Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer, is a
municipality
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in the
province
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of
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 ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,340 people.
Placer is from
Masbate City
Masbate City, officially the City of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Syudad san Masbate''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Masbate, P ...
.
History
By virtue of
Republic Act
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No. 292, passed on June 16, 1948, the barrio of Placer was constituted as its own municipality, separate from
Cataingan. At the time of its creation, Placer included the entire present-day municipality of Esperanza, which was then a barrio of Placer (its largest barrio).
Geography
Barangays
Placer is politically subdivided into 35
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Aguada
* Ban-Ao
* Burabod
* Cabangcalan
* Calumpang
* Camayabsan
* Daan-lungsod
* Dangpanan
* Daraga
* Guin-Awayan
* Guinhan-Ayan
* Katipunan
* Libas
* Locso-An
* Luna
* Mahayag
* Mahayahay
* Manlut-Od
* Matagangtang
*
Naboctot
*
Nagarao
* Nainday
* Naocondiot
* Pasiagon
* Pili
*
Poblacion
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* Puro
* Quibrada
* San Marcos
* Santa Cruz
* Taboc
* Tan-Awan
* Taverna
* Tubod
* Villa-Inocencio
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Placer, Masbate, was 56,340 people, with a density of .
Placer is one of the only four municipalities in Masbate which is dominantly
Cebuano-speaking, the other being the adjacent municipalities of
Esperanza; Esperanza separated from Placer in 1959.,
Pio V. Corpuz, and Cawayan.
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Masbate
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