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Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Placer; Tagalog: Bayan ng Placer), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,616 people. [3]

Placer
Municipality
Municipality of Placer
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Map of Surigao del Norte with Placer highlighted
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Placer Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°39′25″N 125°36′06″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	1850
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jovymarie C. Villazon
• Vice Mayor	Ryan Fel B. Napuli
• Representative	Robert Ace S. Barbers
• Electorate	21,235 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	29,616
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Households	5,854
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.65% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱115,182,654.07 (2020)
• Assets	₱443,263,847.36 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱90,429,125.61 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱181,588,686.44 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8405
PSGC	166717000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog

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.[5]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[5]

Its topography consists of low rising hills that are interspersed by plains.[5]

Barangays

Placer is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. 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.[7]

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Placer

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 2,791 —     1918 12,116 +10.28% 1939 14,443 +0.84% 1948 9,330 −4.74% 1960 10,849 +1.26% 1970 11,673 +0.73% 1975 12,931 +2.07% 1980 14,470 +2.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 18,478 +2.48% 1995 20,712 +2.16% 2000 21,542 +0.85% 2007 22,743 +0.75% 2010 24,600 +2.90% 2015 27,094 +1.86% 2020 29,616 +1.77%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11]

Economy

References

External links

• Placer Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

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