Maasin, officially the Municipality of Maasin ( krj, Banwa kang Maasin; hil, Banwa sang Maasin; tgl, Bayan ng Maasin), is a 3rd class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Iloilo
Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,461 people.
Maasin is from
Iloilo City
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of t ...
.
Geography
Barangays
Maasin is politically subdivided into 50
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
A ''purok'' ( en, district or zone) is a division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a purok often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay ...
s and some have
sitios.
* Abay
* Abilay
* AGROCEL Pob.(Aguinaldo-Roxas-Celso)
* Amerang
* Bagacay East
* Bacuranan
* Bagacay West
* Bug-ot
* Bolo
* Bulay
* Buntalan
* Burak
* Cabangcalan
* Cabatac
* Caigon
* Cananghan
* Canawili
* Dagami
* Daja
* Dalusan
* DELCAR Pob. (Delgado-Cartagena)
* Inabasan
* Layog
* Liñagan Calsada
* Liñagan Tacas
* Linab
* MABRIZ Pob. (Mabini-Rizal)
* Magsaysay
* Mandog
* Miapa
* Nagba
* Nasaka
* Naslo-Bucao
* Nasuli
* Panalian
* Piandaan East
* Piandaan West
* Pispis
* Punong
* Sinubsuban
* Siwalo
* Santa Rita
* Subog
* THT & P Pob. (Taft-Hughes-Thompson-del Pilar)
* Tigbauan
* Trangka
* Tubang
* Tulahong
* Tuy-an East
* Tuy-an West
* Ubian
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Maasin, Iloilo, was 38,461 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Iloilo
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