Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (), is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
History
By virtue of Republic Act No. 292, passed on June 16, 1948, the barrio of Placer was constituted as its own municipality, separate from Cataingan. The barrio of Esperanza (the then-largest barrio of Placer) eventually separated from Placer as a new municipality in 1959.
Geography Placer is from Masbate City.
Barangays Placer is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Aguada Ban-Ao Burabod Cabangcalan Calumpang Camayabsan Daan-lungsod Dangpanan Daraga Guin-Awayan Guinhan-Ayan Katipunan Libas Locso-An Luna Mahayag Mahayahay Manlut-Od Matagangtang Naboctot Nagarao Nainday Naocondiot Pasiagon Pili Poblacion Puro Quibrada San Marcos Santa Cruz Taboc Tan-Awan Taverna Tubod Villa-Inocencio
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Placer was 56,658 people, with a density of .
Placer is one of the only four municipalities in Masbate which is dominantly Cebuano-speaking, the other being the adjacent municipalities of Esperanza, Pio V. Corpuz, and Cawayan.
Economy
Education There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. These are the: Placer East Schools District Place West Schools District
Primary and elementary schools
Aguada Elementary School Ban-ao Elementary School Bugtong Cawayan Elementary School Burabod Elementary School Cabangcalan Elementary School Calumpang Elementary School Camayabsan Elementary School Celera-Inocencio Central School Dangpanan Elementary School Daraga Elementary School Doroteo B. Presno Elementary School Felifranco R. Avenido Sr. Memorial Elementary School Felomino Yray Elementary School Guin-awayan Elementary School Ken Ville School Libas Elementary School Lt. Nilo R. Inocencio Elementary School Locso-an Elementary School Luna Elementary School M & R Lecciones Elementary School Mahayag Elementary School Mahayahay Elementary School Manlot-od Elementary School Matagangtang Elementary School Nagarao Elementary School Nainday Elementary School Naocondiot Elementary School Placer SDA Multigrade School Puro Elementary School Quibrada Elementary School San Marcos Elementary School San Pero Elementary School Taboc Elementary School Tan-awan Elementary School Taverna Elementary School Tomas M. Conde Central School Tubod Elementary School Yadah Christian School
Secondary schools
Alejando Hermosa MES Arriesgado-Sevilleno High School Bugtong Cawayan ES Cabangcalan ES G. Bangalisan National High School Gulay-Mayer National High School Institute of the Orient Rodolfo Z. Titong National High School Southern Masbate Roosevelt College Verdida-Sabrido High School Vivencio P. Casas Sr. Memorial High School
References
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System