Mobo, Masbate

Mobo
Municipality
Municipality of Mobo
Bituon Beach
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Map of Masbate with Mobo highlighted
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Mobo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°20′14″N123°39′29″E / 12.3372°N 123.6581°E / 12.3372; 123.6581
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	2nd district
Barangays	29 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Raymund Osmundo N. Salvacion
•  Vice Mayor	John Paul J. Lim
•  Representative	Ara Kho
•  Municipal Council	Members Ely L. Bustamante Jr. Nicolas Q. Bolon Aldous Pitos Julius T. Aban IC Salvacion Mateo R. Masamoc Sr. Dasing Castillo Jhie Laurio
•  Electorate	25,115 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	143.47 km2 (55.39 sq mi)
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Highest elevation	352 m (1,155 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	41,199
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
•  Households	8,691
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	23.17 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 216.8 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 419.5 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 155.6 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 54.25 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5401
PSGC	0504113000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Masbateño Tagalog
Website	https://mobo.gov.ph/

Mobo, officially the Municipality of Mobo, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,823 people. ^[5]

Mobo is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Masbate City.

History

Mobo was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949. ^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Mobo is politically subdivided into 29 barangays.  ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Baang
• Bagacay
• Balatucan
• Barag
• Dacu
• Fabrica
• Guintorelan
• Holjogon
• Lalaguna
• Lomocloc
• Luyong Catungan
• Mabuhay
• Mandali
• Mapuyo
• Marintoc
• Nasunduan
• Pinamalatican
• Pinamarbuhan
• Poblacion Dist. I
• Poblacion Dist. II
• Polot
• Sambulawan
• Santa Maria
• Sawmill
• Tabuc
• Tugawe
• Tugbo
• Umabay Exterior
• Umabay Interior

Climate

Climate data for Mobo, Masbate
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)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	39 (1.5)	34 (1.3)	42 (1.7)	36 (1.4)	73 (2.9)	109 (4.3)	118 (4.6)	108 (4.3)	129 (5.1)	136 (5.4)	112 (4.4)	89 (3.5)	1,025 (40.4)
Average rainy days	12.6	9.7	12.0	13.0	20.5	25.3	26.2	24.8	25.2	25.9	21.9	17.9	235
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Mobo

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 2,657 —     1960 12,169 +2.71% 1970 20,622 +5.41% 1975 21,736 +1.06% 1980 22,609 +0.79% 1990 24,879 +0.96% 1995 25,049 +0.13%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 28,233 +2.60% 2007 32,740 +2.06% 2010 34,896 +2.35% 2015 38,813 +2.05% 2020 40,823 +1.07% 2024 41,199 +0.22%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Mobo, Masbate, was 40,823 people, ^[14] with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometre or 730 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mobo

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 64.72 2003 57.72 2006 45.80 2009 37.44 2012 43.50 2015 45.19 2018 24.67 2021 23.17 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

References

1.   Municipality of Mobo | (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. "Executive Order No. 244, s. 1949". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 18 July 1949. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
7. "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
8. "Mobo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 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 V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". 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. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
16. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
17. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
18. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
19. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
20. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
21. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
22. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System