Bobon | |
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Municipality of Bobon | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°31′N 124°34′E / 12.52°N 124.57°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Northern Samar |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Reny “Jing” A. Celespara |
• Vice Mayor | Ligaya Tagros-Uy |
• Representative | Paul R. Daza |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 17,687 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 130.00 km2 (50.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Highest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,964 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,884 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.54 |
• Revenue | ₱ 131.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 443.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 95.61 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 158.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 6401 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Bobon, officially the Municipality of Bobon ( Waray: Bungto han Bobon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bobon), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,964 people. [4]
The town borders with Catarman in the east and San Jose in the west.
Bobon is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Bobon, Northern Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84 (3.3) |
59 (2.3) |
58 (2.3) |
55 (2.2) |
93 (3.7) |
133 (5.2) |
149 (5.9) |
125 (4.9) |
155 (6.1) |
165 (6.5) |
140 (5.5) |
136 (5.4) |
1,352 (53.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 255.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 6,107 | — |
1918 | 9,145 | +2.73% |
1939 | 15,449 | +2.53% |
1948 | 24,287 | +5.16% |
1960 | 12,852 | −5.16% |
1970 | 10,143 | −2.34% |
1975 | 10,849 | +1.36% |
1980 | 12,702 | +3.20% |
1990 | 13,687 | +0.75% |
1995 | 15,800 | +2.73% |
2000 | 16,851 | +1.39% |
2007 | 19,765 | +2.22% |
2010 | 20,956 | +2.15% |
2015 | 23,668 | +2.34% |
2020 | 25,964 | +1.84% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Poverty incidence of Bobon
10
20
30
40
50
2006
34.20 2009
45.93 2012
40.12 2015
41.71 2018
34.60 2021
22.54 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |