Catarman, Camiguin

Catarman, officially the Municipality of Catarman, is a municipality in the province of Camiguin, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,569 people.^[5]

Catarman
Municipality
Municipality of Catarman
Bonbon Church ruins
Flag
Map of Camiguin with Catarman highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Catarman Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°08′N 124°41′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Camiguin
District	Lone district
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Kiterio Antonio U. Palarca II (PDPLBN)
• Vice Mayor	Rony N. Sagocsoc (PDPLBN)
• Representative	Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo
• Municipal Council	Members Carlito N. Sagocsoc Wilfredo R. Abregana Lino D. Abregana Kevin N. Sevilla Jorge Y. Salas Cathyrine Lopez-Galos Jorgeta T. de la Riarte Remedios B. Absuelo
• Electorate	13,066 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	53.75 km2 (20.75 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Highest elevation	1,618 m (5,308 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	18,186
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
• Households	4,493
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.84 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 124.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 344.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 94.21 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 63.75 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camiguin Electric Cooperative (CAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9104
PSGC	1001801000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Kinamigin Cebuano Tagalog

Etymology

The town got its name from the Cebuano word katadman which means point or cape.

Geography

Barangays

Catarman is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Alga
• Bonbon
• Bura
• Catibac
• Compol
• Lawigan
• Liloan
• Looc
• Mainit
• Manduao
• Panghiawan
• Poblacion
• Santo Niño
• Tangaro

Climate

Climate data for Catarman, Camiguin
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)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	271 (10.7)	217 (8.5)	193 (7.6)	178 (7.0)	344 (13.5)	423 (16.7)	362 (14.3)	358 (14.1)	329 (13.0)	320 (12.6)	322 (12.7)	260 (10.2)	3,577 (140.9)
Average rainy days	23.2	19.5	22.0	22.8	29.6	28.9	30.3	29.8	28.1	28.8	26.1	24.1	313.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6]

Demographics

Population census of Catarman

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	4,260	—
1918	7,980	+4.27%
1939	9,484	+0.83%
1948	16,845	+6.59%
1960	10,659	−3.74%
1970	11,996	+1.19%
1975	12,168	+0.29%
1980	12,422	+0.41%
1990	13,892	+1.12%
1995	14,756	+1.14%
2000	15,386	+0.90%
2007	16,060	+0.59%
2010	16,388	+0.74%
2015	16,798	+0.47%
2020	17,569	+0.95%
2024	18,186	+0.83%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Catarman was 17,569 people,^[12] with a density of 330 inhabitants per square kilometre or 850 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Catarman

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 52.48 2003 32.19 2006 47.40 2009 58.39 2012 43.90 2015 42.52 2018 26.57 2021 22.84 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Tourism

Some of the famous tourist spot in Camiguin is the hot spring located in Mambajao, Camiguin. Cold spring located in Catarman, Camiguin and soda water in Bora, Catarman.