Pio V. Corpus, officially the Municipality of Pio V. Corpus ( Masbateño: ''Munisipyo san Pio V. Corpus''; ; ) is a

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in the

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Masbate Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Probinsya san Masbate''; ), is an island Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provi ...

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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 Cataingan and created into the town of Limbuhan. The town received its current name in 1954 and was named after the former congressman and governor Pio Vicente Corpus (1883–1944). Born on July 11, 1883, in San Antonio, Zambales, 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.

Government

Elected officials

Geography

Barangays

Pio V. Corpus is politically subdivided into 18

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. 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. Corpus was 23,744 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

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