Cataingan

Cataingan
Municipality
Municipality of Cataingan
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Cataingan is located in Philippines
Cataingan
Cataingan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°00′10″N 123°59′40″E / 12.0028°N 123.9944°E / 12.0028; 123.9944
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceMasbate
District 3rd district
Barangays36 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorFelipe L. Cabataña
 • Vice MayorThelma K. Ang
 • RepresentativeWilton T. Kho
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate31,545 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
191.64 km2 (73.99 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Highest elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
50,623
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
 • Households
12,036
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
23.43
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 195 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 490.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 160.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 136.1 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMasbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5415
PSGC
054105000
IDD : area code +63 (0)56
Native languagesMasbateño
Tagalog
Websitewww.cataingan.gov.ph

Cataingan, officially the Municipality of Cataingan, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,623 people.[3]

Cataingan is 76 kilometres (47 mi) southeast of Masbate City.

History

In 1948, Placer, then a barrio of this town, was separated as a town by virtue of Republic Act No. 292, passed June 16, 1948.[5] Three years later, in 1951, the barrios of Limbuhan, Guindawahan, Palho, Casabangan, Salvacion, Alegria, Tanke, Bundukan, Bugtong, and Cabangrayan were separated from Cataingan and created into the town of Limbuhan. Placer, at that time of its creation, included the entire present day Municipality of Esperanza (which was then known as Barrio Esperanza).[6]

Geography

Barangays

Cataingan is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Abaca
  • Aguada
  • Badiang
  • Bagumbayan
  • Cadulawan
  • Cagbatang
  • Chimenea
  • Concepcion
  • Curvada
  • Divisoria
  • Domorog
  • Estampar
  • Gahit
  • Libtong
  • Liong
  • Maanahao
  • Madamba
  • Malobago
  • Matayum
  • Matubinao
  • Mintac
  • Nadawisan
  • Osmeña
  • Pawican
  • Pitogo
  • Poblacion
  • Quezon
  • San Isidro
  • San Jose
  • San Pedro
  • San Rafael
  • Santa Teresita
  • Santo Niño
  • Tagboan
  • Tuybo
  • Villa Pogado

Climate

Climate data for Cataingan, Masbate
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 39
(1.5) 		34
(1.3) 		42
(1.7) 		36
(1.4) 		73
(2.9) 		109
(4.3) 		118
(4.6) 		108
(4.3) 		129
(5.1) 		136
(5.4) 		112
(4.4) 		89
(3.5) 		1,025
(40.4)
Average rainy days 12.6 9.7 12.0 13.0 20.5 25.3 26.2 24.8 25.2 25.9 21.9 17.9 235
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of Cataingan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,579—    
1918 9,975+5.33%
1939 38,709+6.67%
1948 53,326+3.62%
1960 26,371−5.70%
1970 36,148+3.20%
1975 37,644+0.82%
1980 39,378+0.90%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 39,496+0.03%
1995 42,065+1.19%
2000 46,593+2.22%
2007 48,827+0.65%
2010 49,078+0.19%
2015 50,327+0.48%
2020 50,623+0.12%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Cataingan was 50,623 people,[3] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.

Cataingan is one of the municipalities and cities of Masbate where Masbateño is the indigenous language. Waray is also spoken there.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Cataingan

10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
52.50
2009
41.46
2012
40.87
2015
38.77
2018
23.42
2021
23.43

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Notable people

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Cataingan | (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 c 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.
  5. ^ "An act creating the municipality of Placer in the province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  6. ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Limbuhan in the Province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  7. ^ "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Cataingan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  12. ^ "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  15. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.