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Maasin
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Municipality of Maasin
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MaasinLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°53′N 122°26′E / 10.88°N 122.43°E / 10.88; 122.43
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
District	3rd district
Barangays	50 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Francis A. Amboy
• Vice Mayor	Vicente A. Albacete
• Representative	Lorenz R. Defensor
• Municipal Council	Members Arthur M. Villareal Jimmy M. Borra Inocencia B. Velasco Stephen L. Lopera John C. Mondejar Mindaluz M. Billena Dioden S. Bombita Roque M. Trojillo
• Electorate	24,755 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	128.59 km (49.65 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Highest elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Lowest elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population
• Total	38,461
• Density	300/km (770/sq mi)
• Households	8,826
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.37% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 144.2 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 383.2 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 113 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 123.4 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5030
PSGC	063029000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)33
Native languages	Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog
Website	www.maasin.gov.ph

Maasin, officially the Municipality of Maasin (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Maasin; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Maasin; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maasin), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,461 people.

Maasin is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Iloilo City.

Geography

Barangays

Maasin is politically subdivided into 50 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Abay
• Abilay
• AGROCEL Pob.(Aguinaldo-Roxas-Celso)
• Amerang
• Bagacay East
• Bacuranan
• Bagacay West
• Bug-ot
• Bolo
• Bulay
• Buntalan
• Burak
• Cabangcalan
• Cabatac
• Caigon
• Cananghan
• Canawili
• Dagami
• Daja
• Dalusan
• DELCAR Pob. (Delgado-Cartagena)
• Inabasan
• Layog
• Liñagan Calsada
• Liñagan Tacas
• Linab
• MABRIZ Pob. (Mabini-Rizal)
• Magsaysay
• Mandog
• Miapa
• Nagba
• Nasaka
• Naslo-Bucao
• Nasuli
• Panalian
• Piandaan East
• Piandaan West
• Pispis
• Punong
• Sinubsuban
• Siwalo
• Santa Rita
• Subog
• THT & P Pob. (Taft-Hughes-Thompson-del Pilar)
• Tigbauan
• Trangka
• Tubang
• Tulahong
• Tuy-an East
• Tuy-an West
• Ubian

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Maasin, Iloilo, was 38,461 people, with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Maasin

Tourism

The contemporary Tultugan Festival was established by Mayor Mariano Malones in 1999. It is rooted from “tultug,” the tapping of the bamboo instrument. Maasin has abundant Bamboo including the “kawayan tinik.” Dedicated to bamboo usage, it is held every last week of December, featuring street dancing, tribal dance, the “Gwapo Karabaw,” “Parada sang Litson,” and “Rara Amakan” contests. The “Kadang Race” is a balance test, with the finale, "Miss Tultugan."

Tultugan Festival won a PHP500,000 cash prize in Dinagyang Festival 2024 and PHP10 million worth of projects from Uswag Partylist. It also won second in the Aliwan Fiesta 2024.

References

1.  Municipality of Maasin | (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.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". 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.
5. "Province: Iloilo". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
6. "Maasin: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
19. Lena, Perla (January 29, 2024). "Pan-ay, Tultugan win championship crowns in Dinagyang Fest 2024". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
20. Yap, Tara (June 30, 2024). "Dinagyang, Tultugan Festivals triumph in Aliwan Fiesta 2024". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Maasin, Iloilo at Wikimedia Commons
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

v t e Places adjacent to Maasin, Iloilo
Valderrama, Antique Janiuay San Remigio, Antique Maasin Cabatuan Alimodian

v t e Province of Iloilo
Iloilo City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Ajuy Alimodian Anilao Badiangan Balasan Banate Barotac Nuevo Barotac Viejo Batad Bingawan Cabatuan Calinog Carles Concepcion Dingle Dueñas Dumangas Estancia Guimbal Igbaras Janiuay Lambunao Leganes Lemery Leon Maasin Miagao Mina New Lucena Oton Pavia Pototan San Dionisio San Enrique San Joaquin San Miguel San Rafael Santa Barbara Sara Tigbauan Tubungan Zarraga
Component city	Passi
Highly urbanized city	Iloilo City (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Iloilo by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

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