Cataingan, Masbate
Cataingan is 76 kilometres (47 mi) 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. 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).
Geography
Barangays
Cataingan is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- 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
Climate
| Climate data for Cataingan, Masbate | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) |
34 (1.3) |
42 (1.7) |
36 (1.4) |
73 (2.9) |
109 (4.3) |
118 (4.6) |
108 (4.3) |
129 (5.1) |
136 (5.4) |
112 (4.4) |
89 (3.5) |
1,025 (40.4) |
| Average rainy days | 12.6 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 235 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Cataingan was 50,623 people, with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.
Cataingan is one of the municipalities and cities of Masbate where Masbateño is the indigenous language. Waray is also spoken there.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Cataingan
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
52.50 2009
41.46 2012
40.87 2015
38.77 2018
23.42 2021
23.43 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |