Cataingan

Cataingan
Municipality of Cataingan
Map of Masbate with Cataingan highlighted
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Cataingan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°00′10″N 123°59′40″E / 12.0028°N 123.9944°E / 12.0028; 123.9944
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceMasbate
District 3rd district
Barangays36 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorFelipe L. Cabataña
  Vice MayorThelma K. Ang
  RepresentativeWilton T. Kho
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate30,715 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
191.64 km2 (73.99 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Highest elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
50,623
  Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
  Households
12,036
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
23.43
% (2021)
  Revenue169.3 million (2022)
  Assets627.2 million (2022)
  Expenditure214.2 million (2022)
  Liabilities187.8 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityMasbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5415
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)56
Native languagesMasbateño
Tagalog
Websitewww.cataingan.gov.ph

Cataingan, officially the Municipality of Cataingan, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,623 people.

Cataingan is 76 kilometres (47 mi) southeast of Masbate City.