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    Masinloc is a 1st class municipality in Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,529 people. The municipality contains 13 barangays and claims Scarborough Shoal as within its territorial jurisdiction, though this is disputed. Masinloc experiences a tropical climate with average temperatures between 19-34 degrees Celsius year-round and over 1,000 mm of average annual rainfall.

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    Masinloc is a 1st class municipality in Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,529 people. The municipality contains 13 barangays and claims Scarborough Shoal as within its territorial jurisdiction, though this is disputed. Masinloc experiences a tropical climate with average temperatures between 19-34 degrees Celsius year-round and over 1,000 mm of average annual rainfall.

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    Masinloc is a 1st class municipality in Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,529 people. The municipality contains 13 barangays and claims Scarborough Shoal as within its territorial jurisdiction, though this is disputed. Masinloc experiences a tropical climate with average temperatures between 19-34 degrees Celsius year-round and over 1,000 mm of average annual rainfall.

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    Masinloc, officially the 

    Municipality of Masinloc (Sambal: Babali nin Masinloc; Filipino: Bayan ng


    Masinloc), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020
    census, it has a population of 54,529 people.  [3]

    Geography[edit]
    Scarborough Shoal (under the names Pulo ng Panatag and Bajo de Masinloc) is claimed by the
    Philippine government as within the town's territorial jurisdiction. Due to the continued dispute over
    the shoal, this has negatively impacted fishermen of the community, reducing catch sizes and
    affecting other businesses.[5]
    Masinloc is 107 kilometres (66 mi) from Olongapo, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Iba, and 233
    kilometres (145 mi) from Manila.

    Barangays[edit]
    Masinloc is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. [6]

     Baloganon
     Bamban
     Bani
     Collat
     Inhobol
     North Poblacion
     San Lorenzo
     San Salvador
     Santa Rita
     Santo Rosario
     South Poblacion
     Taltal
     Tapuac
    Climate[edit]

    hideClimate data for Masinloc, Zambales

    Ma Ap Ma Au No Yea
    Month Jan Feb Jun Jul Sep Oct Dec
    r r y g v r

    30 31 33 34 31 30 29 29 30 31 30
    32 31
    Average high °C (°F) (86 (88 (91 (93 (88 (86 (84 (84 (86 (88 (86
    (90) (88)
    ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
    19 20 21 23 25 24 24 24 23 22 20
    25 23
    Average low °C (°F) (66 (68 (70 (73 (77 (75 (75 (75 (73 (72 (68
    (77) (72)
    ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

    1,19
    9 10 16 27 137 183 215 219 190 124 45 18
    Average precipitation  3
    (0.4 (0.4 (0.6 (1.1 (5.4 (7.2 (8.5 (8.6 (7.5 (4.9 (1.8 (0.7
    mm (inches) (47.1
    ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
    )

    10. 21. 25. 27. 26. 25. 19. 13. 192.


    Average rainy days 4.6 4.4 6.9 7.0
    3 8 4 2 4 2 7 8 7

    Source: Meteoblue[7]

    Demographics[edit]
    Population census of Masinloc

    Year Pop. ±% p.a.

    1903 3,230 —    

    1918 3,905 +1.27%

    1939 7,012 +2.83%

    1948 8,090 +1.60%

    1960 15,258 +5.43%

    1970 22,736 +4.06%

    1975 24,807 +1.76%

    1980 27,735 +2.26%

    1990 32,375 +1.56%

    1995 34,942 +1.44%

    2000 39,724 +2.79%


    2007 40,603 +0.30%

    2010 44,342 +3.26%

    2015 47,719 +1.41%

    2020 54,529 +2.66%

    Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues.

    Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10][11]

    In the 2020 census, the population of Masinloc was 54,529 people,  [3] with a density of 160
    inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

    Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres[edit]


    Located at Barangay South Población, the 18th-century San Andrés Parish Church has been
    declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines in July 2001.[12] On
    April 4, 2021, Masinloc Church became one of the seven Pilgrim Churches in the Diocese of Iba in
    celebration of the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, and on November 30 of the same
    year, San Andres Church was declared as the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres by
    Bartolome G. Santos Jr., D.D., Bishop of Iba, with Rev. Fr. John Remel M. Mara, the current Parish
    Priest, being appointed as its First Rector.[13]

    Masinloc Coal Power Plant[edit]


    An electric company producing electricity up to 950 MW. It uses coal and a steam engine attached to
    electric generator.

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