# Mandaon

Mandaon, officially the Municipality of Mandaon, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,122 people.
Mandaon is 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Masbate City.

## History

Mandaon was originally a barrio of Milagros, established by Barrio Lieutenant Feliciano Aquillo Sr. In 1948, Juan Valencia, a settler from Pampanga, advocated for its elevation into a municipality. On July 18, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino, through Executive Order No. 244, officially recognized Mandaon as an independent municipality, distinct from Milagros.

## Geography
### Barangays

Mandaon is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Alas
* Ayat
* Bat-Ongan
* Bugtong
* Buri
* Cabitan
* Cagmasoso
* Canomoy
* Centro
* Dayao
* Guincaiptan
* Laguinbanwa
* Lantangan
* Looc
* Mabatobato
* Maolingon
* Nailaban
* Nanipsan
* Pinamangcaan
* Poblacion
* Polo Dacu
* San Juan
* San Pablo
* Santa Fe
* Tagpu
* Tumalaytay

### Climate

Climate data for Mandaon, 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 ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 1,426 | — |
| 1960 | 13,277 | +3.99% |
| 1970 | 18,612 | +3.43% |
| 1975 | 22,161 | +3.56% |
| 1980 | 25,518 | +2.86% |
| 1990 | 25,670 | +0.06% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1995 | 28,716 | +2.12% |
| 2000 | 31,572 | +2.05% |
| 2007 | 34,401 | +1.19% |
| 2010 | 38,161 | +3.85% |
| 2015 | 41,262 | +1.50% |
| 2020 | 44,122 | +1.33% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, the population of Mandaon, Masbate, was 44,122 people, with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Mandaon
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 2006 52.30
* 2009 41.06
* 2012 44.69
* 2015 41.39
* 2018 32.38
* 2021 25.40
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Education

The municipality is home to the 3,668-hectare campus of the only state college in the province of Masbate: the Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT), named after the former congressman of the province, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr.

### Secondary Schools

* Federico A. Estipona Memorial High School
* Cabitan National High School
* San Pablo National High School
* Buri National High School
* Bugtong National High School
* Cleofe A. Arce Memorial High School
* Lantangan High School
* Tumalaytay High School

### Elementary Schools

* Cabitan Central School
* Jose Zurbito Mesa S. Memorial Elementary School
* Bugtong Elementary School
* Pulo Dacu Elementary School
* Pinamangcaan Elementary School