Cataingan
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Cataingan, officially the Municipality of Cataingan, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,623 people.Template:PH census
Cataingan is Template:Convert southeast of Masbate City.
History
In 1948, Placer, then a barrio of this town, was separated as a town by virtue of Republic Act No. 292, passed June 16, 1948.[1] Three years later, in 1951, the barrios of Limbuhan, Guindawahan, Palho, Casabangan, Salvacion, Alegria, Tanke, Bundukan, Bugtong, and Cabangrayan were separated from Cataingan and created into the town of Limbuhan. Placer, at that time of its creation, included the entire present day Municipality of Esperanza (which was then known as Barrio Esperanza).[2]
Geography
Barangays
Cataingan is politically subdivided into 36 barangays.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. Template:Div col
- Abaca
- Aguada
- Badiang
- Bagumbayan
- Cadulawan
- Cagbatang
- Chimenea
- Concepcion
- Curvada
- Divisoria
- Domorog
- Estampar
- Gahit
- Libtong
- Liong
- Maanahao
- Madamba
- Malobago
- Matayum
- Matubinao
- Mintac
- Nadawisan
- Osmeña
- Pawican
- Pitogo
- Poblacion
- Quezon
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San Pedro
- San Rafael
- Santa Teresita
- Santo Niño
- Tagboan
- Tuybo
- Villa Pogado
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Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Cataingan was 50,623 people,Template:PH census with a density of Template:Convert.
Cataingan is one of the municipalities and cities of Masbate where Masbateño is the indigenous language. Waray is also spoken there.
Economy
Notable people
References
External links
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
- elgu2.ncc.gov.ph
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