Sofronio Española
Sofronio Española | |
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OpenStreetMap | |
Country | Philippines |
Founded | June 5, 1995 |
Named for | Sofronio Española |
Barangays | (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Abner Rafael N. Tesorio |
• Vice Mayor | Marsito C. Acoy |
• Representative | Jose C. Alvarez |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | voters (?) |
Highest elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Economy | |
• Poverty incidence | % (?) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | — |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
PSGC | PSGC unknown |
Sofronio Española, officially the Municipality of Sofronio Española (Tagalog: Bayan ng Sofronio Española), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,416 people. [3]
It is the province's newest municipality, officially established on June 5, 1995, and Iber Chou became the first Municipality Mayor., when Republic Act No. 7679 partitioned the town from Brooke's Point.[4] It was named after former Representative Sofronio Española.[5]
Geography
Barangays
Sofronio Española is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.
- Abo-abo
- Iraray
- Isumbo
- Labog
- Panitian
- Pulot Center
- Pulot Interior (Pulot II)
- Pulot Shore (Pulot I)
- Punang
Climate
Climate data for Sofronio Española | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
Average low °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
25 (76) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85 (3.3) |
69 (2.7) |
100 (3.9) |
105 (4.1) |
202 (8.0) |
246 (9.7) |
241 (9.5) |
215 (8.5) |
236 (9.3) |
262 (10.3) |
231 (9.1) |
144 (5.7) |
2,136 (84.1) |
Average rainy days | 15.6 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 26.4 | 21.0 | 284.6 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Sofronio Española was 37,416 people, [3] with a density of 79 inhabitants per square kilometre or 200 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
References
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- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 7679; An Act Creating the Municipality of Sofronio Española in the Province of Palawan" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. 24 February 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Sofronio Española" (PDF). Provincial Government of Palawan. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Sofronio Española: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
External links
- Sofronio Española Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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