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Municipality in Negros Occidental, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manapla, officially the Municipality of Manapla, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,083 people.[3]
Manapla | |
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Municipality of Manapla | |
![]() Hacienda Santa Rosalia, Manapla | |
Nickname: The Negrosanon Top End | |
![]() Map of Negros Occidental with Manapla highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°57′29″N 123°07′23″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Manuel M. Escalante III |
• Vice Mayor | Edgar B. Pagayonan |
• Representative | Alfredo D. Marañon III |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 33,544 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 112.86 km2 (43.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Highest elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 55,083 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,297 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.14 |
• Revenue | ₱ 192.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 447.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 146.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 139.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6120 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
The town is notable for its signature delicacy puto.[5]
Manapla is 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Bacolod.
Manapla is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Manapla, Negros Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57 (2.2) |
37 (1.5) |
41 (1.6) |
42 (1.7) |
98 (3.9) |
155 (6.1) |
187 (7.4) |
162 (6.4) |
179 (7.0) |
188 (7.4) |
114 (4.5) |
78 (3.1) |
1,338 (52.8) |
Average rainy days | 12.0 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 19.5 | 24.6 | 26.9 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 216.9 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 10,123 | — |
1918 | 10,033 | −0.06% |
1939 | 19,490 | +3.21% |
1948 | 35,218 | +6.79% |
1960 | 46,809 | +2.40% |
1970 | 31,097 | −4.00% |
1975 | 38,357 | +4.30% |
1980 | 40,524 | +1.10% |
1990 | 40,095 | −0.11% |
1995 | 44,301 | +1.89% |
2000 | 49,581 | +2.44% |
2007 | 52,428 | +0.77% |
2010 | 52,687 | +0.18% |
2015 | 54,845 | +0.77% |
2020 | 55,083 | +0.09% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
Majority of the people in Manapla are adherents of the Roman Catholic Church and the Philippine Independent Church.
Poverty incidence of Manapla
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
26.90 2009
28.37 2012
24.63 2015
21.86 2018
23.95 2021
22.14 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |