Catarman | |
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Municipality of Catarman | |
![]() Bonbon Church ruins | |
![]() Map of Camiguin with Catarman highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°08′N124°41′E / 9.13°N 124.68°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Camiguin |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Kiterio Antonio U. Palarca II (PDPLBN) |
• Vice Mayor | Rony N. Sagocsoc (PDPLBN) |
• Representative | Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 13,066 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 53.75 km2 (20.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,618 m (5,308 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 18,186 |
• Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,493 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.84 |
• Revenue | ₱ 124.3 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 344.3 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 94.21 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 63.75 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Camiguin Electric Cooperative (CAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9104 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Kinamigin Cebuano Tagalog |
Catarman, officially the Municipality of Catarman, is a municipality in the province of Camiguin, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,569 people. [5]
The town got its name from the Cebuano word katadman which means point or cape.
Catarman is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Catarman, Camiguin | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 271 (10.7) | 217 (8.5) | 193 (7.6) | 178 (7.0) | 344 (13.5) | 423 (16.7) | 362 (14.3) | 358 (14.1) | 329 (13.0) | 320 (12.6) | 322 (12.7) | 260 (10.2) | 3,577 (140.9) |
Average rainy days | 23.2 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 29.6 | 28.9 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 26.1 | 24.1 | 313.2 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 4,260 | — |
1918 | 7,980 | +4.27% |
1939 | 9,484 | +0.83% |
1948 | 16,845 | +6.59% |
1960 | 10,659 | −3.74% |
1970 | 11,996 | +1.19% |
1975 | 12,168 | +0.29% |
1980 | 12,422 | +0.41% |
1990 | 13,892 | +1.12% |
1995 | 14,756 | +1.14% |
2000 | 15,386 | +0.90% |
2007 | 16,060 | +0.59% |
2010 | 16,388 | +0.74% |
2015 | 16,798 | +0.47% |
2020 | 17,569 | +0.95% |
2024 | 18,186 | +0.83% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Catarman was 17,569 people, [12] with a density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre or 850 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Catarman
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 52.48 2003 32.19 2006 47.40 2009 58.39 2012 43.90 2015 42.52 2018 26.57 2021 22.84 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
Some of the famous tourist spot in Camiguin is the hot spring located in Mambajao, Camiguin. Cold spring located in Catarman, Camiguin and soda water in Bora, Catarman.