Socorro, officially the Municipality of Socorro ( tgl, Bayan ng Socorro), is a 3rd class

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,585 people. Socorro is located at the junction of the

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History

Socorro was established as a separate municipality on June 22, 1963, with the approval of Republic Act. No. 3609. It was formerly part of

. In the last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century, many roads were paved, the market rebuilt, and employment rose.

Geography

Barangays

Socorro is politically subdivided into 26

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

Agriculture still provides the main industry with rice, fruits, and coconut products dominating. Citrus products like

calamansi Calamansi (''Citrus'' × ''microcarpa''), also known as calamondin, Philippine lime, or Philippine lemon, is an economically important citrus hybrid predominantly cultivated in the Philippines. It is native to the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, ...

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and

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are also abundant here together with

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and

lanzones ''Lansium parasiticum'', commonly known as langsat (), lanzones (), or longkong in English; duku in Indonesian or dokong in Terengganu Malay, is a species of tree in the Mahogany family with commercially cultivated edible fruits. The species ...

. Fresh fish from

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at the northern end of the municipality and Balut are also important products. There is a large Mangyan population in the more remote parts of the municipality, and programs of assistance for these people have been implemented.

Government

* Mayor: Nemmen Perez, MD * Vice Mayor: Roy A. De Claro

Education

*Leuteboro National High School *Socorro Central School * Mina de Oro Catholic High School (MDOCHS) *Grace Mission College *IATEC Computer College *Bayuin National High School *Fortuna National High School *ACTS *Fortuna Elementary School *Catiningan Elementary School *Batong Dalig Elementary School

References

External links

Socorro Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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