Socorro | |
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Municipality of Socorro | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°03′30″N121°24′42″E / 13.05833°N 121.41167°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Mimaropa |
Province | Oriental Mindoro |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Nemmen O. Perez |
• Vice Mayor | Roy A. De Claro |
• Representative | Paulino Salvador C. Leachon |
• Electorate | 24,822 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 151.38 km2 (58.45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Highest elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 41,585 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,869 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 13.72 |
• Revenue | ₱ 168.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,002 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 171.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 265.6 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5207 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
Native languages | Buhid Tadyawan Tawbuid Tagalog |
Website | www |
Socorro, officially the Municipality of Socorro (Tagalog : Bayan ng Socorro), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,585 people. [3]
Socorro is located at the junction of the Pola Road and is 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Calapan.
Socorro was established as a separate municipality on June 22, 1963, with the approval of Republic Act. No. 3609. It was formerly part of Pola. [5]
In the last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century, many roads were paved, the market rebuilt, and employment rose.[ citation needed ]
Socorro is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Socorro, Oriental Mindoro | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 115 (4.5) | 66 (2.6) | 55 (2.2) | 39 (1.5) | 164 (6.5) | 282 (11.1) | 326 (12.8) | 317 (12.5) | 318 (12.5) | 192 (7.6) | 119 (4.7) | 173 (6.8) | 2,166 (85.3) |
Average rainy days | 13.6 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 21.1 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 23.1 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 231 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 15,456 | — |
1975 | 20,868 | +6.21% |
1980 | 24,332 | +3.12% |
1990 | 29,806 | +2.05% |
1995 | 34,182 | +2.60% |
2000 | 37,176 | +1.82% |
2007 | 38,052 | +0.32% |
2010 | 38,348 | +0.28% |
2015 | 39,099 | +0.37% |
2020 | 41,585 | +1.22% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
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Agriculture still provides the main industry with rice, fruits, and coconut products dominating. Citrus products like calamansi, dalandan and pomelo are also abundant here together with rambutan and lanzones. Fresh fish from Lake Naujan at the northern end of the municipality and Balut are also important products. There is a large Mangyan population in the more remote parts of the municipality, and programs of assistance for these people have been implemented.
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