Placer, Masbate

Placer
Pueblo de Cervantéz
Municipality of Placer
Map of Masbate with Placer highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Placer
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°52′08″N 123°55′00″E / 11.8689°N 123.9167°E / 11.8689; 123.9167
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceMasbate
District 3rd district
Barangays35 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorEusebio P. Dumoran Jr.
  Vice MayorMark A. Tinegra
  RepresentativeWilton T. Kho
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate39,115 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
193.03 km2 (74.53 sq mi)
Elevation
8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Highest elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
56,340
  Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
  Households
13,197
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
29.88
% (2021)
  Revenue265.7 million (2022)
  Assets808.5 million (2022)
  Expenditure210 million (2022)
  Liabilities309.6 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityMasbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5408
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)56
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.placer.gov.ph

Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,340 people.

Placer is 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Masbate City.