Dimasalang

This article is about the municipality in Masbate. For the author who used the pen name "Dimasalang", see José Rizal. For the road in Manila, see Dimasalang Street.

Dimasalang, officially the Municipality of Dimasalang, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,909 people.^[5]

Dimasalang
Municipality
Municipality of Dimasalang
Flag
Map of Masbate with Dimasalang highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Dimasalang Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°11′36″N 123°51′30″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	3rd district
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Michael Demph D. Naga
• Vice Mayor	Wilfredo D. Lim
• Representative	Wilton T. Kho
• Municipal Council	Members Marigin M. Cuevas Vergie A. Abaño Vicente A. Atibagos Katherine D. Abila Marites J. Naga Ronie L. Roluna Sr. Rommil Anthony E. Mijares Florante S. Bulalaque
• Electorate	17,532 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	148.07 km2 (57.17 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	25,054
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
• Households	5,761
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.03 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 170.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 476.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 158.3 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 154.9 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5403
PSGC	0504108000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Masbateño Tagalog

Dimasalang is 46 kilometres (29 mi) from Masbate City.

History

In 1951, the barrios of Palanas, Nipa, Nabangig, Banco, Pina, Maanahao, Salvacion, Antipolo, Malatawan, Intusan, Miabas, San Antonio, Libtong, Malibas, Santa Cruz, Bontod, and Cabil-isan were separated to form the town of Palanas.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Dimasalang is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balantay
• Balocawe
• Banahao
• Buenaflor
• Buracan
• Cabanoyoan
• Cabrera
• Cadulan
• Calabad
• Canomay
• Divisoria
• Gaid
• Gregorio Aliňo (Pia-ong)
• Magcaraguit
• Mambog
• Poblacion
• Rizal
• San Vicente
• Suba
• T.R. Yangco (Yanco)

Climate

Climate data for Dimasalang, Masbate
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	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)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
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 Dimasalang

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1918 8,368 —     1939 24,471 +5.24% 1948 30,813 +2.59% 1960 14,896 −5.88% 1970 19,266 +2.60% 1975 19,628 +0.37% 1980 19,252 −0.39% 1990 17,367 −1.03%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1995 20,566 +3.22% 2000 21,550 +1.01% 2007 22,723 +0.73% 2010 25,245 +3.90% 2015 26,192 +0.70% 2020 24,909 −1.05% 2024 25,054 +0.14%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Dimasalang was 24,909 people,^[14] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Dimasalang

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 64.15 2003 59.00 2006 46.00 2009 41.29 2012 49.17 2015 43.98 2018 33.94 2021 25.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]