Claveria, Masbate
Municipality in Masbate, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claveria, officially the Municipality of Claveria, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,142 people.[3] Ranked 592nd among 1,488 municipalities in the Philippines.
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Claveria | |
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| Municipality of Claveria | |
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 Map of Masbate with Claveria highlighted | |
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.svg)  Claveria Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°54′13″N 123°14′45″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Masbate |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | September 5, 1959 |
| Named for | Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Froilan V. Andueza |
| • Vice Mayor | Vicente R. Sabaulan |
| • Representative | Narciso Manuel R. Bravo Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 25,027 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 182.98 km2 (70.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 42,142 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,688 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 33.50 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 158.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 494.3 million (2020), 217.1 million (2012) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 124.2 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 138.4 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5419 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Masbateño Tagalog |
It is located on the southern portion of Burias Island, southeast of the nation's capital of Manila.
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The municipality was named after the Spanish governor-general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, who in 1844 anchored at Punduhan Paloha, the present site of Recodo (Poblacion District II), while in pursuit of Moro pirates, and named the place after himself.
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Bicolanos from Albay, Sorsogon and nearby provinces and Tagalogs from the Bondoc Peninsula are considered as the first settlers of Burias Island. Their original settlement, called Matandang Nayon ("Old Village"), was founded near the bank of the Siargao River.
In the 19th century, when the Spaniards were fighting the Moros in many parts of Mindanao, Burias Island became a refuge for retreating Moros due to its relatively isolated location and deep safe harbors. After Governor General Claveria's visit, it became the first sitio called “Visita”, a spanished term for visit.
In 1898 during the Philippine Revolution, Barrio Visita became a town and officially adopted the name Claveria, with Arcadio Sabaulan as Presidente Municipal. The first Justice of the Peace was Estanislao Abetria and the first priest was Padre Rebeya.
Three years later, in 1901, a cholera epidemic severely affected the municipality, resulting in a large population decrease. Consequently, the municipality was reverted to a barrio by virtue of a Municipal Council resolution, with Marcelo del Rosario as appointed Cabesa de Barangay.
In the middle of the 20th century, residents of Claveria began the initiative to reestablish Claveria into a municipality, especially spearheaded by Eleuterio C. Ombao, then head teacher of Claveria Elementary School. Despite strong opposition from the Municipal Council of San Pascual, Bill RA 2187 creating Claveria into a municipality was approved in the House of Representatives on May 7, 1959. September 5, 1959, was inauguration day, and Councilor Alfredo Alim was appointed Municipal mayor, also winning this position during the first local election in November of that year.
Claveria is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Albasan
- Boca Engaño
- Buyo
- Calpi
- Canomay
- Cawayan
- Poblacion District I (Town Proper)
- Poblacion District II (Town Proper)
- Imelda
- Mababang Baybay
- Mabiton
- Manapao
- Nabasagan
- Nonoc
- Osmeña
- Pasig
- Peñafrancia
- Quezon
- San Isidro
- San Ramon
- San Vicente
- Taguilid
| Climate data for Claveria, 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) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55 (2.2) |
36 (1.4) |
45 (1.8) |
42 (1.7) |
114 (4.5) |
184 (7.2) |
245 (9.6) |
224 (8.8) |
238 (9.4) |
171 (6.7) |
130 (5.1) |
94 (3.7) |
1,578 (62.1) |
| Average rainy days | 13.0 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 21.3 | 25.3 | 28.3 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 24.2 | 19.9 | 16.1 | 235 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Claveria, Masbate, was 42,142 people,[3] with a density of 230 inhabitants per square kilometre or 600 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Claveria
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
47.90 2009
46.65 2012
52.36 2015
53.56 2018
36.33 2021
33.50 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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