Placer, Surigao del Norte
Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,094 people.[3]
Placer | |
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| Municipality of Placer | |
 Cagbantoy Beach | |
 Map of Surigao del Norte with Placer highlighted | |
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.svg.png)  Placer Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°39′25″N 125°36′06″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Caraga (Region XIII) |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 2nd District |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jovymarie C. Villazon |
| • Vice Mayor | Ryan Fel B. Napuli |
| • Congressman | Robert Ace S. Barbers |
| • Electorate | 21,235 voters (2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8.6 m (28.2 ft) |
| Population (2015 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 27,094 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,854 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 34.4% (2015)[4] |
| • Revenue (₱) | 85,864,073.03 (2016) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8405 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan language Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | elgu |
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.[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.[6]
- Amoslog
- Anislagan
- Bad-as [contains the intersection of the Pan-Philippine Highway (or National Highway) & the Surigao-Davao Coastal Road]
- Boyongan
- Bugas-bugas
- Central (Población)
- Ellaperal (Nonok)
- Ipil (Poblacion)
- Lakandula
- Mabini
- Macalaya
- Magsaysay (Población)
- Magupange
- Pananay-an
- Panhutongan
- San Isidro
- Sani-sani
- Santa Cruz
- Suyoc
- Tagbongabong
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% |
| 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% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][7][8] | ||
Climate
| Climate data for Placer, Surigao del Norte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (83) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 210 (8.3) |
161 (6.3) |
123 (4.8) |
85 (3.3) |
148 (5.8) |
186 (7.3) |
164 (6.5) |
157 (6.2) |
141 (5.6) |
190 (7.5) |
223 (8.8) |
200 (7.9) |
1,988 (78.3) |
| Average rainy days | 21.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 282.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue [9] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- "Province: Surigao del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- Virginia Hansen Holmes, Guerrilla Daughter (Kent, Ohio: Kent State U. Press, 2009), pp. 108-9.
- "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". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- "Placer: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
External links
- Placer Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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