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Masbate City

Masbate City is a component city in Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 104,011 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Masbate City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BalenoMilagrosMoboAnas: 1,499 people, 407 per km², −1.49% a yearAsid: 2,998 people, 223 per km², 0.73% a yearB. Titong: 1,617 people, 512 per km², −0.93% a yearBagumbayan: 5,754 people, 26,274 per km², 0.38% a yearBantigue: 3,625 people, 1,338 per km², 0.03% a yearBapor: 1,332 people, 11,684 per km², −1.95% a yearBatuhan: 2,331 people, 437 per km², 1.79% a yearBayombon: 2,362 people, 182 per km², 0.54% a yearBiyong: 2,164 people, 176 per km², 0.25% a yearBolo: 2,835 people, 376 per km², −2.17% a yearCagay: 1,786 people, 93 per km², 0.11% a yearCawayan Exterior: 1,390 people, 326 per km², −2.37% a yearCawayan Interior: 980 people, 138 per km², 1.82% a yearCentro: 1,557 people, 5,425 per km², −1.52% a yearEspinosa: 7,485 people, 14,339 per km², 1.20% a yearF. Magallanes: 3,353 people, 15,891 per km², −0.11% a yearIbingay: 7,274 people, 10,713 per km², −2.61% a yearIgang: 2,138 people, 100 per km², 1.07% a yearKalipay: 1,320 people, 5,867 per km², −3.85% a yearKinamaligan: 5,248 people, 1,988 per km², −0.59% a yearMalinta: 4,689 people, 214 per km², 0.20% a yearMapiña: 1,438 people, 121 per km², 0.42% a yearMayngaran: 5,441 people, 742 per km², 2.02% a yearNursery: 12,733 people, 12,483 per km², 0.15% a yearPating: 3,570 people, 18,889 per km², −2.05% a yearPawa: 2,664 people, 426 per km², 0.82% a yearSinalongan: 1,344 people, 71 per km², 0.58% a yearTugbo: 8,642 people, 1,470 per km², 0.30% a yearUbongan Dacu: 1,202 people, 890 per km², −0.59% a yearUsab: 3,240 people, 348 per km², 0.76% 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

    104,011

    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 22% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    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 11 of every 100 people in Masbate lived in Masbate City in 2024 (11.42%)

  • Inside itSources

    30

    barangays

  • LandSources

    189.91 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: Masbate City's land would fill a square about 13.8 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: 548 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 5 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

    23,897

    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

    4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    61.3%

    About 61 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
0504111000[4]Formerly 054111000
ZIP code
5400[15, 16, 17]

People

Masbate City had 104,011 people in the 2024 census, up 22% 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.

Masbate City had the most people of the 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate in 2024[1]
  1. 1Masbate City104,011
  2. 2Aroroy89,154
  3. 3Cawayan68,510
  4. 4Milagros57,362
  5. 5Placer56,658
  6. 6Uson56,410
  7. 7Cataingan51,165
All 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 62 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Nursery12,73312 in 100
  2. Tugbo8,6428 in 100
  3. Espinosa7,4857 in 100
  4. Ibingay7,2747 in 100
  5. Bagumbayan5,7546 in 100
  6. Mayngaran5,4415 in 100
  7. Kinamaligan5,2485 in 100
  8. Malinta4,6895 in 100
  9. Bantigue3,6253 in 100
  10. Pating3,5703 in 100
See all 30 barangays of Masbate City
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (36.4%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.2%)
  • About 4 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 412,6466,5256,121
5 - 912,6396,5576,082
10 - 1412,4436,3306,113
15 - 1911,5605,7055,855
20 - 249,6674,7234,944
25 - 298,1074,1253,982
30 - 346,6293,4263,203
35 - 395,6502,8472,803
40 - 445,2582,6292,629
45 - 494,4442,2312,213
50 - 544,0552,0142,041
55 - 593,2541,5421,712
60 - 642,6611,3021,359
65 - 691,8448201,024
70 - 741,184486698
75 - 79738259479
80 years and over729200529

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
104,011[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
23,897[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 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
11.42%[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
61.3% (63,709 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
51,721 men, 51,787 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024104,011[1, 2]−0.12% a year23,8974.3
2020as of May 1, 2020104,522[1]1.94% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201595,389[1]2.17% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201085,227[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then81,585[34]1.85% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders71,441[34, 35]1.70% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then66,049[34]2.23% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then58,714[34]1.04% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then52,944[34]2.53% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then46,728[34]0.49% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then45,591[34]3.64% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then31,613[34]———

Barangays

Masbate City is made up of 30 barangays.
Barangays of Masbate City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Anas1,4991.44%−1.49% a yearabout 3.68 km²Rural
Asid2,9982.88%0.73% a yearabout 13.45 km²Rural
B. Titong1,6171.55%−0.93% a yearabout 3.16 km²Rural
Bagumbayan5,7545.53%0.38% a yearabout 0.219 km²Urban
Bantigue3,6253.49%0.03% a yearabout 2.71 km²Rural
Bapor1,3321.28%−1.95% a yearabout 0.114 km²Urban
Batuhan2,3312.24%1.79% a yearabout 5.34 km²Rural
Bayombon2,3622.27%0.54% a yearabout 12.97 km²Rural
Biyong2,1642.08%0.25% a yearabout 12.28 km²Rural
Bolo2,8352.73%−2.17% a yearabout 7.53 km²Rural
Cagay1,7861.72%0.11% a yearabout 19.28 km²Rural
Cawayan Exterior1,3901.34%−2.37% a yearabout 4.26 km²Rural
Cawayan Interior9800.94%1.82% a yearabout 7.09 km²Rural
Centro1,5571.5%−1.52% a yearabout 0.287 km²Urban
Espinosa7,4857.2%1.20% a yearabout 0.522 km²Urban
F. Magallanes3,3533.22%−0.11% a yearabout 0.211 km²Urban
Ibingay7,2746.99%−2.61% a yearabout 0.679 km²Urban
Igang2,1382.06%1.07% a yearabout 21.37 km²Rural
Kalipay1,3201.27%−3.85% a yearabout 0.225 km²Urban
Kinamaligan5,2485.05%−0.59% a yearabout 2.64 km²Urban
Malinta4,6894.51%0.20% a yearabout 21.93 km²Rural
Mapiña1,4381.38%0.42% a yearabout 11.87 km²Rural
Mayngaran5,4415.23%2.02% a yearabout 7.33 km²Urban
Nursery12,73312.24%0.15% a yearabout 1.02 km²Urban
Pating3,5703.43%−2.05% a yearabout 0.189 km²Urban
Pawa2,6642.56%0.82% a yearabout 6.26 km²Rural
Sinalongan1,3441.29%0.58% a yearabout 18.88 km²Rural
Tugbo8,6428.31%0.30% a yearabout 5.88 km²Urban
Ubongan Dacu1,2021.16%−0.59% a yearabout 1.35 km²Rural
Usab3,2403.12%0.76% a yearabout 9.30 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

Masbate City covers 189.91 km² of land, 548 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 518 m above the sea and it has 42.1 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
189.91 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
548 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.30747° N, 123.57157° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
90 m
Highest
518 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

42.1 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Asid River6.4 of 17.6 km
  2. Lanang River1.4 of 42.8 km

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[32]

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, 9 km away[33]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 16 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
15.9% of people[20]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
3rd class[4]
About 16 of every 100 people in Masbate City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (15.9%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 13.0% and 18.9%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 39government offices
  • 4hospitals and health centres
  • 44schools
  • 15places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 3stations and terminals
  • 2parks
  • 1monument or memorial

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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Masbate” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices33

27 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 30 barangays of Masbate City

Hospitals and health centres4

Markets2

Stations and terminals3

Parks2

Monuments and memorials1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Masbate City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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.[13, 14]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Component city[4]
Capital of
Masbate[4]
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
2nd district of Masbate[18, 19]

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
    Olga Tingcungco Kho[21]
    Vice mayor
    Alex Dizon San Pablo[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Socrates Magallanes Tuason[22]
    Vice mayor
    Rowena Rejuso Tuason[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Rowena Rejuso Tuason[23]
    Vice mayor
    Ruby Sanchez Morano[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rowena Rejuso Tuason[24]
    Vice mayor
    Ruby Sanchez Morano[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rowena Rejuso Tuason[25]
    Vice mayor
    Ruby Margallo Sanchez[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Socrates Magallanes Tuason[26]
    Vice mayor
    Allan Bobiles Cos[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Socrates Magallanes Tuason[27]
    Vice mayor
    Allan Bobiles Cos[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Socrates Tuason[28]
    Vice mayor
    Lillian Espinosa[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Moises K. Espinosa Jr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Socrates M. Tuason[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Masbate City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Olga Tingcungco Kho[21]Alex Dizon San Pablo[21]
2022–2025Socrates Magallanes Tuason[22]Rowena Rejuso Tuason[22]
2019–2022Rowena Rejuso Tuason[23]Ruby Sanchez Morano[23]
2016–2019Rowena Rejuso Tuason[24]Ruby Sanchez Morano[24]
2013–2016Rowena Rejuso Tuason[25]Ruby Margallo Sanchez[25]
2010–2013Socrates Magallanes Tuason[26]Allan Bobiles Cos[26]
2007–2010Socrates Magallanes Tuason[27]Allan Bobiles Cos[27]
2004–2007Socrates Tuason[28]Lillian Espinosa[28]
2001–2004Moises K. Espinosa Jr.[29]Socrates M. Tuason[29]

History & Identity

Masbate City's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Masbate City in Now

Official name
City of Masbate[4]
Created
Masbate became a component city by Republic Act No. 8807, the Charter of the City of Masbate, approved 16 August 2000. It covers the territory of the former municipality of Masbate.[9]

How it got its name

The island's old name was Masbat or Masbad. The article does not say that the city's name comes from this, so treat the link as likely but not stated.[10]

Its story

A Spanish force led by Captain Luiz Enrique de Guzman occupied the island in 1569, according to a university journal article that cites Blair and Robertson. In August 1898 the Pulahanes sacked and burned the capital town, and the Spaniards fled by ship to Capiz.[10]

In 1949 the barrio of Magdalena and the territory of the former town of Mobo were taken out of the municipality of Masbate to form the municipalities of Baleno and Mobo.[11]

Timeline

  1. 1569

    Masbate island, then called Masbat or Masbad, is occupied by Spaniards under Captain Luiz Enrique de Guzman.[10]

  2. 19 August 1898

    The Pulahanes sack and burn the capital of Masbate island.[10]

  3. 9 January 1907

    Act No. 1582 lists Masbate as a municipality of the Second District of Sorsogon.[12]

  4. 18 July 1949

    Executive Order No. 244 leaves Masbate with its territory minus the parts that became Mobo and Baleno.[11]

  5. 16 August 2000

    Republic Act No. 8807 converts the municipality of Masbate into the component city of Masbate.[9]

Nearby

Masbate City shares a border with Baleno, Milagros and Mobo.

How it compares

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

Masbate City beside Masbate
FigureMasbate CityMasbateRank 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 glossary104,011[1, 2]910,8131st 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 glossary−0.12% a year[1, 2]slower0.05% a year17th 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 glossary548[6]more crowded2221st 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 glossary189.91 km²[6]4,095.65 km²11th 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 glossary4.3[1, 2]higher4.1not 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 glossary61.3%[5]higher14%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Manila
377.4 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. MoboMasbate11.1 km east
  2. MilagrosMasbate14.1 km west
  3. BalenoMasbate15.7 km northwest
  4. BatuanMasbate23.0 km northeast
  5. AroroyMasbate23.2 km northwest
  6. San FernandoMasbate24.5 km northeast

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
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