Placer, Surigao del Norte

Placer
Municipality of Placer
Cagbantoy Beach
Cagbantoy Beach
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Placer is located in Philippines
Placer
Placer
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°39′25″N 125°36′06″E / 9.65703°N 125.60161°E / 9.65703; 125.60161
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceSurigao del Norte
District 2nd district
Founded1850
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJovymarie C. Villazon
 • Vice MayorRyan Fel B. Napuli
 • RepresentativeRobert Ace S. Barbers
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,204 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total29,616
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Households
6,792
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.53
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 115.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 443.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 90.43 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 181.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySurigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8405
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)86
Native languagesSurigaonon
Agusan
Cebuano
Tagalog

Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Placer; Tagalog: Bayan ng Placer), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,616 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Placer | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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