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Municipality in Surigao del Norte, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Socorro, officially the Municipality of Socorro (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Socorro; Tagalog: Bayan ng Socorro), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,942 people.[3]
Socorro | |
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Municipality of Socorro | |
![]() Map of Surigao del Norte with Socorro highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°37′05″N 125°57′58″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Surigao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Founded | February 22, 1961 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Riza Rafonselle T. Timcang |
• Vice Mayor | Gemma L. Ocon |
• Representative | Francisco Jose F. Matugas II |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 17,385 voters (Philippine general election, 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 114.45 km2 (44.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Highest elevation | 719 m (2,359 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 25,942 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,849 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 28.97 |
• Revenue | ₱ 126.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 180.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 123 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 47.6 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8516 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
The municipal territory is contiguous with the island of Bucas Grande.
Socorro is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Socorro, Surigao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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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) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 210 (8.3) |
161 (6.3) |
123 (4.8) |
85 (3.3) |
148 (5.8) |
186 (7.3) |
164 (6.5) |
157 (6.2) |
141 (5.6) |
190 (7.5) |
223 (8.8) |
200 (7.9) |
1,988 (78.3) |
Average rainy days | 21.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 282.8 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Socorro is noted for having 75 people's organization in 2023.[6]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 6,946 | — |
1975 | 7,904 | +2.63% |
1980 | 10,267 | +5.37% |
1990 | 14,179 | +3.28% |
1995 | 15,208 | +1.32% |
2000 | 17,932 | +3.60% |
2007 | 18,833 | +0.68% |
2010 | 20,304 | +2.77% |
2015 | 22,314 | +1.81% |
2020 | 25,942 | +3.01% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
Poverty incidence of Socorro
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
54.00 2009
52.05 2012
58.74 2015
38.52 2018
31.97 2021
28.97 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |