Mansalay | |
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Municipality of Mansalay | |
Downtown area | |
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Mansalay highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°31′14″N121°26′19″E / 12.52044°N 121.43851°E Coordinates: 12°31′14″N121°26′19″E / 12.52044°N 121.43851°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Oriental Mindoro |
District | 2nd District |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ferdinand M. Maliwanag |
• Vice Mayor | Lynette G. Postma |
• Representative | Alfonso V. Umali Jr. |
• Electorate | 28,728 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 446.62 km2 (172.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 54,533 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,219 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 31.82% (2015) [4] |
• Revenue | ₱154,936,645.66 (2016) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5213 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
Climate type | Tropical climate |
Native languages | Buhid Hanunó'o Ratagnon Romblomanon Tagalog |
Mansalay, officially the Municipality of Mansalay (Tagalog : Bayan ng Mansalay), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 54,533 people. [3]
This town is notable for its indigenous Mangyan population. The municipal hall is located on the upper land of Mansalay Town proper, in front of a Medical Care Hospital. Nearby is the church and the only Catholic School, Mansalay Catholic High School. Santa Catalina is the town's patron saint.
The town also has a wide ammonite formation area discovered in the 1940s. Since then, thousands of ammonite fossils have been discovered. Due to the complexity and vastness of the collection found in the area, the town has been called the Ammonite Capital of the Philippines. Various local and international scientific institutions have conducted research on the ammonite formations of Mansalay. Scholars have argued that due to the natural significance of the area to Southeast Asian pre-history, the site has a big chance of being declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site or a UNESCO Geopark Reserve. [5] [6] It is 144 kilometres (89 mi) from Calapan.
Mansalay is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. In 1957, the sitios of Santa Brigida, Santa Maria, Roma, Budburan, and Mahabangsapa were constituted into barrios. [7]
Barangay | Population (2016) |
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B. Del Mundo | 8,208 |
Balugo | 2,663 |
Bonbon | 1,955 |
Budburan | 1,370 |
Cabalwa | 1,192 |
Don Pedro | 3,077 |
Maliwanag | 1,731 |
Manaul | 3,321 |
Panaytayan | 10,592 |
Poblacion | 4,201 |
Roma | 1,993 |
Santa Brigida | 2,083 |
Santa Maria | 1,980 |
Villa Celestial | 1,649 |
Wasig | 2,323 |
Santa Teresita | 4,711 |
Waygan | 1,484 |
Total | 54,533 |
Climate data for Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 25 (1.0) | 39 (1.5) | 152 (6.0) | 269 (10.6) | 314 (12.4) | 285 (11.2) | 303 (11.9) | 208 (8.2) | 95 (3.7) | 70 (2.8) | 1,811 (71.3) |
Average rainy days | 9.5 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 21.0 | 25.7 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 24.6 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 218.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1939 | 7,003 | — |
1948 | 11,223 | +5.38% |
1960 | 14,669 | +2.26% |
1970 | 18,395 | +2.29% |
1975 | 19,544 | +1.22% |
1980 | 23,548 | +3.80% |
1990 | 27,515 | +1.57% |
1995 | 29,765 | +1.48% |
2000 | 39,041 | +5.99% |
2007 | 43,974 | +1.65% |
2010 | 51,705 | +6.07% |
2015 | 54,533 | +1.02% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [9] [10] [11] |
Its people relies heavily on fishing and farming to survive and earn a living. Because of meager income opportunities, Mansalay has produced a large number of overseas Filipino workers who send remittance back.
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