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Masinloc
Masinloc
Municipality
	Municipality of Masinloc
	San Andrés Church
	Flag Seal
	Map of Zambales with Masinloc highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Masinloc Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 15°32′N 119°57′E / 15.53°N 119.95°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Zambales
District	2nd district
Founded	March 16, 1572
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Arsenia Jalata Lim
• Vice Mayor	Pedro Enciso
• Representative	Bing Maniquiz
• Electorate	38,462 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	331.50 km2 (127.99 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Highest elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	54,529
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Households	13,377
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	26.08% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 639.3 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 1,930 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 438.8 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 499.7 million (2020)
Service provider
• NC Masinloc	Zambales 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+6 (PST)
ZIP code	2211
PSGC	037106000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)47
Native languages	Sambal; Ilocano; Tagalog
Website	mymasinloc.com

Masinloc, officially the Municipality of Masinloc (Sambal: Babali nin Masinloc; Ilocano: Ili ti Masinloc; Filipino: Bayan ng Masinloc), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,529 people.^[3]

Geography

Scarborough Shoal (under the names Pulo ng Panatag and Bajo de Masinloc), located 220 kilometres (140 mi) to the west, is claimed by the Philippine government as Philippine territory under the town's jurisdiction. The longstanding territorial dispute over the shoal with China has negatively impacted fishermen of the community, reducing catch sizes and affecting other businesses.^[5]

Masinloc is 107 kilometres (66 mi) from Olongapo, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Iba, and 233 kilometres (145 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

Masinloc is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Baloganon
Bamban
Bani
Collat
Inhobol
North Poblacion
South Poblacion
Santo Rosario
Santa Rita
San Lorenzo
San Salvador
Taltal
Tapuac

Climate

Climate data for Masinloc, Zambales
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	34 (93)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	20 (68)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	10 (50)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	9 (0.4)	10 (0.4)	16 (0.6)	27 (1.1)	137 (5.4)	183 (7.2)	215 (8.5)	219 (8.6)	190 (7.5)	124 (4.9)	45 (1.8)	18 (0.7)	1,193 (47.1)
Average rainy days	4.6	4.4	6.9	10.3	21.8	25.4	27.2	26.4	25.2	19.7	5.8	7.0	184.7
Source: Meteoblue^[7]

Demographics

Population census of Masinloc
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	3,230	—
1918	3,905	+1.27%
1939	7,012	+2.83%
1948	8,090	+1.60%
1960	15,258	+5.43%
1970	22,736	+4.06%
1975	24,807	+1.76%
1980	27,735	+2.26%
1990	32,375	+1.56%
1995	34,942	+1.44%
2000	39,724	+2.79%
2007	40,603	+0.30%
2010	44,342	+3.26%
2015	47,719	+1.41%
2020	54,529	+2.66%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Masinloc was 54,529 people,^[3] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres

Located at Barangay South Población, the 18th-century San Andrés Parish Church has been declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in July 2001.^[12] On April 4, 2021, Masinloc Church became one of the seven Pilgrim Churches in the Diocese of Iba in celebration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, and on November 30 of the same year, San Andres Church was declared as the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres by the Most Rev. Bartolome G. Santos Jr., D.D., Bishop of Iba, with Rev. Fr. John Remel M. Mara, the current Parish Priest, being appointed as its First Rector.^[13]