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Municipality

Cataingan

Cataingan is a municipality in Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 51,165 in the 2024 census, and it has 36 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Cataingan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
PalanasPio V. CorpusPlacerAbaca: 655 people, 174 per km², 1.80% a yearAguada: 1,286 people, 445 per km², −0.66% a yearBadiang: 1,232 people, 415 per km², 3.12% a yearBagumbayan: 1,242 people, 275 per km², 2.73% a yearCadulawan: 1,247 people, 234 per km², 1.19% a yearCagbatang: 1,237 people, 148 per km², −0.80% a yearChimenea: 454 people, 84 per km², 3.27% a yearConcepcion: 1,307 people, 515 per km², 0.13% a yearCurvada: 2,308 people, 388 per km², 0.67% a yearDivisoria: 638 people, 180 per km², 2.35% a yearDomorog: 2,207 people, 414 per km², 2.67% a yearEstampar: 1,389 people, 164 per km², −0.96% a yearGahit: 1,467 people, 329 per km², 1.44% a yearLibtong: 560 people, 101 per km², −0.17% a yearLiong: 1,797 people, 273 per km², −12.16% a yearMaanahao: 858 people, 150 per km², 0.57% a yearMadamba: 1,293 people, 349 per km², 0.26% a yearMalobago: 888 people, 440 per km², 0.80% a yearMatayum: 1,637 people, 446 per km², 0.50% a yearMatubinao: 903 people, 161 per km², −1.28% a yearMintac: 1,122 people, 346 per km², −0.59% a yearNadawisan: 1,071 people, 169 per km², 2.28% a yearOsmeña: 867 people, 208 per km², 0.25% a yearPawican: 3,692 people, 352 per km², −0.06% a yearPitogo: 1,085 people, 111 per km², 8.61% a yearPoblacion: 7,726 people, 1,732 per km², 1.67% a yearQuezon: 1,924 people, 168 per km², 0.04% a yearSan Isidro: 524 people, 138 per km², −0.14% a yearSan Jose: 681 people, 151 per km², 0.32% a yearSan Pedro: 970 people, 224 per km², 1.41% a yearSan Rafael: 1,004 people, 193 per km², 0.43% a yearSanta Teresita: 1,486 people, 467 per km², 0.42% a yearSanto Niño: 1,773 people, 249 per km², 0.25% a yearTagboan: 972 people, 256 per km², 0.20% a yearTuybo: 791 people, 137 per km², 0.31% a yearVilla Pogado: 872 people, 318 per km², −0.30% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    51,165

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 4.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    7th

    of the 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 6 of every 100 people in Masbate lived in Cataingan in 2024 (5.62%)

  • Inside itSources

    36

    barangays

  • LandSources

    194.45 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Cataingan's land would fill a square about 13.9 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 263 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    12,814

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    17.3%

    About 17 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0504105000[4]Formerly 054105000
ZIP code
5405[14, 15, 16]

People

Cataingan had 51,165 people in the 2024 census, up 4.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Cataingan had the 7th most people of the 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate in 2024[1]
  1. 4Milagros57,362
  2. 5Placer56,658
  3. 6Uson56,410
  4. 7Cataingan51,165
  5. 8San Pascual44,641
  6. 9Mandaon44,177
  7. 10Mobo41,199
All 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 51 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion7,72615 in 100
  2. Pawican3,6927 in 100
  3. Curvada2,3085 in 100
  4. Domorog2,2074 in 100
  5. Quezon1,9244 in 100
  6. Liong1,7974 in 100
  7. Santo Niño1,7733 in 100
  8. Matayum1,6373 in 100
  9. Santa Teresita1,4863 in 100
  10. Gahit1,4673 in 100
See all 36 barangays of Cataingan
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 37 of every 100 are children under 15 (37%)
  • About 56 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (56.2%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,0573,1252,932
5 - 96,2163,1883,028
10 - 146,4553,3603,095
15 - 195,8172,9382,879
20 - 243,8081,8781,930
25 - 293,1671,5401,627
30 - 342,7371,4111,326
35 - 392,3801,1951,185
40 - 442,2931,1751,118
45 - 492,3281,1301,198
50 - 542,2341,1231,111
55 - 591,904911993
60 - 641,756848908
65 - 691,301599702
70 - 74875375500
75 - 79659241418
80 years and over566211355

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
51,165[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
12,814[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Masbate, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
5.62%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
17.3% (8,848 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
25,248 men, 25,305 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202451,165[1, 2]0.26% a year12,8144.0
2020as of May 1, 202050,623[1]0.12% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201550,327[1]0.48% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201049,078[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then48,827[33]0.65% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders46,593[33, 34]2.21% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then42,065[33]1.19% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then39,496[33]0.03% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then39,378[33]0.90% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then37,644[33]0.82% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then36,148[33]3.13% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then26,371[33]———

Barangays

Cataingan is made up of 36 barangays.
Barangays of Cataingan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abaca6551.28%1.80% a yearabout 3.77 km²Rural
Aguada1,2862.51%−0.66% a yearabout 2.89 km²Rural
Badiang1,2322.41%3.12% a yearabout 2.97 km²Rural
Bagumbayan1,2422.43%2.73% a yearabout 4.51 km²Rural
Cadulawan1,2472.44%1.19% a yearabout 5.33 km²Rural
Cagbatang1,2372.42%−0.80% a yearabout 8.36 km²Rural
Chimenea4540.89%3.27% a yearabout 5.41 km²Rural
Concepcion1,3072.55%0.13% a yearabout 2.54 km²Rural
Curvada2,3084.51%0.67% a yearabout 5.95 km²Rural
Divisoria6381.25%2.35% a yearabout 3.55 km²Rural
Domorog2,2074.31%2.67% a yearabout 5.33 km²Rural
Estampar1,3892.71%−0.96% a yearabout 8.49 km²Rural
Gahit1,4672.87%1.44% a yearabout 4.46 km²Rural
Libtong5601.09%−0.17% a yearabout 5.55 km²Rural
Liong1,7973.51%−12.16% a yearabout 6.59 km²Rural
Maanahao8581.68%0.57% a yearabout 5.71 km²Rural
Madamba1,2932.53%0.26% a yearabout 3.71 km²Rural
Malobago8881.74%0.80% a yearabout 2.02 km²Rural
Matayum1,6373.2%0.50% a yearabout 3.67 km²Rural
Matubinao9031.76%−1.28% a yearabout 5.61 km²Rural
Mintac1,1222.19%−0.59% a yearabout 3.24 km²Urban
Nadawisan1,0712.09%2.28% a yearabout 6.32 km²Rural
Osmeña8671.69%0.25% a yearabout 4.17 km²Rural
Pawican3,6927.22%−0.06% a yearabout 10.48 km²Rural
Pitogo1,0852.12%8.61% a yearabout 9.79 km²Rural
Poblacion7,72615.1%1.67% a yearabout 4.46 km²Urban
Quezon1,9243.76%0.04% a yearabout 11.42 km²Rural
San Isidro5241.02%−0.14% a yearabout 3.79 km²Rural
San Jose6811.33%0.32% a yearabout 4.52 km²Rural
San Pedro9701.9%1.41% a yearabout 4.34 km²Rural
San Rafael1,0041.96%0.43% a yearabout 5.20 km²Rural
Santa Teresita1,4862.9%0.42% a yearabout 3.18 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,7733.47%0.25% a yearabout 7.13 km²Rural
Tagboan9721.9%0.20% a yearabout 3.79 km²Rural
Tuybo7911.55%0.31% a yearabout 5.77 km²Rural
Villa Pogado8721.7%−0.30% a yearabout 2.74 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Cataingan covers 194.45 km² of land, 263 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 323 m above the sea and it has 46.1 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
194.45 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
263 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.99830° N, 123.94833° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
69 m
Highest
323 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

46.1 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Aguada River3.7 of 21.2 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Bagacayheight not mapped
  2. Mount Tuiroheight not mapped
  3. Tetas de Catainganheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[31]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Masbate, the nearest PAGASA station, 54 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,027 mm of rain on 146 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Masbate, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January195 mm1426.9 °C30.4 °C23.4 °C
February114 mm1027.2 °C31.0 °C23.4 °C
March111 mm828.0 °C32.0 °C24.0 °C
April50 mm529.1 °C33.2 °C24.9 °C
May127 mm829.7 °C33.7 °C25.7 °C
June145 mm1129.4 °C33.3 °C25.5 °C
July209 mm1528.8 °C32.5 °C25.1 °C
August169 mm1428.8 °C32.5 °C25.1 °C
September205 mm1528.8 °C32.5 °C25.0 °C
October204 mm1428.6 °C32.4 °C24.9 °C
November205 mm1528.3 °C31.9 °C24.7 °C
December294 mm1727.5 °C30.9 °C24.1 °C
The year2,027 mm14628.4 °C32.2 °C24.7 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 9 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 23 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
23.4% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 23 of every 100 people in Cataingan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (23.4%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 20.4% and 26.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 5government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 46schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1station or terminal

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Cataingan. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
3rd district of Masbate[17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Alvin Co Adoptante[20]
    Vice mayor
    Philip Sonny Kho Cabataña V[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Felipe Lestones Cabataña[21]
    Vice mayor
    Thelma Kho Ang[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Felipe Lestones Cabataña[22]
    Vice mayor
    Thelma Kho Ang[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Felipe Lestones Cabataña[23]
    Vice mayor
    George Arizala Gonzales Jr.[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Wilton Tan Kho[24]
    Vice mayor
    George Arizala Gonzales Jr.[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Wilton Tan Kho[25]
    Vice mayor
    George Arizala Gonzales Jr.[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Wilton Tan Kho[26]
    Vice mayor
    George Prenciona Gonzales Sr.[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Felipe Cabataña[27]
    Vice mayor
    George Gonzales[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Felipe L. Cabataña[28]
    Vice mayor
    George P. Gonzales Sr.[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Cataingan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Alvin Co Adoptante[20]Philip Sonny Kho Cabataña V[20]
2022–2025Felipe Lestones Cabataña[21]Thelma Kho Ang[21]
2019–2022Felipe Lestones Cabataña[22]Thelma Kho Ang[22]
2016–2019Felipe Lestones Cabataña[23]George Arizala Gonzales Jr.[23]
2013–2016Wilton Tan Kho[24]George Arizala Gonzales Jr.[24]
2010–2013Wilton Tan Kho[25]George Arizala Gonzales Jr.[25]
2007–2010Wilton Tan Kho[26]George Prenciona Gonzales Sr.[26]
2004–2007Felipe Cabataña[27]George Gonzales[27]
2001–2004Felipe L. Cabataña[28]George P. Gonzales Sr.[28]

History & Identity

Created
The town's history page says Cataingan was separated from Palanas as an independent municipality, approved by Governor Terrero on 7 July 1885.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's history page says the place was first called Kataijan, meaning the place of manure, because cattle corrals stood on the site. It was changed to Cataingan in 1881 to 1882 because the old name sounded rude.[9]

Local traditionA 2020 journal article, citing the 1952 Historical Data Papers of Cataingan, gives the same meaning: a place of manure.[11]

Its story

In 1885 Cataingan was a barrio under the mother town of Palanas. Its people asked the governor of Palanog (now Masbate) to separate it, and the petition went to Manila.[9]

The town page says that after the separation Alejandro Yanson was appointed Capitan Municipal.[9]

The journal article says cattle raising was especially important in Cataingan in the 1880s.[11]

The article says the Pulahanes, a movement against Spanish rule, began in barrio Malobago in Cataingan, under Pedro Kipte, and that Cataingan was the base of his movement.[11]

Timeline

  1. 1881 to 1882

    The page says the name Kataijan was changed to Cataingan.[9]

Nearby

Cataingan shares a border with Palanas, Pio V. Corpus and Placer.

How it compares

Cataingan beside Masbate, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Masbate.

Cataingan beside Masbate
FigureCatainganMasbateRank among the cities and municipalities of Masbate
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary51,165[1, 2]910,8137th of 21
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.26% a year[1, 2]faster0.05% a year6th of 21
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary263[6]more crowded2229th of 21
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary194.45 km²[6]4,095.65 km²9th of 21
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.0[1, 2]lower4.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary17.3%[5]higher14%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Masbate City, the capital of Masbate
53.5 km northwest
Manila
430.8 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. PlacerMasbate11.2 km southwest
  2. PalanasMasbate12.7 km north
  3. Pio V. CorpusMasbate14.6 km southeast
  4. EsperanzaMasbate19.7 km south
  5. DimasalangMasbate21.2 km northwest
  6. CawayanMasbate21.7 km west

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  6. 6.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Municipality of Cataingan. History. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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