Mandaon

{{Short description|Municipality in Masbate, Philippines}}

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| established_date = 18 July 1949

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Emily E. Hao

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = Romeo R. Villanueva

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| leader_name2 = Elisa T. Kho

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| 2=Paul V. Santiago

| 3=Noel R. Coja

| 4=Olegario R. Estrella Jr.

| 5=Genaro B. Dote Jr.

| 6=Efren L. Oliva

| 7=Rommel B. Mortel

| 8=Mariecor S. Pimentel

| 9=Jovino D. Aguirre

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Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,122 people.{{PH census|current}}

Mandaon is {{convert|64|km}} from Masbate City.

History

Mandaon was originally a barrio of Milagros, established by Barrio Lieutenant Feliciano Aquillo Sr. In 1948, Juan Valencia, a settler from Pampanga, advocated for its elevation into a municipality. On July 18, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino, through Executive Order No. 244, officially recognized Mandaon as an independent municipality, distinct from Milagros.{{cite web |title=Executive Order No. 244, s. 1949 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1949/07/18/executive-order-no-244-s-1949/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |date=18 July 1949 |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/UFy9x |archive-date=31 January 2023}}

Geography

=Barangays=

Mandaon is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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  • Alas
  • Ayat
  • Bat-Ongan
  • Bugtong
  • Buri
  • Cabitan
  • Cagmasoso
  • Canomoy
  • Centro
  • Dayao
  • Guincaiptan
  • Laguinbanwa
  • Lantangan
  • Looc
  • Mabatobato
  • Maolingon
  • Nailaban
  • Nanipsan
  • Pinamangcaan
  • Poblacion
  • Polo Dacu
  • San Juan
  • San Pablo
  • Santa Fe
  • Tagpu
  • Tumalaytay

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=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Mandaon, Masbate

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

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| Jan high C = 29

| Jan low C = 23

| Feb high C = 29

| Feb low C = 22

| Mar high C = 31

| Mar low C = 23

| Apr high C = 32

| Apr low C = 23

| May high C = 32

| May low C = 25

| Jun high C = 31

| Jun low C = 25

| Jul high C = 30

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 25

| Sep high C = 30

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 30

| Oct low C = 24

| Nov high C = 29

| Nov low C = 24

| Dec high C = 29

| Dec low C = 23

| Jan precipitation mm = 39

| Feb precipitation mm = 34

| Mar precipitation mm = 42

| Apr precipitation mm = 36

| May precipitation mm = 73

| Jun precipitation mm = 109

| Jul precipitation mm = 118

| Aug precipitation mm = 108

| Sep precipitation mm = 129

| Oct precipitation mm = 136

| Nov precipitation mm = 112

| Dec precipitation mm = 89

| Jan rain days = 12.6

| Feb rain days = 9.7

| Mar rain days = 12.0

| Apr rain days = 13.0

| May rain days = 20.5

| Jun rain days = 25.3

| Jul rain days = 26.2

| Aug rain days = 24.8

| Sep rain days = 25.2

| Oct rain days = 25.9

| Nov rain days = 21.9

| Dec rain days = 17.9

| source 1 = Meteoblue

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/mandaon_philippines_1701954

| title = Mandaon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = 23 June 2020 }}

| date = 23 June 2020

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Demographics

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| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}

| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}

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| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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In the 2020 census, the population of Mandaon, Masbate, was 44,122 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|44,122/280.80|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

Economy

{{PH poverty incidence}}

Education

The municipality is home to the 3,668-hectare campus of the only state college in the province of Masbate: the Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT), named after the former congressman of the province, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr.

;Secondary Schools

  • Federico A. Estipona Memorial High School
  • Cabitan National High School
  • San Pablo National High School
  • Buri National High School
  • Bugtong National High School
  • Cleofe A. Arce Memorial High School
  • Lantangan High School
  • Tumalaytay High School

;Elementary Schools

  • Cabitan Central School
  • Jose Zurbito Mesa S. Memorial Elementary School
  • Bugtong Elementary School
  • Pulo Dacu Elementary School
  • Pinamangcaan Elementary School

References

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