Gasan, Marinduque

Gasan
Municipality of Gasan
Skyline of Gasan from St. Joseph the Worker Parish
Skyline of Gasan from St. Joseph the Worker Parish
Flag of Gasan
Official seal of Gasan
Nicknames: 
Cultural Nerve Center of Marinduque
Crafts Capital of Marinduque
Map of Marinduque with Gasan highlighted
Map of Marinduque with Gasan highlighted
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Gasan is located in Philippines
Gasan
Gasan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°19′N 121°51′E / 13.32°N 121.85°E / 13.32; 121.85
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvinceMarinduque
District Lone district
Founded1609
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRolando O. Tolentino
 • Vice MayorLidany A. Baldo
 • RepresentativeLord Allan Jay Q. Velasco
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate24,102 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total100.88 km2 (38.95 sq mi)
Elevation9.2 m (30.2 ft)
Highest elevation
819 m (2,687 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total36,197
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
 • Households
2,636
DemonymGaseños
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
19.44
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 185 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 496.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 143.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 130.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMarinduque Electric Cooperative (MARELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4905
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)42
Native languagesTagalog

Gasan, officially the Municipality of Gasan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Gasan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,197 people.[4]

The municipality is bounded by the provincial capital, Boac, to the north and east, by Buenavista to the southeast and by the Sibuyan Sea to the south and west. It is the second-oldest municipality in Marinduque, after Boac. Residents of Gasan are called Gaseños. Gasan is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Boac.

The Tres Reyes Islands off the coast of Marinduque are under the jurisdiction of Gasan, part of the municipality's Barangay Pinggan.

  1. ^ Municipality of Gasan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/mimaropa/marinduque/gasan.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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