Mobo, Masbate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mobo | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Mobo | |
 Bituon Beach | |
 Flag | |
 Map of Masbate with Mobo highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Mobo | |
.svg)  Mobo Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°20′14″N 123°39′29″E / 12.3372°N 123.6581°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Masbate |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 29 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Raymund Osmundo N. Salvacion |
| • Vice Mayor | John Paul J. Lim |
| • Representative | Ara Kho |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 25,115 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 143.47 km2 (55.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 41,199 |
| • Density | 287.16/km2 (743.74/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,691 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 23.17 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 216.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 419.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 155.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 54.25 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5401 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Masbateño Tagalog |
| Website | mobo.gov.ph |
Mobo, officially the Municipality of Mobo, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 41,199 people.[5]
Mobo was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949.[6]
Geography
Mobo is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Masbate City.
Barangays
Mobo is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Baang
- Bagacay
- Balatucan
- Barag
- Dacu
- Fabrica
- Guintorelan
- Holjogon
- Lalaguna
- Lomocloc
- Luyong Catungan
- Mabuhay
- Mandali
- Mapuyo
- Marintoc
- Nasunduan
- Pinamalatican
- Pinamarbuhan
- Poblacion Dist. I
- Poblacion Dist. II
- Polot
- Sambulawan
- Santa Maria
- Sawmill
- Tabuc
- Tugawe
- Tugbo
- Umabay Exterior
- Umabay Interior
Climate
| Climate data for Mobo, 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) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (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[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Mobo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Mobo was 41,199 people,[14] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.
