Casiguran | |
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Municipality of Casiguran | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°52′23″N 124°00′29″E / 12.8731°N 124.0081°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Sorsogon |
District | 1st district |
Founded | October 7, 1600 |
Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jose Edwin B. Hamor |
• Vice Mayor | Dennis Alfonso L. Escudero |
• Representative | Evelina G. Escudero |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 22,747 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 87.13 km2 (33.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
Highest elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 35,602 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,288 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 30.58 |
• Revenue | ₱ 131.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 420 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 130.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 116.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Sorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 4702 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Sorsogon language Tagalog |
Website |
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Casiguran [ˌkaːsɪˈguːɾan], officially the Municipality of Casiguran, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,602 people. [3]
Established in the year 1600, Casiguran was the first missionary parish of Sorsogon. When the Spaniards first set foot in this part of Luzon in the 1570s, Casiguran was considered as their center of Kabikolan.
In 1583, the Franciscan missionaries took over the evangelization work started by the Augustinians.
A folk legend narrates that the name Casiguran originated phonetically from the Bicol phrase 'kasi gurang' (literally translated, "mostly old") as it was Sorsogon's first parish. Yet another narrative went that the nameless village's youngsters kept secluded to their homes, while only the elderly ventured outside; for fear that their children would be forced to servitude by the Spanish invaders. [ citation needed]
Casiguran is located at the coast of Sorsogon Bay, at the south of Luzon island, making it a suburb of neighboring Sorsogon City. It is 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Sorsogon City and 598 kilometres (372 mi) from Manila.
Casiguran is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Casiguran, Sorsogon | |||||||||||||
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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) |
31 (88) |
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) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65 (2.6) |
44 (1.7) |
42 (1.7) |
39 (1.5) |
87 (3.4) |
150 (5.9) |
184 (7.2) |
153 (6.0) |
163 (6.4) |
154 (6.1) |
127 (5.0) |
100 (3.9) |
1,308 (51.4) |
Average rainy days | 13.9 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 19.6 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 19.4 | 15.1 | 226.4 |
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 7,873 | — |
1918 | 12,394 | +3.07% |
1939 | 12,412 | +0.01% |
1948 | 12,940 | +0.46% |
1960 | 15,043 | +1.26% |
1970 | 20,054 | +2.91% |
1975 | 18,224 | −1.90% |
1980 | 21,790 | +3.64% |
1990 | 22,277 | +0.22% |
1995 | 25,804 | +2.79% |
2000 | 28,057 | +1.81% |
2007 | 30,165 | +1.00% |
2010 | 30,995 | +0.99% |
2015 | 32,842 | +1.11% |
2020 | 35,602 | +1.60% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
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