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Municipality in Masbate, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monreal, officially the Municipality of Monreal, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,164 people.[3]
Monreal | |
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Municipality of Monreal | |
![]() Map of Masbate with Monreal highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°38′38″N 123°39′53″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Masbate |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Glenda L. Villahermosa |
• Vice Mayor | Pal Duano |
• Representative | Richard Kho. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 20,127 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 128.67 km2 (49.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Highest elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 25,164 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,502 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 30.51 |
• Revenue | ₱ 121.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 197.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 116.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 16.11 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ticao Island Electric Cooperative (TISELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5418 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Masbateño Tagalog |
It is located on the northern part of Ticao Island.
Monreal is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Monreal, Masbate | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65 (2.6) |
44 (1.7) |
42 (1.7) |
39 (1.5) |
87 (3.4) |
150 (5.9) |
184 (7.2) |
153 (6.0) |
163 (6.4) |
154 (6.1) |
127 (5.0) |
100 (3.9) |
1,308 (51.4) |
Average rainy days | 13.9 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 19.6 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 19.4 | 15.1 | 226.5 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1990 | 18,796 | — |
1995 | 18,775 | −0.02% |
2000 | 19,832 | +1.18% |
2007 | 21,693 | +1.24% |
2010 | 25,366 | +5.86% |
2015 | 26,614 | +0.92% |
2020 | 25,164 | −1.10% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Monreal, Masbate, was 25,164 people,[3] with a density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre or 520 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Monreal
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
54.90 2009
44.73 2012
57.86 2015
58.00 2018
39.78 2021
30.51 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
Monreal's local economy is based on fishing. A local conservation effort to protect the environment lead to the development of tourism industry in the municipality. The Halea Island Retreat and Nature Park is the number one attraction for tourists both local and foreign, creating employment opportunities for the local folks and generating revenues for the local government in terms of taxes.
The municipality is part of Ticao island, which is known as an archaeological landscape, possessing thousands of pre-colonial artifacts such as the Baybayin-inscribed Rizal Stone, Ticao gold spike teeth, Burial jars of varying designs and sizes, jade beads, human face rock statues, and the Ticao petrographs.Much of the homes in Ticao island use these archaeological finds to design their interiors. The island is also an ecological frontier for the conservation of manta rays. The island also possesses a 'rare subspecies' of Visayan warty pig that is almost near extinction.