# Uson

Uson, officially the Municipality of Uson, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,166 people.

## History

Uson was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949.
In November 1966, municipal councilor Jose Regular Sr. was killed trying to defend residents and mayor Luciano G. Capellan in the barrio Buenavista from a frenzied assailant with a bolo knife; the assailant, known only as "Bravante", was later killed by the townsfolk themselves.

## Geography

Uson is bounded by the municipality of Mobo on the north with the Balatucan river; on the east Uson is bounded by the Barangay Balocawe of the municipality of Dimasalang; on the south it is bounded by the Baldosa river and Palo Bandera of Cawayan; on the west the municipality is bounded by Milagros. Uson is 38 kilometres (24 mi) southeast of Masbate City and located on Uson Bay which has an approximate area of 15 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi).
With and elevation of 604 metres (1,982 ft) above sea level, Mount Uac is the highest point of the municipality. The mountain borders the three municipalities of Uson, Mobo and Milagros.
Uson has several rivers, including Balucaw River, Buenavista River, Buracan River, Calpi River, Dap-dap River, Mongahay River, Pinangapugan (Quezon) River, and the Sawang River which all flow into Uson Bay. East of the poblacion a lake can be found, Lake Calero.

### Seismic activity

The Philippine Fault System from which almost all of the recorded strong earthquakes in the Philippines emanated, traverses eastern Uson. As a result, strong seismic activity in the form of frequent earthquakes can be experienced. Link to PHIVOLCS website

### Climate

Climate data for Uson, 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 ||||||||||||||

### Barangays

Uson is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Arado
* Armenia
* Aurora
* Badling
* Bonifacio
* Buenasuerte
* Buenavista
* Campana
* Candelaria
* Centro
* Crossing
* Dapdap
* Del Carmen
* Del Rosario
* Libertad
* Madao
* Mabini
* Magsaysay
* Marcella
* Miaga
* Mongahay
* Morocborocan
* Mabuhay
* Paguihaman
* Panicijan
* Poblacion Uson
* Quezon
* San Isidro
* San Jose
* San Mateo
* San Ramon
* San Vicente
* Santo Cristo
* Sawang
* Simawa

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 2,509 | — |
| 1960 | 22,591 | +3.93% |
| 1970 | 32,040 | +3.55% |
| 1975 | 34,256 | +1.35% |
| 1980 | 36,804 | +1.44% |
| 1990 | 37,265 | +0.12% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1995 | 39,251 | +0.98% |
| 2000 | 43,825 | +2.39% |
| 2007 | 50,404 | +1.95% |
| 2010 | 53,602 | +2.26% |
| 2015 | 56,168 | +0.89% |
| 2020 | 57,166 | +0.35% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, the population of Uson, Masbate, was 57,166 people, with a density of 350 inhabitants per square kilometre or 910 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Uson
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 2006 54.50
* 2009 42.92
* 2012 50.90
* 2015 47.43
* 2018 36.45
* 2021 27.38
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority