Masbate City
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city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Masbate
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Bicol Region
- Province
- Masbate
- District
- 2nd district
- Cityhood
- September 30, 2000
- Barangays
- 30 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Mayor
- Ara Kho
- Vice mayor
- Alex D. San Pablo
- Representative
- Olga Kho
- City council
- Members Rodolfo C. Abella Jarvey Jasper D. Bala Rosemarie V. Salvacion Alberto R. Abayon Alex D. San Pablo Joel V. Ibañez Allan T. Lim Meden G. Diez Ramil O. Yaneza Jerry A. Rey
- Electorate
- 84,898 voters ( 2025 )
- Total
- 188.00 km (72.59 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 68 m (223 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 697 m (2,287 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Density
- 553.25/km (1,432.9/sq mi)
- Households
- 22,357
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- City of Masbate
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Masbate
- Population
- 104011
- Area
- 188.00
- Elevation
- 68
- Capital of
- Masbate
- Shares border with
- Mobo
- Official website
- www.masbatecity.gov.ph
- Image
- Masbate city Sojourn 026.jpg
- Households
- 22357
- Dialing code
- 56
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- Köppen climate classification
- tropical rainforest climate
- language used
- Tagalog
- Commons category
- Masbate City
- postal code
- 5400
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- poverty incidence
- 15.95
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1009179869.91
- total assets
- 2127905707.68
- total expenditure
- 837614167.77
- total liabilities
- 694715021.73
- electorate
- 84898
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Encyclopedic overview
Masbate City, officially the City of Masbate (Masbateño: Syudad san Masbate; Filipino: Lungsod ng Masbate), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 104,011 people.
As the most populous and the only city in the province, Masbate City serves as the province's main commercial center and chief seaport.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Masbate City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.