Masinloc

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Masinloc
Municipality
Municipality of Masinloc
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San Andrés Church
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Masinloc
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°32′N119°57′E / 15.53°N 119.95°E / 15.53; 119.95
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon
Province Zambales
District 2nd district
Founded March 16, 1572
Barangays 13 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Hazel Jalata Lim
 •  Vice Mayor Arsenia J. Lim
 •  Representative Bing Maniquiz
 •  Electorate 40,568 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
331.50 km2 (127.99 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Highest elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
56,579
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 •  Households
13,377
Economy
 •  Income class 1st municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
26.08
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 815.4 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 2,449 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 580.2 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 570.1 million (2022)
Service provider
 • NC MasinlocZambales 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO 1)
Time zone UTC+6 (PST)
ZIP code
2211
PSGC
0307106000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)47
Native languages Sambal
Ilocano
Tagalog
Website mymasinloc.com

Masinloc, officially the Municipality of Masinloc (Sambal : Babali nin Masinloc; Ilocano: Ili ti Masinloc; Filipino : Bayan ng Masinloc), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,529 people. [5]

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Geography

Scarborough Shoal (under the names Pulo ng Panatag and Bajo de Masinloc), located 220 kilometres (140 mi) to the west, is claimed by the Philippine government as Philippine territory under the town's jurisdiction. The longstanding territorial dispute over the shoal with China has negatively impacted fishermen of the community, reducing catch sizes and affecting other businesses. [6]

Masinloc is 107 kilometres (66 mi) from Olongapo, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Iba, and 233 kilometres (145 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

Masinloc is politically subdivided into 13 barangays, as indicated below.  [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Baloganon
  • Bamban
  • Bani
  • Collat
  • Inhobol
  • North Poblacion
  • South Poblacion
  • Santo Rosario
  • Santa Rita
  • San Lorenzo
  • San Salvador
  • Taltal
  • Tapuac

Climate

Climate data for Masinloc, Zambales
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30
(86)		31
(88)		33
(91)		34
(93)		32
(90)		31
(88)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		30
(86)		31
(88)		20
(68)		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)19
(66)		20
(68)		21
(70)		23
(73)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		22
(72)		10
(50)		22
(71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)9
(0.4)		10
(0.4)		16
(0.6)		27
(1.1)		137
(5.4)		183
(7.2)		215
(8.5)		219
(8.6)		190
(7.5)		124
(4.9)		45
(1.8)		18
(0.7)		1,193
(47.1)
Average rainy days4.64.46.910.321.825.427.226.425.219.75.87.0184.7
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Masinloc
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,230—    
1918 3,905+1.27%
1939 7,012+2.83%
1948 8,090+1.60%
1960 15,258+5.43%
1970 22,736+4.06%
1975 24,807+1.76%
1980 27,735+2.26%
1990 32,375+1.56%
1995 34,942+1.44%
2000 39,724+2.79%
2007 40,603+0.30%
2010 44,342+3.26%
2015 47,719+1.41%
2020 54,529+2.85%
2024 56,579+0.89%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Masinloc was 54,529 people, [14] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres

Located in Barangay South Población, the 18th-century San Andrés Parish Church has been declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in July 2001. [15] On April 4, 2021, Masinloc Church became one of the seven Pilgrim Churches in the Diocese of Iba in celebration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, and on November 30 of the same year, San Andres Church was declared as the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres by the Most Rev. Bartolome G. Santos Jr., D.D., Bishop of Iba, with Rev. Fr. John Remel M. Mara, the current Parish Priest, being appointed as its First Rector. [16]

San Miguel Power Plant Corp.

An electric company producing electricity up to 908 MW. It uses water turbine and a steam engine attached to electric generator.

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Masinloc | (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. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Tomas Etzler (18 February 2013). "Fishermen caught out by politics of South China Sea". CNN. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Masinloc: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Alba, Reinerio. "The Restoration of 26 Philippine Churches". ncca.gov.ph. National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  16. ↑ Kendrick Ivan B. Panganiban (30 November 2021). "2 Zambales parish churches declared diocesan shrines". CBCP News . Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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