Masinloc, officially the Municipality of Masinloc ( tl, Bayan ng Masinloc), is a 1st class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,529 people.

Scarborough Shoal Scarborough Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc (in Spanish), Panatag Shoal ( fil, Kulumpol ng Panatag, lit=serene cluster), Huangyan Island (Mandarin zh, c=黄岩岛, p=Huáng Yán Dǎo, l=yellow rock island), and Democracy Reef, are two ro ...

(under the names ''Pulo ng Panatag'' and ''Bajo de Masinloc'') is claimed by the Philippine government as within the town's territorial jurisdiction. Due to the continued dispute over the shoal, this has negatively impacted fishermen of the community, reducing catch sizes and affecting other businesses.

Geography

Barangays

Masinloc is politically subdivided into 13

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s. * Baloganon * Bamban * Bani * Collat * Inhobol * North

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* San Lorenzo * San Salvador * Santa Rita * Santo Rosario * South

* Taltal * Tapuac

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Masinloc was 54,529 people, with a density of .

Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres

Located at Barangay South Población, the 18th-century San Andrés Parish Church has been declared a National Cultural Treasure by the

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in July 2001. On April 4, 2021, Masinloc Church became one of the seven Pilgrim Churches in the Diocese of Iba in celebration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, and on November 30 of the same year, San Andres Church was declared as the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres by Bartolome G. Santos Jr., D.D., Bishop of Iba, with Rev. Fr. John Remel M. Mara, the current Parish Priest, being appointed as its First Rector.

Masinloc Coal Power Plant

An electric company producing electricity up to 950 MW. It uses coal and a steam engine attached to electric generator.

References

External links

Masinloc Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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