Enrique B. Magalona Saravia | |
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Municipality of Enrique B. Magalona | |
Nickname: "Blue Crabs Capital of Negros Occidental" | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°53′N122°58′E / 10.88°N 122.97°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 3rd district |
Named for | Enrique Magalona |
Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Marvin M. Malacon |
• Vice Mayor | Eric D. Matulac |
• Representative | Jose Francisco B. Benitez |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 41,132 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 113.25 km2 (43.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
Highest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 64,290 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Households | 16,151 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.99 |
• Revenue | ₱ 216.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 516.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 277.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 194.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6118 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Enrique B. Magalona, officially the Municipality of Enrique B. Magalona (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Enrique B. Magalona; Tagalog : Bayan ng Enrique B. Magalona), also known simply as E. B. Magalona and formerly known and still commonly referred to as Saravia, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,290 people. [3]
Since 1967, the municipality is named after Enrique Magalona, former Senator of the Philippines and the grandfather of the late Filipino rap icon Francis Magalona. [5] It was previously named Saravia, after Don Emilio Saravia, the first political-military governor in the island during the Spanish era.
The town is also known for the Tomongtong Mangrove Eco-Trail.
Enrique B. Magalona is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Bacolod.
Enrique B. Magalona is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental | |||||||||||||
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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) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57 (2.2) | 37 (1.5) | 41 (1.6) | 42 (1.7) | 98 (3.9) | 155 (6.1) | 187 (7.4) | 162 (6.4) | 179 (7.0) | 188 (7.4) | 114 (4.5) | 78 (3.1) | 1,338 (52.8) |
Average rainy days | 12.0 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 19.5 | 24.6 | 26.9 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 216.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 13,627 | — |
1918 | 14,021 | +0.19% |
1939 | 21,289 | +2.01% |
1948 | 19,204 | −1.14% |
1960 | 32,340 | +4.44% |
1970 | 35,201 | +0.85% |
1975 | 43,185 | +4.18% |
1980 | 44,411 | +0.56% |
1990 | 48,866 | +0.96% |
1995 | 54,421 | +2.04% |
2000 | 54,490 | +0.03% |
2007 | 57,424 | +0.73% |
2010 | 59,434 | +1.26% |
2015 | 62,921 | +1.09% |
2020 | 64,290 | +0.42% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Poverty incidence of Enrique B. Magalona
5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 21.90 2009 24.65 2012 20.32 2015 19.90 2018 21.59 2021 17.99 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
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