Municipality

Placer

Placer is a municipality in Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines. Its population was 30,442 in the 2024 census, and it has 20 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
30,442
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 23.7% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
4th
of the 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte 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 5 of every 100 people in Surigao del Norte lived in Placer in 2024 (5.38%)
Inside itSources
20
barangays
LandSources
60.41 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 7.8 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: 504 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
7,163
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
4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
27.6%
About 28 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: 1606717000^[4]Formerly 166717000
ZIP code: 8405^{[12, 13, 14]}

People

Placer had 30,442 people in the 2024 census, up 23.7% 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 4th most people of the 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte in 2024^[1]

1Surigao City177,333
2Claver39,882
3Dapa31,392
4Placer30,442
5Mainit29,205
6Socorro28,436
7General Luna25,208

All 21 cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 76 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Magsaysay5,42918 in 100
Santa Cruz3,24611 in 100
Central3,10910 in 100
Bad-as2,4078 in 100
Anislagan2,1827 in 100
Amoslog1,6315 in 100
Ellaperal1,3755 in 100
Macalaya1,3114 in 100
Mabini1,3104 in 100
Bugas-bugas1,1964 in 100

See all 20 barangays of Placer

Age structure · 2020 Census^[33]People living in households, by age and sex

About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.1%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.6%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	2,691	1,374	1,317
5 - 9	3,165	1,644	1,521
10 - 14	3,033	1,617	1,416
15 - 19	2,999	1,503	1,496
20 - 24	2,566	1,393	1,173
25 - 29	2,299	1,203	1,096
30 - 34	2,075	1,083	992
35 - 39	1,816	990	826
40 - 44	1,663	894	769
45 - 49	1,547	771	776
50 - 54	1,505	743	762
55 - 59	1,257	642	615
60 - 64	1,053	521	532
65 - 69	730	349	381
70 - 74	460	211	249
75 - 79	343	130	213
80 years and over	320	106	214

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: 30,442^{[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: 7,163^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.2 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Surigao del Norte, 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: 5.38%^[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: 27.6% (8,394 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 15,174 men, 14,348 women^[33]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	30,442^{[1, 2]}	0.66% a year	7,163	4.2
2020as of May 1, 2020	29,616^[1]	1.89% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	27,094^[1]	1.85% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	24,600^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	22,743^[31]	0.75% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	21,542^{[31, 32]}	0.85% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	20,712^[31]	2.16% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	18,478^[31]	2.47% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	14,470^[31]	2.27% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	12,931^[31]	2.07% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	11,673^[31]	0.72% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	10,849^[31]	—	—	—

Barangays

Placer is made up of 20 barangays.

Barangays of Placer. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Amoslog	1,631	5.36%	0.13% a year	about 4.33 km²	Rural
Anislagan	2,182	7.17%	1.42% a year	about 3.73 km²	Rural
Bad-as	2,407	7.91%	1.14% a year	about 3.42 km²	Urban
Boyongan	708	2.33%	0.90% a year	about 5.92 km²	Rural
Bugas-bugas	1,196	3.93%	5.52% a year	about 5.65 km²	Rural
Central	3,109	10.21%	1.25% a year	about 0.315 km²	Rural
Ellaperal	1,375	4.52%	−0.80% a year	about 3.96 km²	Rural
Ipil	1,037	3.41%	0.54% a year	about 0.426 km²	Rural
Lakandula	870	2.86%	−0.84% a year	about 2.42 km²	Rural
Mabini	1,310	4.3%	0.78% a year	about 4.84 km²	Rural
Macalaya	1,311	4.31%	1.82% a year	about 3.25 km²	Rural
Magsaysay	5,429	17.83%	−1.02% a year	about 2.40 km²	Urban
Magupange	317	1.04%	1.58% a year	about 0.87 km²	Rural
Pananay-an	880	2.89%	1.59% a year	about 5.67 km²	Rural
Panhutongan	796	2.61%	2.10% a year	about 1.15 km²	Rural
San Isidro	558	1.83%	0.22% a year	about 1.22 km²	Urban
Sani-sani	613	2.01%	0.96% a year	about 1.97 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	3,246	10.66%	0.54% a year	about 5.78 km²	Rural
Suyoc	689	2.26%	0.96% a year	about 5.94 km²	Rural
Tagbongabong	778	2.56%	1.34% a year	about 1.59 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 60.41 km² of land, 504 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 452 m above the sea and it has 44.5 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: 60.41 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: 504 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 9.63034° N, 125.57646° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[27]

Lowest: 1 m
Average: 102 m
Highest: 452 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

44.5 km of coastline^[28]

Rivers^[28]

Tagana-an River1.2 of 7.2 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 II^[29]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

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

At Surigao, the nearest PAGASA station, 19 km away^[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,757 mm of rain on 192 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Surigao, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	662 mm	24	26.3 °C	29.4 °C	23.1 °C
February	468 mm	19	26.6 °C	30.0 °C	23.3 °C
March	355 mm	19	27.3 °C	30.9 °C	23.7 °C
April	211 mm	15	28.1 °C	31.9 °C	24.3 °C
May	120 mm	10	28.9 °C	32.8 °C	24.9 °C
June	158 mm	12	28.6 °C	32.6 °C	24.7 °C
July	158 mm	12	28.5 °C	32.4 °C	24.6 °C
August	143 mm	10	28.8 °C	32.8 °C	24.7 °C
September	181 mm	11	28.6 °C	32.7 °C	24.6 °C
October	250 mm	16	28.2 °C	32.0 °C	24.4 °C
November	454 mm	21	27.5 °C	31.0 °C	24.0 °C
December	597 mm	23	26.9 °C	30.2 °C	23.6 °C
The year	3,757 mm	192	27.8 °C	31.6 °C	24.1 °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 39 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: 29.5% of people^[17]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 30 of every 100 people in Placer lived below the poverty line in 2021 (29.5%)^[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 24.4% and 34.6%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

4government offices
4hospitals and health centres
24schools
7places of worship
1market
4stations and terminals
1park
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.

Government offices2

Hospitals and health centres4

Markets1

Bad-as Public Market · Bad-as

Stations and terminals4

Parks1

Rizal Park · Central

Monuments and memorials1

Jose Rizal · Central

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.^{[10, 11]}

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 Surigao del Norte^{[15, 16]}

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
Jovymarie Celmar Villazon^[18]
Vice mayor
Ryan Fel Buyser Napuli^[18]
2022–2025
Mayor
Jovymarie Celmar Villazon^[19]
Vice mayor
Ryan Fel Buyser Napuli^[19]
2019–2022
Mayor
Jovymarie Celmar Villazon^[20]
Vice mayor
Ryan Fel Buyser Napuli^[20]
2016–2019
Mayor
Michael Jose Medelo Patiño^[21]
Vice mayor
Reynaldo Rosales Seeto^[21]
2013–2016
Mayor
Felimon Villanueva Napuli^[22]
Vice mayor
Azucena Gasta Rodriquez^[22]
2010–2013
Mayor
Felimon Villanueva Napuli^[23]
Vice mayor
Philip Moneda Adlao^[23]
2007–2010
Mayor
Chary Tarotopun Mangacop^[24]
Vice mayor
Philip Moneda Adlao^[24]
2004–2007
Mayor
Felimon Napuli^[25]
Vice mayor
Philip Adlao^[25]
2001–2004
Mayor
Donald P. Villejo Sr.^[26]
Vice mayor
Vicente R. Chua^[26]

Mayors and vice mayors of Placer, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Jovymarie Celmar Villazon^[18]	Ryan Fel Buyser Napuli^[18]
2022–2025	Jovymarie Celmar Villazon^[19]	Ryan Fel Buyser Napuli^[19]
2019–2022	Jovymarie Celmar Villazon^[20]	Ryan Fel Buyser Napuli^[20]
2016–2019	Michael Jose Medelo Patiño^[21]	Reynaldo Rosales Seeto^[21]
2013–2016	Felimon Villanueva Napuli^[22]	Azucena Gasta Rodriquez^[22]
2010–2013	Felimon Villanueva Napuli^[23]	Philip Moneda Adlao^[23]
2007–2010	Chary Tarotopun Mangacop^[24]	Philip Moneda Adlao^[24]
2004–2007	Felimon Napuli^[25]	Philip Adlao^[25]
2001–2004	Donald P. Villejo Sr.^[26]	Vicente R. Chua^[26]

History & Identity

Stories from Caraga

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

Film, 0:59
Caraga
Caraga: the name that vanished and came back
They say Caraga comes from calag, spirit. Pigafetta wrote Calagan in 1521. The province was split in 1849, the name returned as a region in 1995, and the town called Caraga sits in Davao Oriental.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Timeline

29 November 1965
Executive Order 211-B created the Municipality of New Bad-as out of seven barrios of Placer, leaving Placer with its remaining territory.^[9]

Nearby

Placer shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Placer beside Surigao del Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte.

Placer beside Surigao del Norte
Figure	Placer	Surigao del Norte	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Surigao del Norte
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	30,442^{[1, 2]}	565,644	4th 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	0.66% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	1.36% a year	21st 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	504^[6]more crowded	275	2nd 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	60.41 km²^[6]	2,053.75 km²	13th 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	4.2^{[1, 2]}higher	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	27.6%^[5]lower	35.3%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Surigao City, the capital of Surigao del Norte: 14.3 km northwest
Manila: 743.9 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]

TubodSurigao del Norte6.2 km south
Tagana-AnSurigao del Norte6.8 km north
BacuagSurigao del Norte7.7 km southeast
MainitSurigao del Norte10.6 km southwest
SisonSurigao del Norte11.6 km west
Surigao CitySurigao del Norte14.3 km northwest

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24.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
25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). 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
26.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
27.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
28.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
29.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
30.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
31.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
32.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
33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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