Masinloc Municipality in Zambales, Philippines
Municipality in Central Luzon, Philippines
Masinloc , officially the Municipality of Masinloc (Sambal : Babali nin Masinloc Ilocano : Ili ti Masinloc ; Filipino : Bayan ng Masinloc municipality in the province of Zambales , Philippines . According to the 2024 census , it has a population of 56,579 people.[ 5]
Geography
Scarborough Shoal (under the names Pulo ng Panatag and Bajo de Masinloc ), located 220 kilometres (140 mi) to the west, is claimed by the Philippine government as Philippine territory under the town's jurisdiction. The longstanding territorial dispute over the shoal with China has negatively impacted fishermen of the community, reducing catch sizes and affecting other businesses.[ 6]
Masinloc is 107 kilometres (66 mi) from Olongapo , 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Iba , and 233 kilometres (145 mi) from Manila .
Barangays
Masinloc is politically subdivided into 13 barangays , as indicated below. [ 7] puroks and some have sitios .
Baloganon
Bamban
Bani
Collat
Inhobol
North Poblacion
South Poblacion
Santo Rosario
Santa Rita
San Lorenzo
San Salvador
Taltal
Tapuac
Climate
Climate data for Masinloc, Zambales
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
30
31
33
34
32
31
30
29
29
30
31
20
30
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
19
20
21
23
25
25
24
24
24
23
22
10
22
Average precipitation mm (inches)
9
10
16
27
137
183
215
219
190
124
45
18
1,193
Average rainy days
4.6
4.4
6.9
10.3
21.8
25.4
27.2
26.4
25.2
19.7
5.8
7.0
184.7
Source: Meteoblue[ 8]
Demographics
Population census of Masinloc Year ±% p.a. 1903 3,230 — 1918 3,905 +1.27% 1939 7,012 +2.83% 1948 8,090 +1.60% 1960 15,258 +5.43% 1970 22,736 +4.06% 1975 24,807 +1.76% 1980 27,735 +2.26% 1990 32,375 +1.56% 1995 34,942 +1.44% 2000 39,724 +2.79% 2007 40,603 +0.30% 2010 44,342 +3.26% 2015 47,719 +1.41% 2020 54,529 +2.85% 2024 56,579 +0.89% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
In the 2024 census, the population of Masinloc was 56,579 people,[ 14] 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile .
Elected officials
2025-2028 Masinloc, Zambales Officials
Position Name Party
Mayor Hazel J. Lim
NPC
Vice Mayor Arsenia J. Lim
NPC
Councilors Pepito D. Dimaculangan
NPC
Philip Cesar P. Eamilao
SZP
Virgilio E. Ebarle
NPC
Sorayda E. Sison
NPC
Rommel Elbo
NPC
Norman T. Acierto
NPC
Jed Israel B. Egipto
NPC
Diosdado E. Asuncion Jr.
SZP
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members
ABC PresidentTBD
Nonpartisan
SK Federation PresidentTBD
Nonpartisan
Education
The Masinloc Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[ 17]
Primary and elementary schools
Bamban Elementary School
Bani Elementary School
Bani Masinloc Christian Kiddie Center
Bani Relocation Elementary School
Bunga Elementary School
Collat Elementary School
Coto Elementary School
Felipe E. Estella Elementary School
Gregorio Ela Bautista Elementary School
Inhobol Elementary School
Mandaloy Elementary School
Masinloc Baptist Learning Center
Masinloc Central Elementary School
Masinloc Christian Academy
Panglit Elementary School
San Andres School
San Lorenzo Elementary School
San Salvador Elementary School
Sta. Rita Elementary School
Taltal Elementary School
Ubat Elementary School
Secondary schools
Bani National High School
Taltal National High School
Bamban National High School
San Salvador High School
Coto High School
Sto. Rosario Integrated School
Collat Integrated School
Ubat Integrated School
Bunga Integrated School
Higher educational institutions
Northern Zambales College
Colegio de Masinloc References
↑ Municipality of Masinloc | (DILG) ↑ "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 .↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 .↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 .↑ Tomas Etzler (18 February 2013). "Fishermen caught out by politics of South China Sea" . CNN . Retrieved 5 March 2013 . ↑
"Province:" . PSGC Interactive . Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025 . ↑
"Masinloc: Average Temperatures and Rainfall" . Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 .↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016 . ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF) . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016 . ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)" . Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007 National Statistics Office . ↑
"Province of" . Municipality Population Data . Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 .↑ Alba, Reinerio. "The Restoration of 26 Philippine Churches" . ncca.gov.ph . National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014 . ↑ Kendrick Ivan B. Panganiban (30 November 2021). "2 Zambales parish churches declared diocesan shrines" . CBCP News . Retrieved 3 December 2021 . ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF) . Department of Education . January 15, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2025 .
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