Pio V. Corpus, officially the Municipality of Pio V. Corpus is a 4th 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 23,744 people.

History

Pio V. Corpus was formerly known as Limbuhan. In 1951, the barrios of Limbuhan, Guindawahan, Palho, Casabangan, Salvacion, Alegria, Tanque, Bunducan, Bugtong, and Cabangrayan were separated from the town of

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and created into the town of Limbuhan. The town got its current name in 1954, and was named after the former Congressman and Governor, Pio Villaluz Corpus (1883–1944). Born on July 11, 1883, in Nueva Ecija, he migrated to Masbate and he would later serve in the war time Japanese sponsored Government and was unfortunately assassinated by the Japanese Intelligence due to mistrust on February 7, 1944, in Manila. Its first mayor was Daniel Señoron.

Geography

Barangays

Pio V. Corpus is politically subdivided into 18

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s. Sitio Bugang was converted into a barrio in 1957. * Alegria * Buenasuerte * Bugang * Bugtong * Bunducan * Cabangrayan * Calongongan * Casabangan * Guindawahan * Labigan * Lampuyang * Mabuhay * Palho *

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* Salvacion * Tanque * Tubigan * Tubog

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Pio V. Corpuz was 23,744 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

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