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Municipal Profile -
Masbate City,
Masbate Masbate City is located in the island of Masbate (pronounced (mas bah te), in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The province of Masbate is composed of three major islands, Masbate, Ticao and Burias. Masbate island is boomerang-shaped and is easy to locate being directly in the center of the Philippine archipelago. Masbate City is the
capital of the Province of Masbate. It is noted for its
well-protected port with Ticao Island acting as barrier against the effect
of inclement weather from the northeast. Being located at the central part
of the
Topography The City of Masbate is situated on the northern side of the island of Masbate facing northeast towards Ticao Island. between latitudes 12º 14’ north 12º 29’ north and between 123º 30’ east and 123º 39’ east longitudes. It is bounded on the northeast by Masbate Pass; on the southwest by the municipality of Milagros and on the northwest by a portion of Asid River and the municipalities of Milagros and Baleno. From Manila, the city is barely 212.5 aerial miles or 362 nautical miles. By plane, it takes more or less one hour to negotiate; by boat, 16 to 18 hours to ply.
To the neighboring islands, Masbate City is three hours away by boat from the nearest point in Bicol mainland; three hours away from the nearest point in Burias; three hours away from the nearest municipality in Ticao Island; five hours from the nearest point in the island of Cebu and five hours from the nearest point in Panay island. The city’s total land area is 187.89 square kilometers representing 4.64% of the province's 4,047.70 square kilometers of land area. Climate Masbate City is generally dry from March to June and rainy from September to February.
The existing land use of the city includes: residential (229.20 hectares), commercial (15.05 hectares), fishpond (252.98 hectares), agricultural (12,471.47 hectares) and pasture (3,005.95 hectares). Mineral Resources Masbate City is abundant in mineral resources. Known deposits of manganese are found in Barangay Mapiña, marble in Barangay Batuhan, and gold and silver in Barangays Asid, Igang and Tugbo. These minerals, however have not been assessed as to volume of reserves. Forest Resources
Coastal Resources
Sources: Local Government
Unit of Masbate City, Masbate
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Philippine archipelago, the city serves as
The city is
likewise more or
less situated at the center of Masbate province, taking the tip of Burias Island as its northernmost part and the tip of Esperanza
municipality as the southernmost part. The city serves as
the dividing line between Luzon and the rest of the islands in the country. 
Land Use
The
city has only a few hectares of forest plantation which are located at
Barangays Tugbo, Maingaran, B. Titong, Ubongan Dacu, Pawa and Mapiña.
Located within the bounds of Mobo and Masbate City is a 246-hectare
watershed, of which, 146 hectares of forest reserve is within the jurisdiction
of the city. As of 2009, there has been no conversion of land classification from
Alienable and Disposable to Timberland or vice versa. There are existing programs
and projects undertaken by the DENR basically in upland and mangrove forest development such as the Integrated Coastal
Resources Management Project,
Upland Development Project, Public land disposition and Protected Area, Wildlife and Coastal Zone
Management.
The
city is composed of 30 barangays, 20 (or 66%) of which are in the coastal
zone. More than 80% of the city’s population lives in the coastal barangays.
Masbate has about 38.15 kilometers of shoreline (NAMRIA), 560 hectares of
reef areas, 300 hectares of seagrass beds and 1,240 hectares of mangrove
areas. Some shoreline areas have potential for tourism such as the Buntod
Reef, B. Titong Beach, Himomoro Beach, and Ibingay Beach. In June 2011,
former DENR Secretary Angel Alcala conducted habitat assessment in 18 sites
in the Central Philippines. The result was remarkable because two marine
sanctuaries, the Bugsayon and Buntod, were certified as the first and second
marine sanctuaries with the highest resiliency to climate change.