Uson, officially the Municipality of Uson, is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Masbate
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,166 people.
History
Uson was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Rivera Quirino (; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Philippine nationality law, Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953.
A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered p ...
on July 18, 1949.
In November 1966, municipal councilor Jose Regular Sr. was killed trying to defend residents and mayor Luciano G. Capellan in the
barrio
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Buenavista from a frenzied assailant with a
bolo knife
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; the assailant, known only as "Bravante", was later killed by the townsfolk themselves.
Geography
Uson is bounded by the municipality of Mobo on the north with the Balatucan river; on the east Uson is bounded by the Barangay Balocawe of the municipality of Dimasalang; on the south it is bounded by the Baldosa river and Palo Bandera of Cawayan; on the west the municipality is bounded by Milagros. Uson is southeast of
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 ...
and located on Uson Bay which has an approximate area of .
With and elevation of above sea level, Mount Uac is the highest point of the municipality. The mountain borders the three municipalities of Uson, Mobo and Milagros.
Uson has several rivers, including Balucaw River, Buenavista River, Buracan River, Calpi River, Dap-dap River, Mongahay River, Pinangapugan (Quezon) River, and the Sawang River which all flow into Uson Bay. East of the poblacion a lake can be found, Lake Calero.
Seismic activity
The
Philippine Fault System from which almost all of the recorded strong earthquakes in the Philippines emanated, traverses eastern Uson. As a result, strong seismic activity in the form of frequent earthquakes can be experienced
Link to PHIVOLCS website
Climate
Barangays
Uson is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Arado
* Armenia
* Aurora
* Badling
* Bonifacio
* Buenasuerte
* Buenavista
* Campana
* Candelaria
* Centro
* Crossing
* Dapdap
* Del Carmen
* Del Rosario
* Libertad
* Madao
* Mabini
* Magsaysay
* Marcella
* Miaga
* Mongahay
* Morocborocan
* Mabuhay
* Paguihaman
* Panicijan
*
Poblacion Uson
* Quezon
* San Isidro
* San Jose
* San Mateo
* San Ramon
* San Vicente
* Santo Cristo
* Sawang
* Simawa
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Uson, Masbate, was 57,166 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Municipalities of Masbate
Political divisions established by Philippine executive order