Masinloc
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Masinloc, officially the Municipality of Masinloc (Template:Langx; Ilocano: Ili ti Masinloc; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,529 people.Template:PH census
Geography
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Barangays
Masinloc is politically subdivided into 13 barangays, as indicated below.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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- Baloganon
- Bamban
- Bani
- Collat
- Inhobol
- North Poblacion
- South Poblacion
- Santo Rosario
- Santa Rita
- San Lorenzo
- San Salvador
- Taltal
- Tapuac
Climate
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Demographics
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Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres
Located in Barangay South Población, the 18th-century San Andrés Parish Church has been declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in July 2001.[2] On April 4, 2021, Masinloc Church became one of the seven Pilgrim Churches in the Diocese of Iba in celebration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, and on November 30 of the same year, San Andres Church was declared as the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres by the Most Rev. Bartolome G. Santos Jr., D.D., Bishop of Iba, with Rev. Fr. John Remel M. Mara, the current Parish Priest, being appointed as its First Rector.[3]
San Miguel Power Plant Corp.
An electric company producing electricity up to 908 MW. It uses water turbine and a steam engine attached to electric generator.
References
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External links
- Masinloc Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Map of San Salvador Island marine reserve (page 84)
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