Palanas

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

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| established_date = June 11, 1951

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Roscelle A. Eramiz

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| leader_name1 = Rudy L. Alvarez

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| leader_name2 = Wilton T. Kho

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| 2=Jonathan A. Abenir

| 3=Letecia A. Tamayo

| 4=Annie S. Alvarez

| 5=Diego U. Rumo

| 6=Magdalena A. Pogoy

| 7=Roderick A. Almanzor

| 8=Alona V. Pillejera

| 9=Editha C. Salazar

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Palanas, officially the Municipality of Palanas, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,322 people.{{PH census|current}}

Palanas is {{convert|56|km}} from Masbate City.

History

Palanas was created in 1951 from the barrios of Palanas, Nipa, Nabangig, Banco, Pina, Maanahao, Salvacion, Antipolo, Malatawan, Intusan, Miabas, San Antonio, Libtong, Malibas, Santa Cruz, Bontod and Cabil-isan of Dimasalang.{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra639.html|title=An Act Creating the Municipality of Palanas in the Province of Masbate|publisher=LawPH.com|accessdate=2011-04-09}} It annually celebrates "Pasayaw sa Leon" Festival (The Lion Dance Festival) every 19 December.

Geography

=Barangays=

File:Flag_of_Palanas,_Masbate.png

Palanas is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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  • Antipolo
  • Banco
  • Biga-a
  • Bontod
  • Buenasuerte
  • Intusan
  • Jose A. Abenir Sr. (Libtong)
  • Maanahao
  • Mabini
  • Malibas
  • Maravilla
  • Matugnao
  • Miabas
  • Nabangig
  • Nipa
  • Parina
  • Piña
  • Poblacion
  • Salvacion
  • San Antonio
  • San Carlos
  • San Isidro
  • Santa Cruz
  • Malatawan

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=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Palanas, Masbate

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| 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/palanas_philippines_1696289

| title = Palanas: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = 23 June 2020 }}

| date = 23 June 2020

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Demographics

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| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}

| 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}}

| 2025 =

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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 Palanas, Masbate, was 27,322 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|27,322/171.10|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

Economy

{{PH poverty incidence}}

References

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