Placer, Surigao del Norte
{{Short description|Municipality in Surigao del Norte, Philippines}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = marie C. Villazon
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| leader_name1 = Ryan Fel B. Napuli
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| leader_name2 = Robert Ace S. Barbers
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| 2=Jon Felipe S. Agcol
| 3=Ruwill R. Febrero
| 4=Allan A. Turtur
| 5=Sanny G. Calonia
| 6=Donald P. Villejo Sr.
| 7=Ernesto B. Alcantara
| 8=Techie C. Sio
| 9=Jenito O. Calimbo
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Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Placer; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Placer}}), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,616 people.{{PH census|current}}
History
In 1850, the town was founded by Captain Felipe Custodio and Capitan Luis Patino. It was named "Placer" (Spanish for "pleasure" or "delight") by Custodio in reference to the happiness derived from local gold mining, as well as the abundant fish and rice harvests. In 1860, this name was officially approved.{{cite web |title=History of Placer |url=https://www.wowsurigao.com/about-surigao/surigao-del-norte/placer |publisher=WOWSURIGAO.com |access-date=September 15, 2021}}
In 1930, the municipality lost some of its territory when the Municipality of Mainit was formed, and again in 1947, when the Municipality of Tagana-an was established.
= World War II =
After the Japanese obtained the surrender of American and Filipino troops on Mindanao in May and June 1942, Placer, along with much of Mindanao, remained free of Japanese occupation. In late September 1943, Japanese troops landed and occupied Placer. Their goals seemed to be to fill drums with oil from a storage tank there for their use and to search for lumber. About 300 to 400 Japanese troops were in town. Some began moving south toward Claver. On October 10, guerrillas under American leadership attacked with 135 men from both the north and south to dislodge the Japanese from Placer. This attack failed, leaving the town in Japanese hands.Virginia Hansen Holmes, Guerrilla Daughter (Kent, Ohio: Kent State U. Press, 2009), pp. 108-9.
Geography
Placer is in the northeast of Mindanao Island, facing the Hinatuan Passage to the east. Its territory includes the small islands of Tinago, Banga, and Mahaba, as well as half of Masapelid Island where barangays Ellaperal, Lakandula, and Sani-sani are located.
Its topography consists of low rising hills that are interspersed by plains.
=Barangays=
Placer is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
In 1956, the sitios of Santa Cruz, Anislagan, Alangalang, Soyoc, and Pananay-an were converted into barrios, while barrio Macalaya was divided into Upper and Lower Macalaya.{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1543.html|title=An Act Converting into Barrios Certain Sitios in the Province of Surigao, and Dividing the Barrio of Macalaya into Two Barrios, Municipality of Placer, in the Same Province|publisher=LawPH.com|accessdate=April 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120711105628/http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1543.html|archivedate=July 11, 2012}}
- Amoslog
- Anislagan
- [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bad-as,+Placer,+Surigao+del+Norte,+Philippines/@9.6355684,125.5633075,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x330140aed63605b7:0xaa6708f3a9e44182!8m2!3d9.6375737!4d125.5712576 Bad-as] (contains the intersection of the Pan-Philippine Highway (or National Highway) & the Surigao-Davao Coastal Road)
- Boyongan
- Bugas-bugas
- Central (Poblacion)
- Ellaperal (Nonok)
- Ipil (Poblacion)
- Lakandula
- Mabini
- Macalaya
- Magsaysay (Poblacion)
- Magupange
- Pananay-an
- Panhutongan
- San Isidro
- Sani-sani
- Santa Cruz
- Suyoc
- Tagbongabong
=Climate=
{{Weather box
| location = Placer, Surigao del Norte
| width = auto
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 27
| Jan low C = 23
| Feb high C = 27
| Feb low C = 23
| Mar high C = 28
| Mar low C = 23
| Apr high C = 29
| Apr low C = 23
| May high C = 30
| May low C = 25
| Jun high C = 29
| Jun low C = 25
| Jul high C = 29
| Jul low C = 25
| Aug high C = 29
| Aug low C = 25
| Sep high C = 29
| Sep low C = 25
| Oct high C = 29
| Oct low C = 25
| Nov high C = 29
| Nov low C = 24
| Dec high C = 28
| Dec low C = 24
| Jan precipitation mm = 210
| Feb precipitation mm = 161
| Mar precipitation mm = 123
| Apr precipitation mm = 85
| May precipitation mm = 148
| Jun precipitation mm = 186
| Jul precipitation mm = 164
| Aug precipitation mm = 157
| Sep precipitation mm = 141
| Oct precipitation mm = 190
| Nov precipitation mm = 223
| Dec precipitation mm = 200
| Jan rain days = 21.0
| Feb rain days = 16.8
| Mar rain days = 18.5
| Apr rain days = 18.2
| May rain days = 24.9
| Jun rain days = 27.7
| Jul rain days = 28.4
| Aug rain days = 27.0
| Sep rain days = 26.1
| Oct rain days = 27.6
| Nov rain days = 24.6
| Dec rain days = 22.0
| source 1 = Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)
{{cite web
| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/placer_philippines_1693270
| title = Placer: Average Temperatures and Rainfall
| publisher = Meteoblue
| accessdate = November 20, 2019 }}
| date = November 20, 2019
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Demographics
{{Philippine Census
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| 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}}
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Economy
{{PH poverty incidence}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://cmci.dti.gov.ph/lgu-profile.php?lgu=Placer%20(SN) Placer Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index]
- [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Placer
|North = Tagana-an
|East = Hinatuan Passage (Dinagat Sound)
|Southeast = Bacuag
|South = Tubod
|Southwest = Mainit
|Northwest = Sison
}}
{{Surigao del Norte}}
{{Authority control}}
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