Placer
Pueblo de Cervantéz
Municipality
Municipality of Placer
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Placer is located in Philippines
Placer
Placer
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°52′08″N 123°55′00″E / 11.8689°N 123.9167°E / 11.8689; 123.9167
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceMasbate
District 3rd district
Founded1866
Barangays35 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEusebio P. Dumoran Jr.
 • Vice MayorMark A. Tinegra
 • RepresentativeWilton T. Kho
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate38,475 voters (2022)
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
13,197
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
33.12
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 189.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 622 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 166.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 217.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMasbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5408
PSGC
054117000
IDD : area code +63 (0)56
Native languagesCebuano
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]

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.

Climate

Climate data for Placer, Masbate
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

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[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
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19]


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. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "An act creating the municipality of Placer in the province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  6. ^ "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Placer: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.((cite encyclopedia)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Executive Order No. 337, s. 1959 | GOVPH". 7 May 1959.
  13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  15. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  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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