Placer, Surigao del Norte

Placer
Municipality
Municipality of Placer
Cagbantoy Beach
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Map of Surigao del Norte with Placer highlighted
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Placer Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°39′25″N125°36′06″E / 9.65703°N 125.60161°E / 9.65703; 125.60161
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	1850
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Jovymarie C. Villazon
•  Vice Mayor	Ryan Fel B. Napuli
•  Representative	Robert Ace S. Barbers
•  Municipal Council	Members Jon Felipe S. Agcol Ruwill R. Febrero Allan A. Turtur Sanny G. Calonia Donald P. Villejo Sr. Ernesto B. Alcantara Techie C. Sio Jenito O. Calimbo
•  Electorate	23,204 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	29,616
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
•  Households	6,792
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	29.53 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 115.2 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 443.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 90.43 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 181.6 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8405
PSGC	166717000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog

Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Placer; Tagalog : Bayan ng Placer), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,616 people. ^[3]

History

In 1850, the town was founded by Captain Felipe Custodio and Capitan Luis Patino. It was named "Placer" (Spanish for "pleasure" or "delight") by Custodio in reference to the happiness derived from local gold mining, as well as the abundant fish and rice harvests. In 1860, this name was officially approved. ^[5]

In 1930, the municipality lost some of its territory when the Municipality of Mainit was formed, and again in 1947, when the Municipality of Tagana-an was established. ^[5]

World War II

After the Japanese obtained the surrender of American and Filipino troops on Mindanao in May and June 1942, Placer, along with much of Mindanao, remained free of Japanese occupation. In late September 1943, Japanese troops landed and occupied Placer. Their goals seemed to be to fill drums with oil from a storage tank there for their use and to search for lumber. About 300 to 400 Japanese troops were in town. Some began moving south toward Claver. On October 10, guerrillas under American leadership attacked with 135 men from both the north and south to dislodge the Japanese from Placer. This attack failed, leaving the town in Japanese hands. ^[6]

Geography

Placer is in the northeast of Mindanao Island, facing the Hinatuan Passage to the east. Its territory includes the small islands of Tinago, Banga, and Mahaba, as well as half of Masapelid Island where barangays Ellaperal, Lakandula, and Sani-sani are located. ^[5]

Its topography consists of low rising hills that are interspersed by plains. ^[5]

Barangays

Placer is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

In 1956, the sitios of Santa Cruz, Anislagan, Alangalang, Soyoc, and Pananay-an were converted into barrios, while barrio Macalaya was divided into Upper and Lower Macalaya. ^[7]

• Amoslog
• Anislagan
• Bad-as (contains the intersection of the Pan-Philippine Highway (or National Highway) & the Surigao-Davao Coastal Road)
• Boyongan
• Bugas-bugas
• Central (Poblacion)
• Ellaperal (Nonok)
• Ipil (Poblacion)
• Lakandula
• Mabini
• Macalaya
• Magsaysay (Poblacion)
• Magupange
• Pananay-an
• Panhutongan
• San Isidro
• Sani-sani
• Santa Cruz
• Suyoc
• Tagbongabong

Climate

Climate data for Placer, Surigao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	210 (8.3)	161 (6.3)	123 (4.8)	85 (3.3)	148 (5.8)	186 (7.3)	164 (6.5)	157 (6.2)	141 (5.6)	190 (7.5)	223 (8.8)	200 (7.9)	1,988 (78.3)
Average rainy days	21.0	16.8	18.5	18.2	24.9	27.7	28.4	27.0	26.1	27.6	24.6	22.0	282.8
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8]

Demographics

Population census of Placer

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 2,791 —     1918 12,116 +10.28% 1939 14,443 +0.84% 1948 9,330 −4.74% 1960 10,849 +1.26% 1970 11,673 +0.73% 1975 12,931 +2.07% 1980 14,470 +2.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 18,478 +2.48% 1995 20,712 +2.16% 2000 21,542 +0.85% 2007 22,743 +0.75% 2010 24,600 +2.90% 2015 27,094 +1.86% 2020 29,616 +1.77%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Placer

10 20 30 40 50 2006 30.60 2009 47.71 2012 29.47 2015 34.40 2018 32.65 2021 29.53 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

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.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "History of Placer". WOWSURIGAO.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
6. Virginia Hansen Holmes, Guerrilla Daughter (Kent, Ohio: Kent State U. Press, 2009), pp. 108-9.
7. "An Act Converting into Barrios Certain Sitios in the Province of Surigao, and Dividing the Barrio of Macalaya into Two Barrios, Municipality of Placer, in the Same Province". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
8. "Placer: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Placer Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information