Socorro | |
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Municipality of Socorro | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°37′05″N125°57′58″E / 9.6181°N 125.9661°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Surigao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Founded | February 22, 1961 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Riza Rafonselle T. Timcang |
• Vice Mayor | Gemma L. Ocon |
• Representative | Francisco Jose F. Matugas II |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 17,385 voters (Philippine general election, 2022 |
Area | |
• Total | 114.45 km2 (44.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Highest elevation | 719 m (2,359 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 25,942 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,849 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 31.97 |
• Revenue | ₱ 126.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 180.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 123 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 47.6 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8516 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Socorro, officially the Municipality of Socorro (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Socorro; Tagalog : Bayan ng Socorro), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,942 people. [3]
The municipal territory is contiguous with Bucas Grande.
Socorro is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Socorro, Surigao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
Average low °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 [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1970 | 6,946 | — | ||
1975 | 7,904 | +2.63% | ||
1980 | 10,267 | +5.37% | ||
1990 | 14,179 | +3.28% | ||
1995 | 15,208 | +1.32% | ||
2000 | 17,932 | +3.60% | ||
2007 | 18,833 | +0.68% | ||
2010 | 20,304 | +2.77% | ||
2015 | 22,314 | +1.81% | ||
2020 | 25,942 | +3.01% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
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