Maasim
Maasim | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
![]() Municipal Hall of Maasim | |
![]() Map of Sarangani with Maasim highlighted | |
Location within thePhilippines | |
Coordinates:5°52′N125°00′E/ 5.87°N 125°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Soccsksargen |
Province | Sarangani |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 16 (seeBarangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
•Mayor | Zyrex C. Pacquiao |
•Vice Mayor | Visitacion S. Nambatac |
•Representative | Steve Solon |
•Municipal Council | Members |
•Electorate | 41,677 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 500.43 km2(193.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Highest elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 64,940 |
• Density | 130/km2(340/sq mi) |
•Households | 15,038 |
Economy | |
•Income class | 1st municipal income class |
•Poverty incidence | 39.04 |
•Revenue | ₱ 311.5 million (2020) |
•Assets | ₱ 456.4 million (2020) |
•Expenditure | ₱ 290.3 million (2020) |
•Liabilities | ₱ 130.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8(PST) |
ZIP code | 9502 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)83 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tboli Maguindanao Blaan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Maasim,officially theMunicipality of Maasim(Cebuano:Lungsod sa Maasim;Tagalog:Bayan ng Maasim;Maguindanaon:Inged nu Maasim,Jawi:ايڠد نو ماسم), is a 1st classmunicipalityin theprovinceofSarangani,Philippines.According to 2020 census, it had a population of 64,940 people.
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Maasim is politically subdivided into 16barangays.Each barangay consists ofpurokswhile some havesitios.
- Amsipit
- Bales
- Colon
- Daliao
- Kabatiol
- Kablacan
- Kamanga
- Kanalo
- Lumasal
- Lumatil
- Malbang
- Nomoh
- Pananag
- Poblacion (Maasim)
- Seven Hills
- Tinoto
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Maasim, Sarangani | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 129 (5.1) |
106 (4.2) |
148 (5.8) |
180 (7.1) |
261 (10.3) |
316 (12.4) |
295 (11.6) |
274 (10.8) |
220 (8.7) |
238 (9.4) |
243 (9.6) |
181 (7.1) |
2,591 (102.1) |
Average rainy days | 17.4 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 24.0 | 26.6 | 27.2 | 23.5 | 284.9 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 17,201 | — |
1975 | 20,227 | +3.30% |
1980 | 22,915 | +2.53% |
1990 | 26,734 | +1.55% |
1995 | 31,641 | +3.21% |
2000 | 39,424 | +4.83% |
2007 | 49,274 | +3.12% |
2010 | 52,933 | +2.64% |
2015 | 59,468 | +2.24% |
2020 | 64,940 | +1.75% |
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
The majority of the population are Moro and Lumad origin. One of the indigenous peoples living in mountainous areas of Maasim is known as Bla'an.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Maasim
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
37.70 2009
52.23 2012
44.09 2015
48.15 2018
41.90 2021
39.04 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
The economy of Maasim is largely based on agriculture with a high level production ofcopra(dried coconut meat). Animal husbandry is the second biggest income earner, notably cattle farming. Other agricultural products arecoconuts,maize,sugarcane,bananas,pineapples,mangoes,eggs,beef,andfish.
The economy has accelerated in the past decade,[when?]driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of a modern highway that greatly improved trade and transport.
Kamanga Power Plant
[edit]KPP announced on June 3, 2008, that Alcantara-controlled Conal Holdings Co. would build in mid-2009 the $450 million 200-megawatt cleancoalKamanga Power Plant, in Maasim,Saranggani.The plant was expected to supply part ofMindanao's baseload power requirements when it is operational in 2012.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Maasim|(DILG)
- ^"2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority.Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016.ISSN0117-1453.Archived(PDF)from the original on May 25, 2021.RetrievedJuly 16,2021.
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:CS1 maint: year (link) - ^Census of Population (2020)."Region XII (Soccsksargen)".Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.Philippine Statistics Authority.Retrieved8 July2021.
- ^"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates".Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024.Retrieved28 April2024.
- ^ "Maasim: Average Temperatures and Rainfall".Meteoblue.Retrieved15 May2020.
- ^Census of Population (2015)."Region XII (Soccsksargen)".Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.Philippine Statistics Authority.Retrieved20 June2016.
- ^Census of Population and Housing (2010)."Region XII (Soccsksargen)"(PDF).Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.National Statistics Office.Retrieved29 June2016.
- ^Censuses of Population (1903–2007)."Region XII (Soccsksargen)".Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007.National Statistics Office.
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Sarangani".Municipality Population Data.Local Water Utilities AdministrationResearch Division.Retrieved17 December2016.
- ^"Poverty incidence (PI):".Philippine Statistics Authority.RetrievedDecember 28,2020.
- ^"Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^"2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^"City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^"2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^"Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015".Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates".Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021.Retrieved22 January2022.
- ^"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates".Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024.Retrieved28 April2024.
- ^gmanews.tv/story, 200-MW coal power plant to rise in Saranggani