Pio V. Corpuz Limbuhan | |
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Municipality of Pio V. Corpuz | |
![]() Balangingi Island Beach | |
Motto(s): "Garbo naton, Masbateño kita" "Arangkada Corpus" | |
![]() Map of Masbate with Pio V. Corpuz highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°53′01″N124°02′59″E / 11.8836°N 124.0497°E Coordinates: 11°53′01″N124°02′59″E / 11.8836°N 124.0497°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Masbate |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | June 11, 1951 |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Allan T. Lepasana |
• Vice Mayor | Rozabeth M. Tayo |
• Representative | Wilton T. Kho |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 18,022 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 89.33 km2 (34.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 23,744 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,269 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 29.74% (2018) [4] |
• Revenue | ₱100,197,393.43 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱182,787,158.59 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱108,420,493.95 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱39,937,418.37 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5406 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Cebuano Masbateño Tagalog |
Pio V. Corpuz, officially the Municipality of Pio V. Corpuz, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,744 people. [3]
Pio V. Corpus was formerly known as Limbuhan. In 1951, the barrios of Limbuhan, Guindawahan, Palho, Casabangan, Salvacion, Alegria, Tanque, Bunducan, Bugtong, and Cabangrayan were separated from the town of Cataingan and created into the town of Limbuhan. [5] The town got its current name in 1954, and was named after the former Congressman and Governor, Pio Vicente Corpus (1883–1944). Born on July 11, 1883, in Nueva Ecija, he migrated to Masbate and he would later serve in the war time Japanese sponsored Government and was unfortunately assassinated by the Japanese Intelligence due to mistrust on February 7, 1944, in Manila. Its first mayor was Daniel Señoron. [6]
Pio V. Corpuz is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. [7] Sitio Bugang was converted into a barrio in 1957. [8]
Climate data for Pio V. Corpuz, Masbate | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
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 [9] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Pio V. Corpuz was 23,744 people, [3] with a density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre or 700 inhabitants per square mile.
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