Placer, Masbate

Placer Lungsod sa Placer Pueblo de Cervantéz
Municipality
Municipality of Placer
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Map of Masbate with Placer highlighted
Interactive map of Placer
Placer Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°52′08″N123°55′00″E / 11.8689°N 123.9167°E / 11.8689; 123.9167
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	3rd district
Barangays	35 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Eusebio P. Dumoran Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Mark A. Tinegra
•  Representative	Wilton T. Kho
•  Municipal Council	Members Mark Joel P. Dumoran Mayet E. Lepatan. Ilona Jean M. Lepatan Michael S. Sevilleno Jr. Ramil C. Camay Jose Renan A. Ybañez Grace D. Espenilla Jose B. Abellare
•  Electorate	39,115 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	193.03 km2 (74.53 sq mi)
Elevation	8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Highest elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	56,658
• Density	293.52/km2 (760.21/sq mi)
•  Households	13,197
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	29.88 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 265.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 808.5 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 210 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 309.6 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5408
PSGC	0504117000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.placer.gov.ph

Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Placer), is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 56,658 people. ^[5]

History

By virtue of Republic Act No. 292, passed on June 16, 1948, the barrio of Placer was constituted as its own municipality, separate from Cataingan. ^[6] The barrio of Esperanza (the then-largest barrio of Placer) eventually separated from Placer as a new municipality in 1959. ^[7]

Geography

Placer is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Masbate City.

Barangays

Placer is politically subdivided into 35 barangays.  ^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Aguada
• Ban-Ao
• Burabod
• Cabangcalan
• Calumpang
• Camayabsan
• Daan-lungsod
• Dangpanan
• Daraga
• Guin-Awayan
• Guinhan-Ayan
• Katipunan
• Libas
• Locso-An
• Luna
• Mahayag
• Mahayahay
• Manlut-Od
• Matagangtang
• Naboctot
• Nagarao
• Nainday
• Naocondiot
• Pasiagon
• Pili
• Poblacion
• Puro
• Quibrada
• San Marcos
• Santa Cruz
• Taboc
• Tan-Awan
• Taverna
• Tubod
• Villa-Inocencio

Climate

Climate data for Placer, Masbate
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

Demographics

Population census of Placer
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 2,112 —     1960 21,235 +4.13% 1970 30,174 +3.57% 1975 29,639 −0.36% 1980 35,710 +3.80% 1990 38,568 +0.77% 1995 40,394 +0.87%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 44,418 +2.06% 2007 48,469 +1.21% 2010 55,438 +5.01% 2015 55,826 +0.13% 2020 56,340 +0.19% 2024 56,658 +0.14%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

In the 2024 census, the population of Placer was 56,658 people, ^[15] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.

Placer is one of the only four municipalities in Masbate which is dominantly Cebuano-speaking, the other being the adjacent municipalities of Esperanza, Pio V. Corpuz, and Cawayan.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Placer

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80

2000
72.11

2003
68.67

2006
59.00

2009
46.95

2012
47.65

2015
47.21

2018
33.12

2021
29.88

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]}

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. ^[24] These are the:

• Placer East Schools District
• Place West Schools District

Primary and elementary schools

• Aguada Elementary School
• Ban-ao Elementary School
• Bugtong Cawayan Elementary School
• Burabod Elementary School
• Cabangcalan Elementary School
• Calumpang Elementary School
• Camayabsan Elementary School
• Celera-Inocencio Central School
• Dangpanan Elementary School
• Daraga Elementary School
• Doroteo B. Presno Elementary School
• Felifranco R. Avenido Sr. Memorial Elementary School
• Felomino Yray Elementary School
• Guin-awayan Elementary School
• Ken Ville School
• Libas Elementary School
• Lt. Nilo R. Inocencio Elementary School
• Locso-an Elementary School
• Luna Elementary School
• M & R Lecciones Elementary School
• Mahayag Elementary School
• Mahayahay Elementary School
• Manlot-od Elementary School
• Matagangtang Elementary School
• Nagarao Elementary School
• Nainday Elementary School
• Naocondiot Elementary School
• Placer SDA Multigrade School
• Puro Elementary School
• Quibrada Elementary School
• San Marcos Elementary School
• San Pero Elementary School
• Taboc Elementary School
• Tan-awan Elementary School
• Taverna Elementary School
• Tomas M. Conde Central School
• Tubod Elementary School
• Yadah Christian School

Secondary schools

• Alejando Hermosa MES
• Arriesgado-Sevilleno High School
• Bugtong Cawayan ES
• Cabangcalan ES
• G. Bangalisan National High School
• Gulay-Mayer National High School
• Institute of the Orient
• Rodolfo Z. Titong National High School
• Southern Masbate Roosevelt College
• Verdida-Sabrido High School
• Vivencio P. Casas Sr. Memorial High School

References

1.   Municipality of Placer | (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.
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5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "An act creating the municipality of Placer in the province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
7. "Executive Order No. 337, s. 1959 | GOVPH". May 7, 1959.
8. "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved August 25, 2025.
9. "Placer: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
10. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
11. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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14. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
15. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
16. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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19. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
20. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
21. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
22. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
23. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
24. "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

External links

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