon is 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Masbate City.
History
[edit]Mandaon was originally a barrio of Milagros, established by Barrio Lieutenant Feliciano Aquillo Sr. In 1948, Juan Valencia, a settler from Pampanga, advocated for its elevation into a municipality. On July 18, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino, through Executive Order No. 244, officially recognized Mandaon as an independent municipality, distinct from Milagros.[5]
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Mandaon is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Alas
- Ayat
- Bat-Ongan
- Bugtong
- Buri
- Cabitan
- Cagmasoso
- Canomoy
- Centro
- Dayao
- Guincaiptan
- Laguinbanwa
- Lantangan
- Looc
- Mabatobato
- Maolingon
- Nailaban
- Nanipsan
- Pinamangcaan
- Poblacion
- Polo Dacu
- San Juan
- San Pablo
- Santa Fe
- Tagpu
- Tumalaytay
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Mandaon, 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 Mandaon, Masbate, was 44,122 people,[3] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Mandaon
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
52.30 2009
41.06 2012
44.69 2015
41.39 2018
32.38 2021
25.40 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Education
[edit]The municipality is home to the 3,668-hectare campus of the only state college in the province of Masbate: the Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT), named after the former congressman of the province, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr.
- Secondary Schools
- Federico A. Estipona Memorial High School
- Cabitan National High School
- San Pablo National High School
- Buri National High School
- Bugtong National High School
- Cleofe A. Arce Memorial High School
- Lantangan High School
- Tumalaytay High School
- Elementary Schools
- Cabitan Central School
- Jose Zurbito Mesa S. Memorial Elementary School
- Bugtong Elementary School
- Pulo Dacu Elementary School
- Pinamangcaan Elementary School
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Mandaon | (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.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 244, s. 1949". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 18 July 1949. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Mandaon: 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.
- ^ "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.