Mobo, Masbate
Mobo | |
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| Municipality of Mobo | |
Bituon Beach | |
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Flag | |
Map of Masbate with Mobo highlighted | |
Interactive map of Mobo | |
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]
History
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Mobo, Masbate, was 40,823 people,[14] with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometre or 730 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Mobo
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
64.72
64.72
2003
57.72
57.72
2006
45.80
45.80
2009
37.44
37.44
2012
43.50
43.50
2015
45.19
45.19
2018
24.67
24.67
2021
23.17
23.17
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
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.[23] These are the:
- Mobo North Schools District
- Mobo South Schools District
Primary and elementary schools
- Baang Elementary School
- Bagacay Elementary School
- Barag Elementary School
- Canahig Elementary School
- Carlito C. Bolon Elementary School
- Dacu Elementary School
- Daughters of Joseph Kindergarten School
- Fabian R. De Mesa Elementary School
- Guintorelan Elementary School
- Holjogon Elementary School
- Jose B. Gamora Elementary School
- Lalaguna Elementary School
- Lomocloc Elementary School
- Lucas C. Ramirez Elementary School
- Luciano A. Conde Elementary School
- Luyong Catungan Elementary School
- Mabuhay Elementary School
- Mapuyo Elementary School
- Mobo Central School
- Pinamarbuhan Elementary School
- Pinamalatican Elementary School
- Polot Elementary School
- Sambulawan Elementary School
- Sawmill Elementary School
- Sta. Maria Elementary School
- Tabuc Elementary School
- Umabay Exterior Central School
- Umabay Interior Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Cristeta Bagano Memorial High School
- Floro L. Medina Memorial High School
- Marintoc National High School
- Mobo National High School
- Tugbo Integrated School
References
- ^ Municipality of Mobo | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 244, s. 1949". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 18 July 1949. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Mobo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2025.