Masinloc | |
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Municipality of Masinloc | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°32′N119°57′E / 15.53°N 119.95°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Zambales |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | March 16, 1572 |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jeffrey "Pot" Bautista |
• Vice Mayor | Arsenia Jalata Lim |
• Representative | Bing Maniquiz |
• Electorate | 38,462 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• 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 (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 54,529 |
• Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,377 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.60 |
• Revenue | ₱ 639.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,930 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 438.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 499.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• NC Masinloc | Zambales 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO 1) |
• Water | Masinloc Water System |
• Telecommunications | Globe Telecom |
• Cable TV | Northwest Cable |
• Liquid Petrolium Gas | Brent Gas |
• Gasoline | Gab-Ron Gasonline Station |
• Internet | Converge |
Time zone | UTC+6 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2211 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)47 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Education | San Andres School of Masinloc |
Firestation | Masinloc Buearo of Fire Protection |
Police station | Philippine National Police |
Major religions | Bible |
Feast date | January 22 1881 |
Patron saint | Saint Andrew Apostle |
Website | mymasinloc |
Masinloc, officially the Municipality of Masinloc (Sambal : Babali nin Masinloc; Ilocano: Ili ti Masinloc; Filipino : Bayan ng Masinloc), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,529 people. [3]
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. [5]
Masinloc is 107 kilometres (66 mi) from Olongapo, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Iba, and 233 kilometres (145 mi) from Manila.
Masinloc is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Masinloc, Zambales | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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 days | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 21.8 | 25.4 | 27.2 | 26.4 | 25.2 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 184.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 | +2.66% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Masinloc was 54,529 people, [3] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.
Located at 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. [12] 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. [13]
An electric company producing electricity up to 908 GW. It uses water turbine and a steam engine attached to electric generator.
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