Placer, Masbate
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Masbate
Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Placer), is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 56,658 people.
History
By virtue of Republic Act No. 292, passed on June 16, 1948, the barrio of Placer was constituted as its own municipality, separate from Cataingan. The barrio of Esperanza (the then-largest barrio of Placer) eventually separated from Placer as a new municipality in 1959.
Geography
Placer is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Masbate City.
Barangays
Placer is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Placer was 56,658 people, with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.
Placer is one of the only four municipalities in Masbate which is dominantly Cebuano-speaking, the other being the adjacent municipalities of Esperanza, Pio V. Corpuz, and Cawayan.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Placer (%)
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Education
There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Placer, Masbate” is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Masbate. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Placer, Masbate and municipality, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q191590. Authority coordinates are 11.869, 123.917. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2024, 1948 and 1959.
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