Bobon | |
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Municipality of Bobon | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°31′N 124°34′E / 12.52°N 124.57°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Northern Samar |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Reny “Jing” A. Celespara |
• Vice Mayor | Ligaya Tagros-Uy |
• Representative | Paul R. Daza |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 17,687 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 130.00 km2 (50.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Highest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 25,964 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,884 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 34.60 |
• Revenue | ₱ 131.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 443.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 95.61 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 158.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 6401 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Bobon, officially the Municipality of Bobon ( Waray: Bungto han Bobon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bobon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,965 people. [3]
The town borders with Catarman in the east and San Jose in the west.
Bobon is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Bobon, Northern Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84 (3.3) |
59 (2.3) |
58 (2.3) |
55 (2.2) |
93 (3.7) |
133 (5.2) |
149 (5.9) |
125 (4.9) |
155 (6.1) |
165 (6.5) |
140 (5.5) |
136 (5.4) |
1,352 (53.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 255.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 6,107 | — |
1918 | 9,145 | +2.73% |
1939 | 15,449 | +2.53% |
1948 | 24,287 | +5.16% |
1960 | 12,852 | −5.16% |
1970 | 10,143 | −2.34% |
1975 | 10,849 | +1.36% |
1980 | 12,702 | +3.20% |
1990 | 13,687 | +0.75% |
1995 | 15,800 | +2.73% |
2000 | 16,851 | +1.39% |
2007 | 19,765 | +2.22% |
2010 | 20,956 | +2.15% |
2015 | 23,668 | +2.34% |
2020 | 25,964 | +1.84% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
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