Municipality

Placer

Placer is a municipality in Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 56,658 in the 2024 census, and it has 35 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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
56,658
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 2.2% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
5th
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 Placer in 2024 (6.22%)
Inside itSources
35
barangays
LandSources
190.14 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: Placer'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: 298 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
14,226
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
9.4%
About 9 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: 0504117000^[4]Formerly 054117000
ZIP code: 5408^{[13, 14, 15]}

People

Placer had 56,658 people in the 2024 census, up 2.2% 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.

Placer had the 5th most people of the 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate in 2024^[1]

2Aroroy89,154
3Cawayan68,510
4Milagros57,362
5Placer56,658
6Uson56,410
7Cataingan51,165
8San Pascual44,641

All 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 50 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Villa Inocencio4,9929 in 100
Pasiagon4,3918 in 100
Daraga3,1566 in 100
Katipunan3,1105 in 100
Luna2,2944 in 100
Daanlungsod2,2414 in 100
Poblacion2,1934 in 100
Nainday2,1004 in 100
Guin-Awayan2,0114 in 100
Tan-Awan1,8223 in 100

See all 35 barangays of Placer

Age structure · 2020 Census^[34]People living in households, by age and sex

About 37 of every 100 are children under 15 (37.4%)
About 57 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (57%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	6,941	3,554	3,387
5 - 9	6,937	3,541	3,396
10 - 14	7,180	3,614	3,566
15 - 19	6,593	3,283	3,310
20 - 24	4,441	2,213	2,228
25 - 29	3,827	1,912	1,915
30 - 34	3,239	1,700	1,539
35 - 39	2,815	1,495	1,320
40 - 44	2,708	1,384	1,324
45 - 49	2,540	1,303	1,237
50 - 54	2,338	1,145	1,193
55 - 59	1,945	978	967
60 - 64	1,629	763	866
65 - 69	1,180	527	653
70 - 74	919	406	513
75 - 79	540	214	326
80 years and over	503	184	319

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: 56,658^{[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: 14,226^{[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: 6.22%^[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: 9.4% (5,303 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 28,216 men, 28,059 women^[34]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	56,658^{[1, 2]}	0.14% a year	14,226	4.0
2020as of May 1, 2020	56,340^[1]	0.19% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	55,826^[1]	0.13% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	55,438^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	48,469^[32]	1.21% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	44,418^{[32, 33]}	2.05% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	40,394^[32]	0.87% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	38,568^[32]	0.77% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	35,710^[32]	3.79% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	29,639^[32]	−0.36% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	30,174^[32]	3.49% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	21,235^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Placer is made up of 35 barangays.

Barangays of Placer. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Aguada	1,352	2.39%	−0.33% a year	about 8.60 km²	Rural
Ban-Ao	872	1.54%	−2.67% a year	about 3.04 km²	Rural
Burabod	1,024	1.81%	0.16% a year	about 5.72 km²	Rural
Cabangcalan	1,772	3.13%	3.68% a year	about 8.90 km²	Rural
Calumpang	885	1.56%	−2.03% a year	about 7.86 km²	Rural
Camayabsan	1,402	2.47%	−2.27% a year	about 4.60 km²	Rural
Daanlungsod	2,241	3.96%	−0.64% a year	about 2.33 km²	Rural
Dangpanan	868	1.53%	−0.08% a year	about 6.66 km²	Rural
Daraga	3,156	5.57%	0.14% a year	about 12.45 km²	Rural
Guin-Awayan	2,011	3.55%	0.14% a year	about 0.927 km²	Rural
Guinhan-Ayan	544	0.96%	−1.11% a year	about 5.63 km²	Rural
Katipunan	3,110	5.49%	−0.64% a year	about 0.714 km²	Urban
Libas	810	1.43%	−0.09% a year	about 10.23 km²	Rural
Locso-An	1,346	2.38%	0.47% a year	about 7.04 km²	Rural
Luna	2,294	4.05%	−1.96% a year	about 8.40 km²	Rural
Mahayag	1,339	2.36%	1.55% a year	about 4.31 km²	Rural
Mahayahay	1,284	2.27%	1.19% a year	about 4.69 km²	Rural
Manlut-Od	1,375	2.43%	−1.05% a year	about 20.75 km²	Rural
Matagantang	1,498	2.64%	−2.21% a year	about 9.17 km²	Rural
Naboctot	1,413	2.49%	0.96% a year	about 0.0879 km²	Rural
Nagarao	855	1.51%	0.63% a year	about 0.0489 km²	Rural
Nainday	2,100	3.71%	2.01% a year	about 7.09 km²	Rural
Naocondiot	1,316	2.32%	0.99% a year	about 3.95 km²	Rural
Pasiagon	4,391	7.75%	3.56% a year	about 3.86 km²	Rural
Pili	632	1.12%	−1.28% a year	about 5.12 km²	Rural
Poblacion	2,193	3.87%	−1.14% a year	about 0.449 km²	Urban
Puro	1,314	2.32%	−0.96% a year	about 5.41 km²	Rural
Quibrada	361	0.64%	3.88% a year	about 0.245 km²	Rural
San Marcos	1,735	3.06%	−2.31% a year	about 3.75 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	1,483	2.62%	−0.38% a year	about 10.78 km²	Rural
Taboc	1,608	2.84%	3.04% a year	about 7.52 km²	Rural
Tan-Awan	1,822	3.22%	0.36% a year	about 11.20 km²	Rural
Taverna	565	1%	2.93% a year	about 3.08 km²	Rural
Tubod	695	1.23%	5.05% a year	about 4.50 km²	Rural
Villa Inocencio	4,992	8.81%	−0.80% a year	about 1.02 km²	Rural

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

Placer covers 190.14 km² of land, 298 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 140 m above the sea and it has 29.2 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: 190.14 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: 298 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 11.94855° N, 123.85860° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[28]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 23 m
Highest: 140 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

29.2 km of coastline^[29]

Rivers^[29]

Nainday River22.3 of 35.5 km
Aguada River17.4 of 21.2 km
Daraga River13.0 km
Antipolo River5.1 km
Catmon2.4 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^[30]

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, 53 km away^[31]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
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	195 mm	14	26.9 °C	30.4 °C	23.4 °C
February	114 mm	10	27.2 °C	31.0 °C	23.4 °C
March	111 mm	8	28.0 °C	32.0 °C	24.0 °C
April	50 mm	5	29.1 °C	33.2 °C	24.9 °C
May	127 mm	8	29.7 °C	33.7 °C	25.7 °C
June	145 mm	11	29.4 °C	33.3 °C	25.5 °C
July	209 mm	15	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.1 °C
August	169 mm	14	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.1 °C
September	205 mm	15	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.0 °C
October	204 mm	14	28.6 °C	32.4 °C	24.9 °C
November	205 mm	15	28.3 °C	31.9 °C	24.7 °C
December	294 mm	17	27.5 °C	30.9 °C	24.1 °C
The year	2,027 mm	146	28.4 °C	32.2 °C	24.7 °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 30 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: 29.9% of people^[18]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 30 of every 100 people in Placer lived below the poverty line in 2021 (29.9%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 26.4% and 33.4%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

4government offices
46schools
1place 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.

Government offices4

Stations and terminals1

Naboctot · Naboctot

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Placer. 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.^{[11, 12]}

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^{[16, 17]}

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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Eusebio Ponce Dumoran Jr.^[19]
Vice mayor
Jose Burado Abellare Jr.^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Eusebio Ponce Dumoran Jr.^[20]
Vice mayor
Mark Aguilar Tenegra^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Eusebio Ponce Dumoran Jr.^[21]
Vice mayor
Alito Demoral Quilongquilong^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Nilo Villamor Du^[22]
Vice mayor
Alito Demoral Quilongquilong^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Joshur Judd Seachon Lanete II^[23]
Vice mayor
Nilo Villamor Du^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Joshur Judd Seachon Lanete II^[24]
Vice mayor
Napoleon Yray Arnaiz^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Joshur Judo Seachon Lanete II^[25]
Vice mayor
Napoleon Yray Arnaiz^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Reinario Estonilo^[26]
Vice mayor
Felix Ponce^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Carlos C. Estolino^[27]
Vice mayor
Lily C. Lim^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Placer, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Eusebio Ponce Dumoran Jr.^[19]	Jose Burado Abellare Jr.^[19]
2022–2025	Eusebio Ponce Dumoran Jr.^[20]	Mark Aguilar Tenegra^[20]
2019–2022	Eusebio Ponce Dumoran Jr.^[21]	Alito Demoral Quilongquilong^[21]
2016–2019	Nilo Villamor Du^[22]	Alito Demoral Quilongquilong^[22]
2013–2016	Joshur Judd Seachon Lanete II^[23]	Nilo Villamor Du^[23]
2010–2013	Joshur Judd Seachon Lanete II^[24]	Napoleon Yray Arnaiz^[24]
2007–2010	Joshur Judo Seachon Lanete II^[25]	Napoleon Yray Arnaiz^[25]
2004–2007	Reinario Estonilo^[26]	Felix Ponce^[26]
2001–2004	Carlos C. Estolino^[27]	Lily C. Lim^[27]

History & Identity

Stories from Bicol Region

Placer has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Bicol Region, which Placer is part of.

Film, 0:56
Bicol Region
Bicol Region: the day Mayon moved a town
Tradition says Bicol is named for a bending river. On 1 February 1814 Mayon buried Cagsawa; the town moved to Daraga, and in 1914 the Bicol Region made a pilgrimage to the ruins.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Created: Republic Act No. 292, approved on 16 June 1948, separated the barrio of Placer from Cataingan and constituted it into the Municipality of Placer.^[9]

Its story

In the 1903 reorganisation of the municipalities of Masbate, Placer was among the towns that kept its existing boundaries.^[10]

The 1948 Act describes Placer as a barrio of the municipality of Cataingan before it became a town of its own.^[9]

Timeline

17 November 1903
Act No. 993 reduced the seventeen municipalities of Masbate to thirteen and left Placer within its existing boundaries.^[10]
16 June 1948
Republic Act No. 292 created the Municipality of Placer out of the barrio of Placer in Cataingan.^[9]

Nearby

Placer shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Placer beside Masbate
Figure	Placer	Masbate	Rank 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 glossary	56,658^{[1, 2]}	910,813	5th 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	0.14% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.05% a year	10th 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 glossary	298^[6]more crowded	222	3rd 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 glossary	190.14 km²^[6]	4,095.65 km²	10th 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 glossary	4.0^{[1, 2]}lower	4.1	not 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 glossary	9.4%^[5]lower	14%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Masbate City, the capital of Masbate: 50.7 km northwest
Manila: 427.5 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]

CatainganMasbate11.2 km northeast
CawayanMasbate15.4 km northwest
PalanasMasbate18.3 km north
Pio V. CorpusMasbate18.6 km east
EsperanzaMasbate20.6 km southeast
DimasalangMasbate24.2 km north

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
28.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
30.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
31.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
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33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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