Bobon | |
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| Municipality of Bobon | |
| Holy Name of Jesus Parish Church | |
| Map of Northern Samar with Bobon highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°31′N124°34′E / 12.52°N 124.57°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Northern Samar |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Reny “Jing” A. Celespara |
| • Vice Mayor | Ligaya Tagros-Uy |
| • Representative | Paul R. Daza |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 17,611 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 130.00 km2 (50.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 26,964 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,884 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.54 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 162.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 531.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 97.71 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 91.04 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6401 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Bobon, officially the Municipality of Bobon (Waray : Bungto han Bobon; Tagalog : Bayan ng Bobon), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,964 people. [4]
The town borders with Catarman in the east and San Jose in the west.
Bobon is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Bobon, Northern Samar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84 (3.3) | 59 (2.3) | 58 (2.3) | 55 (2.2) | 93 (3.7) | 133 (5.2) | 149 (5.9) | 125 (4.9) | 155 (6.1) | 165 (6.5) | 140 (5.5) | 136 (5.4) | 1,352 (53.3) |
| Average rainy days | 18.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 255.9 |
| Source: Meteoblue [5] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 6,107 | — |
| 1918 | 9,145 | +2.73% |
| 1939 | 15,449 | +2.53% |
| 1948 | 24,287 | +5.16% |
| 1960 | 12,852 | −5.16% |
| 1970 | 10,143 | −2.34% |
| 1975 | 10,849 | +1.36% |
| 1980 | 12,702 | +3.20% |
| 1990 | 13,687 | +0.75% |
| 1995 | 15,800 | +2.73% |
| 2000 | 16,851 | +1.39% |
| 2007 | 19,765 | +2.22% |
| 2010 | 20,956 | +2.15% |
| 2015 | 23,668 | +2.34% |
| 2020 | 25,964 | +1.97% |
| 2024 | 27,266 | +1.18% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | ||
Poverty incidence of Bobon
10 20 30 40 50 2000 45.97 2003 34.65 2006 34.20 2009 45.93 2012 40.12 2015 41.71 2018 34.60 2021 22.54 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
The annual regular revenue of Bobon for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱71,646,727.00.