San Pascual, Masbate

San Pascual
Municipality
Municipality of San Pascual
Downtown area
Flag
Map of Masbate with San Pascual highlighted
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San Pascual Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°07′43″N122°58′39″E / 13.1286°N 122.9775°E / 13.1286; 122.9775
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	1st district
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Niño Maximino A. Lazaro
•  Vice Mayor	Haira L. Rivera
•  Representative	Narciso R. Bravo Jr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Pascual R. Placencia Gonzales M. Villapañe Manilou G. Hermosa Leticia A. Lete Marlon S. Fuentes Lelleniza R. Sinagpulo Alvin B. Fontelar Erlinda J. Evangelista
•  Electorate	32,674 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	246.65 km2 (95.23 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	47.5 m (156 ft)
Highest elevation	414 m (1,358 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [4]
• Total	44,641
• Density	180.99/km2 (468.76/sq mi)
•  Households	10,102
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	34.39 % (2021) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 264.9 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 751.2 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 215.5 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 213.5 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5420
PSGC	0504120000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog
Website	www.sanpascual-masbate.gov.ph

San Pascual, officially the Municipality of San Pascual, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 44,641 people. ^[6]

In addition to the northern part of Burias Island, the islands of Busing, Templo (or Iniwaran,) and another six small unpopulated islands belong to the municipality.

Geography

Barangays

San Pascual is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.  ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Boca Chica
• Bolod (Poblacion)
• Busing
• Dangcalan
• Halabangbaybay
• Iniwaran
• Ki-Buaya (Rizal)
• Ki-Romero (Roxas)
• Malaking Ilog
• Laurente
• Mabini
• Mabuhay
• Mapanique
• Nazareno
• Pinamasingan
• Quintina
• San Jose
• Terraplin
• Santa Cruz
• San Rafael
• Makahoy
• Cueva

Climate

Climate data for San Pascual, Masbate
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55 (2.2)	36 (1.4)	45 (1.8)	42 (1.7)	114 (4.5)	184 (7.2)	245 (9.6)	224 (8.8)	238 (9.4)	171 (6.7)	130 (5.1)	94 (3.7)	1,578 (62.1)
Average rainy days	13.0	9.5	11.8	12.7	21.3	25.3	28.3	26.5	26.4	24.2	19.9	16.1	235
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of San Pascual

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 976 —     1918 1,988 +4.86% 1939 4,734 +4.22% 1948 6,960 +4.38% 1960 6,633 −0.40% 1970 25,297 +14.31% 1975 35,426 +6.99% 1980 38,630 +1.75%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 33,396 −1.45% 1995 34,705 +0.72% 2000 37,868 +1.89% 2007 41,736 +1.35% 2010 44,753 +2.57% 2015 46,674 +0.80% 2020 44,449 −1.02% 2024 44,641 +0.10%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Pascual, Masbate, was 44,449 people, ^[14] with a density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometre or 470 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Pascual

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 75.52 2003 72.02 2006 61.70 2009 52.65 2012 52.80 2015 57.12 2018 38.21 2021 34.39 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Tourism

One of the popular tourist destinations in the municipality of San Pascual is the Sombrero Island with its pure white sand beach.

Gallery

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  Municipal Hall
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  San Pascual Polytechnic Institute
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  Sombrero Island

References

1.   Municipality of San Pascual | (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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6. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
7. "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
8. "San Pascual: 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 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine