Placer, Surigao del Norte
Placer | |
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| Municipality of Placer | |
Cagbantoy Beach | |
Map of Surigao del Norte with Placer highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°39′25″N 125°36′06″E / 9.65703°N 125.60161°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jovymarie C. Villazon |
| • Vice Mayor | Ryan Fel B. Napuli |
| • Representative | Robert Ace S. Barbers |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,183 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 29,616 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,792 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 29.53 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 174.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 547.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 130.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 95.48 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8405 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
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Placer, officially the Municipality of Placer (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Placer; Tagalog: Bayan ng Placer), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,616 people.