Placer, Philippines
Placer is a town of 5,969 people in Bicol Region, Philippines, founded in 1948.
Why visit Placer
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Weather in Placer
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About Placer
Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Placer), is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 56,658 people.
From the Wikipedia article Placer, Masbate (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries49
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History
By virtue of Republic Act No. 292, passed on June 16, 1948, the barrio of Placer was constituted as its own municipality, separate from Cataingan. The barrio of Esperanza (the then-largest barrio of Placer) eventually separated from Placer as a new municipality in 1959.
From the History section of Placer, Masbate on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Placer
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Getting there and nearby towns
Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Limbuhan 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Cataingan 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Esperanza 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- San Pedro 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Recodo 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Pawican 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Daanbantayan 70 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Calbayog City 77 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Bantayan 81 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Medellin 82 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS024-E-6594 - View of the Philippines, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-16016 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-16017 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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