Placer | |
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| Municipality of Placer | |
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.svg)  Placer Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°39′25″N 125°36′06″E / 9.65703°N 125.60161°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Placer[*] | Jovymarie C. Villazon |
| • Vice Mayor | Ryan Fel B. Napuli |
| • Representative | Robert Ace S. Barbers |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 23,204 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 29,616 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,792 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 29.53 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 115.2 million (2020), 60.14 million (2012), 67.05 million (2013), 71.36 million (2014), 75.73 million (2015), 101.3 million (2016), 102.2 million (2017), 117.3 million (2018), 108.8 million (2019), 227.5 million (2021), 174.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 443.3 million (2020), 105.8 million (2012), 134.7 million (2013), 142.5 million (2014), 154.7 million (2015), 196 million (2016), 227.9 million (2017), 289.1 million (2018), 369.1 million (2019), 511.5 million (2021), 547.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 90.43 million (2020), 48.94 million (2012), 54.9 million (2013), 55.19 million (2014), 58.39 million (2015), 67.34 million (2016), 73.3 million (2017), 81.33 million (2018), 93.55 million (2019), 90.4 million (2021), 130.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 181.6 million (2020), 19.11 million (2012), 39.36 million (2013), 51.5 million (2014), 37.25 million (2015), 45.12 million (2016), 57.98 million (2017), 83.9 million (2018), 134.8 million (2019), 103 million (2021), 95.48 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8405 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Placer; Tagalog: Bayan ng Placer), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,616 people.[3]
- ^ 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). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.