Palanas

Palanas
Municipality of Palanas
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Official seal of Palanas
Map of Masbate with Palanas highlighted
Map of Masbate with Palanas highlighted
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Palanas is located in Philippines
Palanas
Palanas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°08′47″N 123°55′19″E / 12.1464°N 123.9219°E / 12.1464; 123.9219
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceMasbate
District 3rd district
FoundedJune 11, 1951
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Palanas[*]Roscelle A. Eramiz
 • Vice MayorRudy L. Alvarez
 • RepresentativeWilton T. Kho
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate18,704 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
171.10 km2 (66.06 sq mi)
Elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Highest elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
27,322
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Households
6,479
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.57
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 122.9 million (2020), 53.88 million (2012), 59.57 million (2013), 66.98 million (2014), 77.45 million (2015), 84.86 million (2016), 95.94 million (2017), 102.5 million (2018), 110.9 million (2019), 131.3 million (2021), 178.7 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 303.7 million (2020), 95.65 million (2012), 111.8 million (2013), 133.9 million (2014), 188.7 million (2015), 202.5 million (2016), 204.7 million (2017), 244.9 million (2018), 281.5 million (2019), 286.3 million (2021), 421.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 124.1 million (2020), 42.45 million (2012), 41.68 million (2013), 47.86 million (2014), 61.33 million (2015), 71.08 million (2016), 82.13 million (2017), 88.06 million (2018), 101.3 million (2019), 129.1 million (2021), 160.9 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 87.65 million (2020), 30.21 million (2012), 28.88 million (2013), 37.85 million (2014), 76.91 million (2015), 73.76 million (2016), 62.17 million (2017), 61.91 million (2018), 88.32 million (2019), 65.78 million (2021), 172.2 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMasbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5404
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)56
Native languagesMasbateño
Tagalog

Palanas, officially the Municipality of Palanas, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,322 people.[3]

Palanas is 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Masbate City.

  1. ^ Municipality of Palanas | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.