Maasin, Iloilo

Maasin
Municipality
Municipality of Maasin

Map of Iloilo with Maasin highlighted
Maasin
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°53′N 122°26′E / 10.88°N 122.43°E / 10.88; 122.43Coordinates: 10°53′N 122°26′E / 10.88°N 122.43°E / 10.88; 122.43
Country  Philippines
Region Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province Iloilo
District 3rd district of Iloilo
Barangays 50 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Mariano M. Malones Sr.
 • Electorate 21,494 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 128.59 km2 (49.65 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 36,922
 • Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 5030
PSGC 063029000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)33
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 3rd municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 94,529,817.15 (2016)
Native languages Kinaray-a language
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Website www.maasin.gov.ph

Maasin, officially the Municipality of Maasin, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 36,922 people.[3]

Maasin is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Iloilo City.

Barangays

Maasin is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. [2]

  • Abay
  • Abilay
  • AGROCEL Pob.(Aguinaldo-Roxas-Celso)
  • Amerang
  • Bagacay East
  • Bacuranan
  • Bagacay West
  • Bug-ot
  • Bolo
  • Bulay
  • Buntalan
  • Burak
  • Cabangcalan
  • Cabatac
  • Caigon
  • Cananghan
  • Canawili
  • Dagami
  • Daja
  • Dalusan
  • DELCAR Pob. (Delgado-Cartagena)
  • Inabasan
  • Layog
  • Liñagan Calsada
  • Liñagan Tacas
  • Linab
  • MABRIZ Pob. (Mabini-Rizal)
  • Magsaysay
  • Mandog
  • Miapa
  • Nagba
  • Nasaka
  • Naslo-Bucao
  • Nasuli
  • Panalian
  • Piandaan East
  • Piandaan West
  • Pispis
  • Punong
  • Sinubsuban
  • Siwalo
  • Santa Rita
  • Subog
  • THT & P Pob. (Taft-Hughes-Thompson-del Pilar)
  • Tigbauan
  • Trangka
  • Tubang
  • Tulahong
  • Tuy-an East
  • Tuy-an West
  • Ubian

Demographics

Population census of Maasin
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 8,401—    
1918 8,317−0.07%
1939 13,167+2.21%
1948 16,384+2.46%
1960 21,510+2.29%
1970 20,768−0.35%
1975 24,412+3.30%
1980 26,962+2.01%
1990 29,062+0.75%
1995 29,364+0.19%
2000 30,828+1.05%
2007 32,555+0.75%
2010 35,069+2.74%
2015 36,922+0.99%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]


In the 2015 census, the population of Maasin, Iloilo, was 36,922 people,[3] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Iloilo". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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