Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a 3rd class

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in the

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Masbate Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate ( Masbateño: ''Probinsya san Masbate''; tl, Lalawigan ng Masbate), is an island province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provincial capital is Masbate C ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,122 people.

Geography

Barangays

Mandaon is politically subdivided into 26

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Mandaon, Masbate, was 44,122 people, with a density of .

Economy

Education

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. ;Secondary Schools * Federico A. Estipona Memorial High School * Cabitan National High School * San Pablo National High School *Buri National High School * Bugtong National High School * Cleofe A. Arce Memorial High School *Lantangan High School *Tumalaytay High School ;Elementary Schools *Cabitan Central School *Jose Zurbito Mesa S. Memorial Elementary School *Bugtong Elementary School *Pulo Dacu Elementary School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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