Carrascal

This article is about the municipality in the Philippines. For other uses, see Carrascal (disambiguation).

Carrascal
Municipality
Municipality of Carrascal
Flag
Map of Surigao del Sur with Carrascal highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Carrascal Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°22′06″N125°56′58″E / 9.3683°N 125.9494°E / 9.3683; 125.9494
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Vicente H. Pimentel III
•  Vice Mayor	Jessie James T. Valle
•  Representative	Romeo S. Momo Sr.
•  Electorate	16,721 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	265.80 km2 (102.63 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	24,586
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
•  Households	5,801
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	22.95 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 389.9 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 852.1 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 256.6 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 216.6 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8318
PSGC	166807000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.carrascal.gov.ph

Carrascal, officially the Municipality of Carrascal (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Carrascal; Tagalog : Bayan ng Carrascal), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,586 people. ^[3]

Geography

Unique physical features of Carrascal are the uneven distribution of its lowlands and rolling hills. ^[5] Carrascal is the boundary town of Surigao del Sur with Surigao del Norte.

Barangays

Carrascal is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Babuyan, Dahican and Caglayag were converted into a barrio in 1956. ^[6]

• Adlay
• Babuyan
• Bacolod
• Baybay (Poblacion)
• Bon-ot
• Caglayag
• Dahican
• Doyos (Poblacion)
• Embarcadero (Poblacion)
• Gamuton
• Panikian
• Pantukan
• Saca (Poblacion)
• Tag-Anito

Climate

Climate data for Carrascal
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.7 (83.7)	29.0 (84.2)	29.9 (85.8)	31.0 (87.8)	31.8 (89.2)	31.8 (89.2)	31.7 (89.1)	31.9 (89.4)	31.8 (89.2)	31.2 (88.2)	30.2 (86.4)	29.2 (84.6)	30.7 (87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.5 (77.9)	25.6 (78.1)	26.3 (79.3)	27.0 (80.6)	27.8 (82.0)	27.7 (81.9)	27.7 (81.9)	27.8 (82.0)	27.6 (81.7)	27.2 (81.0)	26.6 (79.9)	26.0 (78.8)	26.9 (80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.4 (72.3)	22.3 (72.1)	22.7 (72.9)	23.1 (73.6)	23.9 (75.0)	23.7 (74.7)	23.7 (74.7)	23.7 (74.7)	23.5 (74.3)	23.3 (73.9)	23.1 (73.6)	22.8 (73.0)	23.2 (73.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	918 (36.1)	760 (29.9)	603 (23.7)	418 (16.5)	242 (9.5)	166 (6.5)	143 (5.6)	126 (5.0)	143 (5.6)	230 (9.1)	519 (20.4)	768 (30.2)	5,036 (198.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Carrascal has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall from December to February. With over 5000 mm of rain, it is the wettest place in the Philippines.

Demographics

Population census of Carrascal

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 2,489 —     1939 5,557 +2.26% 1948 5,988 +0.83% 1960 7,898 +2.33% 1970 8,240 +0.42%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 9,230 +2.30% 1980 12,810 +6.77% 1990 12,693 −0.09% 1995 12,018 −1.02% 2000 13,157 +1.96%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 14,283 +1.14% 2010 16,529 +5.46% 2015 22,479 +6.03% 2020 24,586 +1.78%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Carrascal

10 20 30 40 2006 32.00 2009 32.70 2012 26.38 2015 35.56 2018 23.03 2021 22.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Mining industry

Carrascal, known for its mining economy, is home to a number of large-scale mining firms. In early 2017, CTP Construction and Mining Corporation and Carrascal Nickel Corporation that operated near coastal areas while Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation in a declared watershed were found violating the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) policy, thus sanctioned for closure. ^[20] Economic pressures felt immediately by its local stakeholders; controversially and concurrently, the Philippine political machinery intervened at the national stage. Short-lived environmental court sanctions was then rescinded later that same year due to an injunctive relief from "filed motions and appeal for reconsideration" allowing mining re-operations that environmental group Caraga Watch vehemently contested as "inutile and bankrupt mining law and policies;" ^[21] further prompting for pre-emptive, sensible environmental watch and on-going national/local discussions before waking-up to extractive gas drill operations in its shorelines.

Special areas of economic considerations

The ideal candidate site of proposed wind power projects is located approximately 300 meter masl in the mining area near Carrascal. It is accessible from a highway under perpetual reconstruction and further made accessible by exploration roads constructed by mining companies. The terrain is mostly flat, with minimal vegetation, causing minimal turbulence to wind flow in the area. It overlooks the Philippine Sea from the southeast and the north-west directions. Some permanent deformations of small trees indicate that the wind typically comes from the north-east direction. Ground measurements yielded wind speeds of 8–11 m/s, which, by industry standards has excellent wind power potential. However, further validation studies of at least one year of wind data gathered from the site is nonexistent. Transmission lines of the local cooperative pass through this wind power candidate site, making it more attractive for wind and/ solar energy development to alleviate badly needed energy infrastructure to sustain large scale industrialization and its lofty bid to become the northernmost "city" of Surigao del Sur. ^[22]

References

1.   Municipality of Carrascal | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. http://www.carrascal.gov.ph/content.php?id=1&sub_id=4 ^{[ dead link ‍]}
6. "An Act Converting into Barrios Certain Sitios in the Province of Surigao, and Dividing the Barrio of Macalaya into Two Barrios, Municipality of Placer, in the Same Province". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
7. "Climate: Carrascal". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
20. "LOOK | 14 Caraga mining operations ordered stopped". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
21. "15 mining firms in Caraga suspended by Lopez allowed to operate again". October 7, 2017.
22. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2008.

External links

• Carrascal Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Official website