Basey

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Basey
Municipality
Municipality of Basey
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Basey
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°16′54″N125°04′06″E / 11.28167°N 125.06833°E / 11.28167; 125.06833
CountryPhilippines
Region Eastern Visayas
Province Samar
District 2nd district
Founded 1591
Barangays 51 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Luz C. Ponferrada
 •  Vice Mayor Honesto M. Zeta
 •  Representative Reynolds Michael Tan
 • Councilors
List
 •  Electorate 40,965 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
513.01 km2 (198.07 sq mi)
Elevation
4.0 m (13.1 ft)
Highest elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
57,645
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 •  Households
13,694
Economy
 •  Income class 1st municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
28.55
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 352.7 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 1,007 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 251.9 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 276.6 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySamar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6720
PSGC
0806002000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)55
Native languages Waray
Tagalog

Basey, officially the Municipality of Basey (Waray : Bungto han Basey; Tagalog : Bayan ng Basey), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,685 people. [5]

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On 8 November 2013, Basey was one of the places heavily devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan, leaving more than 200 people dead.

Basey, strategically located across Tacloban, has become a satellite commercial and trade center in the southwestern area of Samar.

Etymology

The town's name is pronounced "Basai" or "Basay", not "basÉY". This mispronunciation was propagated by American soldiers in the early days of the American colonial period. There is no "ey" sound in the Waray-Waray language. Basay is from the Waray word mabaysay, meaning "beautiful".

Geography

Barangays

Basey is politically subdivided into 51 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In 1957, the sitio of Cancoral was converted into the barrio of Roxas. [6]

  • Amandayehan
  • Anglit
  • Bacubac
  • Baloog
  • Basiao
  • Buenavista
  • Burgos
  • Cambayan
  • Can-abay
  • Cancaiyas
  • Canmanila
  • Catadman
  • Cogon
  • Dolongan
  • Guintigui-an
  • Guirang
  • Balante
  • Iba
  • Inuntan
  • Loog
  • Mabini
  • Magallanes
  • Manlilinab
  • Del Pilar
  • May-it
  • Mongabong
  • New San Agustin
  • Nouvelas Occidental
  • Old San Agustin
  • Panugmonon
  • Pelit
  • Baybay (Poblacion)
  • Buscada (Poblacion)
  • Lawa-an (Poblacion)
  • Loyo (Poblacion)
  • Mercado (Poblacion)
  • Palaypay (Poblacion)
  • Sulod (Poblacion)
  • Roxas
  • Salvacion
  • San Antonio
  • San Fernando
  • Sawa
  • Serum
  • Sugca
  • Sugponon
  • Tinaogan
  • Tingib
  • Villa Aurora
  • Binongtu-an
  • Bulao

Climate

Climate data for Basey, Samar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28
(82)		28
(82)		29
(84)		30
(86)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22
(72)		22
(72)		22
(72)		23
(73)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)90
(3.5)		67
(2.6)		82
(3.2)		70
(2.8)		97
(3.8)		145
(5.7)		142
(5.6)		127
(5.0)		132
(5.2)		152
(6.0)		169
(6.7)		144
(5.7)		1,417
(55.8)
Average rainy days17.013.516.016.520.624.326.025.425.226.423.021.0254.9
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Basey
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 13,504—    
1918 18,100+1.97%
1939 28,296+2.15%
1948 35,523+2.56%
1960 29,680−1.49%
1970 35,165+1.71%
1975 37,890+1.51%
1980 36,760−0.60%
1990 39,137+0.63%
1995 40,114+0.46%
2000 43,809+1.91%
2007 48,389+1.38%
2010 50,423+1.51%
2015 55,480+1.84%
2020 56,685+0.45%
2024 57,645+0.40%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Basey

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
50.05
2003
67.10
2006
30.90
2009
39.07
2012
34.79
2015
36.59
2018
26.87
2021
28.55

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Tourism

The town of Basey is famous for its beautiful Sohoton Caves, whose inner chamber features stalactites, stalagmites, and an underground river. [21] The town is also known for artistically woven decorative mats called Banig . Tourists buy these mats as souvenir items.

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Basey | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "An Act Converting the Sitio of Cancoral in the Municipality of Basey, Province of Samar, into Barrio of Roxas". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  7. ↑ "Basey: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  12. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  15. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  16. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  21. ↑ "Sohoton Caves, Basey, Samar". gerryruiz photoblog. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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