Placer
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| Municipality of Placer | |
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 Map of Masbate with Placer highlighted | |
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.svg)  Placer Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°52′08″N 123°55′00″E / 11.8689°N 123.9167°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Masbate |
| District | 3rd district |
| Barangays | 35 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eusebio P. Dumoran Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Mark A. Tinegra |
| • Representative | Wilton T. Kho |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 38,475 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 193.03 km2 (74.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 56,340 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| • Households | 13,197 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 29.88 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 189.6 million (2020), 76.97 million (2012), 89.7 million (2013), 102.8 million (2014), 116.5 million (2015), 130 million (2016), 143 million (2017), 154.8 million (2018), 168 million (2019), 202.3 million (2021), 265.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 622 million (2020), 186.3 million (2012), 168.3 million (2013), 201 million (2014), 212.5 million (2015), 180.9 million (2016), 219.2 million (2017), 267.3 million (2018), 507.7 million (2019), 640.8 million (2021), 808.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 166.8 million (2020), 62.1 million (2012), 72.6 million (2013), 71.76 million (2014), 120.6 million (2015), 103.2 million (2016), 133.5 million (2017), 123.3 million (2018), 136.3 million (2019), 183 million (2021), 210 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 217.7 million (2020), 73.36 million (2012), 62.76 million (2013), 63.23 million (2014), 89.57 million (2015), 61.89 million (2016), 68.52 million (2017), 61.31 million (2018), 265.4 million (2019), 207.1 million (2021), 309.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5408 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,340 people.[3]
Placer is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Masbate City.
- ^ Municipality of Placer | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.