Mandaon | |
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Municipality of Mandaon | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°13′33″N 123°17′03″E / 12.22594°N 123.28421°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Masbate |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | April 27, 1554 |
Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Emily E. Hao |
• Vice Mayor | Romeo R. Villanueva |
• Representative | Elisa T. Kho |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 27,340 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 280.80 km2 (108.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Highest elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 44,122 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,833 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.38 |
• Revenue | ₱ 170.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 372.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 143.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 113.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 5411 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Capiznon Tagalog |
Website |
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Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,122 people. [3]
Mandaon is 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Masbate City.
Mandaon was originally a barrio of Milagros, established by Barrio Lieutenant Feliciano Aquillo Sr. In 1948, Juan Valencia, a settler from Pampanga, advocated for its elevation into a municipality. On July 18, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino, through Executive Order No. 244, officially recognized Mandaon as an independent municipality, distinct from Milagros. [5]
Mandaon is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Mandaon, Masbate | |||||||||||||
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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] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Mandaon, Masbate, was 44,122 people, [3] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.
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The municipality is home to the 3,668-hectare campus of the only state college in the province of Masbate: the Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT), named after the former congressman of the province, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr.
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