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Municipality

Uson

Uson is a municipality in Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 56,410 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
Colour byColours the map of Uson by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CawayanDimasalangMilagrosMoboArado: 859 people, 268 per km², 2.31% a yearArmenia: 4,111 people, 533 per km², −1.21% a yearAurora: 1,347 people, 109 per km², 3.33% a yearBadling: 782 people, 134 per km², −0.48% a yearBonifacio: 1,510 people, 83 per km², −4.33% a yearBuenasuerte: 1,540 people, 283 per km², −2.16% a yearBuenavista: 3,070 people, 624 per km², −0.16% a yearCampana: 883 people, 96 per km², −1.24% a yearCandelaria: 1,380 people, 204 per km², −0.22% a yearCentro: 831 people, 149 per km², −0.37% a yearCrossing: 1,632 people, 301 per km², −0.59% a yearDapdap: 2,652 people, 324 per km², −0.31% a yearDel Carmen: 3,536 people, 279 per km², −0.32% a yearDel Rosario: 926 people, 226 per km², −0.76% a yearLibertad: 1,534 people, 158 per km², −0.84% a yearMadao: 811 people, 54 per km², 0.15% a yearMabini: 1,431 people, 385 per km², 1.35% a yearMagsaysay: 1,414 people, 488 per km², 0.24% a yearMarcella: 2,051 people, 519 per km², −0.77% a yearMiaga: 2,832 people, 805 per km², −0.21% a yearMongahay: 824 people, 155 per km², 0.71% a yearMorocborocan: 1,629 people, 260 per km², 0.86% a yearMabuhay: 1,216 people, 210 per km², 0.58% a yearPaguihaman: 1,576 people, 238 per km², −0.05% a yearPanicijan: 2,285 people, 606 per km², 0.24% a yearPoblacion: 1,682 people, 1,185 per km², −0.52% a yearQuezon: 1,800 people, 352 per km², −0.38% a yearSan Isidro: 825 people, 99 per km², −0.77% a yearSan Jose: 1,165 people, 288 per km², −0.55% a yearSan Mateo: 1,439 people, 264 per km², −0.20% a yearSan Ramon: 1,935 people, 129 per km², −0.56% a yearSan Vicente: 1,098 people, 275 per km², −2.05% a yearSanto Cristo: 789 people, 270 per km², 0.03% a yearSawang: 1,623 people, 307 per km², 1.06% a yearSimawa: 1,392 people, 150 per km², 0.88% 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

    56,410

    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 5.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    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 Uson in 2024 (6.19%)

  • Inside itSources

    35

    barangays

  • LandSources

    280.05 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: Uson's land would fill a square about 16.7 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: 201 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 2 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

    13,751

    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

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
0504121000[4]Formerly 054121000
ZIP code
5402[13, 14, 15]

People

Uson had 56,410 people in the 2024 census, up 5.2% 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.

Uson had the 6th most people of the 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate in 2024[1]
  1. 3Cawayan68,510
  2. 4Milagros57,362
  3. 5Placer56,658
  4. 6Uson56,410
  5. 7Cataingan51,165
  6. 8San Pascual44,641
  7. 9Mandaon44,177
All 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 46 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Armenia4,1117 in 100
  2. Del Carmen3,5366 in 100
  3. Buenavista3,0705 in 100
  4. Miaga2,8325 in 100
  5. Dapdap2,6525 in 100
  6. Panicijan2,2854 in 100
  7. Marcella2,0514 in 100
  8. San Ramon1,9353 in 100
  9. Quezon1,8003 in 100
  10. Poblacion1,6823 in 100
See all 35 barangays of Uson
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 38 of every 100 are children under 15 (38.1%)
  • About 57 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (56.6%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 47,1683,6353,533
5 - 97,3303,7513,579
10 - 147,2773,7453,532
15 - 196,4273,2653,162
20 - 244,9272,5092,418
25 - 293,8271,9861,841
30 - 343,3071,7251,582
35 - 392,8021,4871,315
40 - 442,5551,2861,269
45 - 492,4931,2331,260
50 - 542,3121,1801,132
55 - 591,9761,008968
60 - 641,701808893
65 - 691,218558660
70 - 74728318410
75 - 79557216341
80 years and over556202354

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
56,410[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
13,751[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 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
6.19%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
28,912 men, 28,249 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202456,410[1, 2]−0.32% a year13,7514.1
2020as of May 1, 202057,166[1]0.37% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201556,168[1]0.89% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201053,602[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then50,404[32]1.95% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders43,825[32, 33]2.39% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then39,251[32]0.98% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then37,265[32]0.12% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then36,804[32]1.44% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then34,256[32]1.35% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then32,040[32]3.48% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then22,591[32]———

Barangays

Uson is made up of 35 barangays.
Barangays of Uson. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Arado8591.52%2.31% a yearabout 3.21 km²Rural
Armenia4,1117.29%−1.21% a yearabout 7.71 km²Rural
Aurora1,3472.39%3.33% a yearabout 12.37 km²Rural
Badling7821.39%−0.48% a yearabout 5.85 km²Rural
Bonifacio1,5102.68%−4.33% a yearabout 18.09 km²Rural
Buenasuerte1,5402.73%−2.16% a yearabout 5.45 km²Rural
Buenavista3,0705.44%−0.16% a yearabout 4.92 km²Rural
Campana8831.57%−1.24% a yearabout 9.22 km²Rural
Candelaria1,3802.45%−0.22% a yearabout 6.76 km²Rural
Centro8311.47%−0.37% a yearabout 5.57 km²Rural
Crossing1,6322.89%−0.59% a yearabout 5.42 km²Rural
Dapdap2,6524.7%−0.31% a yearabout 8.18 km²Rural
Del Carmen3,5366.27%−0.32% a yearabout 12.69 km²Rural
Del Rosario9261.64%−0.76% a yearabout 4.10 km²Rural
Libertad1,5342.72%−0.84% a yearabout 9.73 km²Rural
Mabini1,4312.54%1.35% a yearabout 3.72 km²Rural
Mabuhay1,2162.16%0.58% a yearabout 5.78 km²Rural
Madao8111.44%0.15% a yearabout 14.95 km²Rural
Magsaysay1,4142.51%0.24% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural
Marcella2,0513.64%−0.77% a yearabout 3.95 km²Rural
Miaga2,8325.02%−0.21% a yearabout 3.52 km²Rural
Mongahay8241.46%0.71% a yearabout 5.33 km²Rural
Morocborocan1,6292.89%0.86% a yearabout 6.27 km²Rural
Paguihaman1,5762.79%−0.05% a yearabout 6.63 km²Rural
Panicijan2,2854.05%0.24% a yearabout 3.77 km²Rural
Poblacion1,6822.98%−0.52% a yearabout 1.42 km²Rural
Quezon1,8003.19%−0.38% a yearabout 5.11 km²Rural
San Isidro8251.46%−0.77% a yearabout 8.33 km²Rural
San Jose1,1652.07%−0.55% a yearabout 4.04 km²Rural
San Mateo1,4392.55%−0.20% a yearabout 5.45 km²Rural
San Ramon1,9353.43%−0.56% a yearabout 15.03 km²Rural
San Vicente1,0981.95%−2.05% a yearabout 3.99 km²Rural
Santo Cristo7891.4%0.03% a yearabout 2.92 km²Rural
Sawang1,6232.88%1.06% a yearabout 5.28 km²Rural
Simawa1,3922.47%0.88% 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

Uson covers 280.05 km² of land, 201 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 541 m above the sea and it has 25.7 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
280.05 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
201 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.16389° N, 123.74833° 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
81 m
Highest
541 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

25.7 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Malbug7.1 of 21.1 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, 26 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
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 27 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
27.4% 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 27 of every 100 people in Uson lived below the poverty line in 2021 (27.4%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 24.2% and 30.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 42schools
  • 9places of worship
  • 1market
  • 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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Uson. 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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Felipe Utañez Sanchez[19]
    Vice mayor
    Arnel Daguro Quidato[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Felipe Utañez Sanchez[20]
    Vice mayor
    Schedar Osorio Sanchez[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Salvadora Osorio Sanchez[21]
    Vice mayor
    Felipe Utañez Sanchez[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Salvadora Osorio Sanchez[22]
    Vice mayor
    Felipe Utañez Sanchez[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Salvadora Osorio Sanchez[23]
    Vice mayor
    Felipe Utañez Sanchez[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Felipe Utañez Sanchez[24]
    Vice mayor
    Evelyn A. Chu[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Felipe Utañez Sanchez[25]
    Vice mayor
    Arnel Daguro Quidato[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Felipe Sanchez[26]
    Vice mayor
    Arnel Quidato[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Salvadora O. Sanchez[27]
    Vice mayor
    Arnel D. Quidato[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Uson, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Felipe Utañez Sanchez[19]Arnel Daguro Quidato[19]
2022–2025Felipe Utañez Sanchez[20]Schedar Osorio Sanchez[20]
2019–2022Salvadora Osorio Sanchez[21]Felipe Utañez Sanchez[21]
2016–2019Salvadora Osorio Sanchez[22]Felipe Utañez Sanchez[22]
2013–2016Salvadora Osorio Sanchez[23]Felipe Utañez Sanchez[23]
2010–2013Felipe Utañez Sanchez[24]Evelyn A. Chu[24]
2007–2010Felipe Utañez Sanchez[25]Arnel Daguro Quidato[25]
2004–2007Felipe Sanchez[26]Arnel Quidato[26]
2001–2004Salvadora O. Sanchez[27]Arnel D. Quidato[27]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 244, signed on 18 July 1949, re-created Uson, with Mobo, Baleno, Cawayan, Mandaon and Balud, as municipalities of Masbate province; Uson took the territory it had before it was annexed to Dimasalang.[9]

Its story

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

By 1949 Uson had been annexed to a neighbouring municipality, and the 1949 Executive Order restored it as its own town.[9]

Timeline

  1. 17 November 1903

    Act No. 993 reduced the seventeen municipalities of Masbate to thirteen and left Uson within its existing boundaries.[10]

  2. 18 July 1949

    Executive Order No. 244 re-created Uson as a municipality.[9]

Nearby

Uson shares a border with Cawayan, Dimasalang, Milagros and Mobo.

How it compares

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

Uson beside Masbate
FigureUsonMasbateRank 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 glossary56,410[1, 2]910,8136th 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−0.32% a year[1, 2]slower0.05% a year20th 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 glossary201[6]less crowded22215th 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 glossary280.05 km²[6]4,095.65 km²4th 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 glossary4.1[1, 2]about the same4.1not 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 glossary0%[5]lower14%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Masbate City, the capital of Masbate
25.0 km northwest
Manila
402.3 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. DimasalangMasbate11.7 km east
  2. CawayanMasbate13.6 km south
  3. MoboMasbate14.9 km northwest
  4. PalanasMasbate18.6 km east
  5. Masbate CityMasbate25.0 km northwest
  6. PlacerMasbate26.8 km southeast

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  14. 14.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). ZIP Code Locator, as the Internet Archive captured it on 2022-05-21 (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published May 21, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
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  17. 17.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Philippine Statistics Authority. Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2018 and 2021 (the PSA's workbook "2018 - 2021 SAE_with PSGC_noHUC.xlsx", sheet "2018-2021_NoHUC", as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published April 2, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  23. 23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 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
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  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 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
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  27. 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. 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. 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
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