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Cataingan, officially the Municipality of Cataingan, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,623 people. [3]

Cataingan
Municipality
Municipality of Cataingan
Map of Masbate with Cataingan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Cataingan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°00′10″N 123°59′40″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	3rd district
Barangays	36 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Felipe L. Cabataña
• Vice Mayor	Thelma K. Ang
• Representative	Wilton T. Kho
• Municipal Council	Members George P. Gonzales Sr. Hilary A. Gonzales Philip Sonny K. Cabataña V Gemma S. Amatos Cerecio R. Mapula Ramil C. Adoptante Rocefico L. Ching Wilson Leo K. Ang
• Electorate	30,719 voters (2019)
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
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
• Households	10,764
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	23.42% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱194,992,103.14 (2020)
• Assets	₱490,053,458.24 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱160,312,324.54 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱136,094,877.70 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5415
PSGC	054105000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Masbateño Tagalog
Website	www.cataingan.gov.ph

It is about 77 kilometres (48 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]

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Cataingan

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

Notable people

• Bea Santiago – Miss International 2013

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• elgu2.ncc.gov.ph

На других языках

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Cataingan ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Masbate, in der Verwaltungsregion V, Bicol. Sie hat 50.327 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015), die in 36 Barangays lebten. Sie wird als Gemeinde der zweiten Einkommensklasse auf den Philippinen eingestuft. Das Gemeindezentrum liegt ca. 62 km südöstlich der Provinzhauptstadt Masbate City und ist über die Küstenstraße von dort aus erreichbar. Ihre Nachbargemeinden sind Placer im Südwesten, Palanas im Nordwesten und Pio V. Corpuz im Südosten. Der lange Küstenstreifen der Gemeinde liegt an der Samar-See.

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