Clarin, officially the Municipality of Clarin (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Clarin; Tagalog: Bayan ng Clarin), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,158 people. [3]
Clarin | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Clarin | |
Clarin – market and church (new 2016) | |
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Coordinates: 9°58′N 124°01′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Bohol |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 31 January 1919 |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Eugeniano E. Ibarra |
• Vice Mayor | Allen Ray Z. Piezas |
• Representative | Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 15,338 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 52.12 km2 (20.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Highest elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 21,158 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,600 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.40% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱90,851,263.62 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱293,154,931.41 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱113,597,539.67 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱52,175,050.51 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6330 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Clarin is bounded by Tubigon in the west, Inabanga in the NE, Sagbayan in the east, and Catigbian in the south.
Clarin comprises 24 barangays:
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [5] | |||||
071214001 | Bacani | 5.6% | 1,185 | 1,208 | ▾ | −0.18% |
071214002 | Bogtongbod | 6.7% | 1,428 | 1,377 | ▴ | 0.35% |
071214003 | Bonbon | 6.7% | 1,427 | 1,487 | ▾ | −0.39% |
071214004 | Bontud | 2.3% | 497 | 456 | ▴ | 0.83% |
071214005 | Buacao | 3.0% | 644 | 797 | ▾ | −2.02% |
071214006 | Buangan | 3.9% | 824 | 796 | ▴ | 0.33% |
071214007 | Cabog | 3.9% | 829 | 764 | ▴ | 0.79% |
071214008 | Caboy | 2.7% | 569 | 571 | ▾ | −0.03% |
071214009 | Caluwasan | 1.2% | 255 | 222 | ▴ | 1.34% |
071214010 | Candajec | 5.0% | 1,061 | 932 | ▴ | 1.25% |
071214011 | Cantoyoc | 1.6% | 346 | 343 | ▴ | 0.08% |
071214012 | Comaang | 2.4% | 498 | 471 | ▴ | 0.54% |
071214013 | Danahao | 3.3% | 693 | 856 | ▾ | −2.00% |
071214014 | Katipunan | 1.4% | 301 | 340 | ▾ | −1.16% |
071214015 | Lajog | 6.0% | 1,262 | 1,381 | ▾ | −0.86% |
071214016 | Mataub | 3.0% | 632 | 700 | ▾ | −0.97% |
071214017 | Nahawan | 10.4% | 2,202 | 2,208 | ▾ | −0.03% |
071214018 | Poblacion Centro | 6.1% | 1,285 | 1,234 | ▴ | 0.39% |
071214019 | Poblacion Norte | 3.9% | 831 | 838 | ▾ | −0.08% |
071214020 | Poblacion Sur | 5.9% | 1,246 | 1,159 | ▴ | 0.70% |
071214021 | Tangaran | 3.7% | 776 | 850 | ▾ | −0.87% |
071214022 | Tontunan | 2.8% | 593 | 559 | ▴ | 0.57% |
071214023 | Tubod | 2.3% | 484 | 402 | ▴ | 1.79% |
071214024 | Villaflor | 2.0% | 423 | 345 | ▴ | 1.97% |
Total | 21,158 | 20,296 | ▴ | 0.40% |
Climate data for Clarin, Bohol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98 (3.9) |
82 (3.2) |
96 (3.8) |
71 (2.8) |
104 (4.1) |
129 (5.1) |
101 (4.0) |
94 (3.7) |
99 (3.9) |
135 (5.3) |
174 (6.9) |
143 (5.6) |
1,326 (52.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.0 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 259.2 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6] |
Clarin was formed on 31 January 1919 from five barrios of Tubigon by virtue of proclamation by Governor General Francis Burton Harrison,[7][8] hence it celebrated its centennial in 2019.
Clarin was severely affected by the 2013 Bohol earthquake which damaged 1358 homes, of which 221 were totally destroyed, as well as the Catholic church.[9]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1939 | 15,809 | — |
1948 | 15,005 | −0.58% |
1960 | 10,248 | −3.13% |
1970 | 11,723 | +1.35% |
1975 | 13,105 | +2.26% |
1980 | 13,721 | +0.92% |
1990 | 16,021 | +1.56% |
1995 | 15,961 | −0.07% |
2000 | 18,040 | +2.66% |
2007 | 18,871 | +0.62% |
2010 | 20,296 | +2.68% |
2015 | 20,301 | +0.00% |
2020 | 21,158 | +0.82% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [5] [11][12] |
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