Maasin | |
---|---|
Municipality of Maasin | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°53′N 122°26′E / 10.88°N 122.43°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 3rd district |
Barangays | 50 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Francis A. Amboy |
• Vice Mayor | Vicente A. Albacete |
• Representative | Lorenz R. Defensor |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 24,755 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 128.59 km2 (49.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Highest elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 38,461 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,826 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 20.88 |
• Revenue | ₱ 144.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 383.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 113 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 123.4 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 5030 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Website |
www |
Maasin, officially the Municipality of Maasin ( Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Maasin; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Maasin; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maasin), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,461 people. [3]
Maasin is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Iloilo City.
Maasin is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Maasin, Iloilo | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
41 (1.6) |
58 (2.3) |
82 (3.2) |
223 (8.8) |
300 (11.8) |
346 (13.6) |
307 (12.1) |
311 (12.2) |
292 (11.5) |
167 (6.6) |
81 (3.2) |
2,256 (88.8) |
Average rainy days | 11.4 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 15.4 | 25.7 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 21.8 | 15.2 | 252.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1903 | 8,401 | — |
1918 | 8,317 | −0.07% |
1939 | 13,167 | +2.21% |
1948 | 16,384 | +2.46% |
1960 | 21,510 | +2.29% |
1970 | 20,768 | −0.35% |
1975 | 24,412 | +3.30% |
1980 | 26,962 | +2.01% |
1990 | 29,062 | +0.75% |
1995 | 29,364 | +0.19% |
2000 | 30,828 | +1.05% |
2007 | 32,555 | +0.75% |
2010 | 35,069 | +2.74% |
2015 | 36,922 | +0.99% |
2020 | 38,461 | +0.81% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Maasin, Iloilo, was 38,461 people, [3] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty Incidence of Maasin
10
20
30
40
2006
37.40 2009
22.56 2012
28.29 2015
28.36 2018
20.88 2021
22.37 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
{{
cite encyclopedia}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)