Catarman | |
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Municipality of Catarman | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°08′N 124°41′E / 9.13°N 124.68°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Camiguin |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Kiterio Antonio U. Palarca II ( PDPLBN) |
• Vice Mayor | Rony N. Sagocsoc ( PDPLBN) |
• Representative | Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 12,636 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 53.75 km2 (20.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,618 m (5,308 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 17,569 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,493 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 26.57 |
• Revenue | ₱ 85.85 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 247.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 63.63 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 33.26 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Camiguin Electric Cooperative (CAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 9104 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Kinamigin Cebuano Tagalog |
Catarman, officially the Municipality of Catarman, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camiguin, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,569 people. [3]
The town got its name from the Cebuano word katadman which means point or cape.
Catarman is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Catarman, Camiguin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 271 (10.7) |
217 (8.5) |
193 (7.6) |
178 (7.0) |
344 (13.5) |
423 (16.7) |
362 (14.3) |
358 (14.1) |
329 (13.0) |
320 (12.6) |
322 (12.7) |
260 (10.2) |
3,577 (140.9) |
Average rainy days | 23.2 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 29.6 | 28.9 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 26.1 | 24.1 | 313.2 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 4,260 | — |
1918 | 7,980 | +4.27% |
1939 | 9,484 | +0.83% |
1948 | 16,845 | +6.59% |
1960 | 10,659 | −3.74% |
1970 | 11,996 | +1.19% |
1975 | 12,168 | +0.29% |
1980 | 12,422 | +0.41% |
1990 | 13,892 | +1.12% |
1995 | 14,756 | +1.14% |
2000 | 15,386 | +0.90% |
2007 | 16,060 | +0.59% |
2010 | 16,388 | +0.74% |
2015 | 16,798 | +0.47% |
2020 | 17,569 | +0.89% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Catarman was 17,569 people, [3] with a density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre or 850 inhabitants per square mile.
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
Some of the famous tourist spot in Camiguin is the hot spring located in Mambajao, Camiguin. Cold spring located in Catarman, Camiguin and soda water in Bora, Catarman.
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