Maasin, Iloilo

This article is about municipality of Iloilo. For the city in Southern Leyte, see Maasin.

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.^[5]

Maasin
Municipality
Municipality of Maasin
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Map of Iloilo with Maasin highlighted
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Maasin Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°53′N 122°26′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
District	3rd district
Barangays	50 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Francis A. Amboy(PFP)
• Vice Mayor	Vicente A. Albacete (PFP)
• Representative	Lorenz R. Defensor (NUP)
• Municipal Council	Members Anthony Francis B. Cartagena Ma. Keziah S. Villareal Gerard M. Morales Jimmy M. Borra Mariano D. Malones, Jr. Hope P. Mondejar Mindaluz M. Billena Ariel J. Corcino
• Electorate	24,963 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	128.59 km2 (49.65 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Highest elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Lowest elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	38,761
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
• Households	8,826
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.37 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 208 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 470.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 143.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 98.29 million (2022)
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 is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Iloilo City.

Geography

Barangays

Maasin is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. ^[6] 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

Climate data for Maasin, Iloilo
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	32 (90)	33 (91)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	48 (1.9)	41 (1.6)	58 (2.3)	82 (3.2)	223 (8.8)	300 (11.8)	346 (13.6)	307 (12.1)	311 (12.2)	292 (11.5)	167 (6.6)	81 (3.2)	2,256 (88.8)
Average rainy days	11.4	7.7	11.3	15.4	25.7	28.5	29.5	28.7	28.3	28.7	21.8	15.2	252.2
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Maasin

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	8,401	—
1918	8,317	−0.07%
1939	13,167	+2.21%
1948	16,384	+2.46%
1960	21,510	+2.29%
1970	20,768	−0.35%
1975	24,412	+3.30%
1980	26,962	+2.01%
1990	29,062	+0.75%
1995	29,364	+0.19%
2000	30,828	+1.05%
2007	32,555	+0.75%
2010	35,069	+2.74%
2015	36,922	+0.99%
2020	38,461	+0.86%
2024	38,761	+0.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Maasin, Iloilo, was 38,461 people,^[13] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Maasin

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 51.78 2003 45.23 2006 37.40 2009 22.56 2012 28.29 2015 28.36 2018 20.88 2021 22.37 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

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."^[22]

The Tultugan Festival emerged as the champion of the Kasadyahan Festival 2024, earning a PHP500,000 cash prize and PHP10 million worth of projects from Uswag Ilonggo Partylist. Additionally, it secured second place in the Aliwan Fiesta 2024.^[23]