Boston | |
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| Municipality of Boston | |
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 Map of Davao Oriental with Boston highlighted | |
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.svg)  Boston Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:7°52′11″N126°22′34″E / 7.8697°N 126.3761°E /7.8697; 126.3761 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 1st district |
| Named after | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Barangays | 8 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rowell F. Rosit |
| • Vice Mayor | Eleuterio C. Manaytay |
| • Representative | Corazon N. Malanyaon |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 10,573 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 357.03 km2 (137.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,629 m (5,344 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,618 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,596 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 23.12 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 192 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 421.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 166.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 254.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8206 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Boston ([ˈboston]), officially theMunicipality of Boston, is amunicipality in theprovince ofDavao Oriental,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,618 people.[3]
It is the northernmost and least populated municipality ofDavao Oriental.
Boston is named afterBoston, Massachusetts. This name of the place also comes fromEnglish locality where originated this name. Boston was founded likely during American period. However, the founding date (historical documents) of the municipality was disappeared during theWorld War II, In year 1942-1943, The Japanese forces was entered this town.
Boston has atropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.
| Climate data for Boston | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.1 (88.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.7 (80.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.4 (72.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 756 (29.8) | 550 (21.7) | 499 (19.6) | 337 (13.3) | 241 (9.5) | 130 (5.1) | 123 (4.8) | 107 (4.2) | 111 (4.4) | 191 (7.5) | 296 (11.7) | 639 (25.2) | 3,980 (156.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
Boston is politically subdivided into 8barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,321 | — |
| 1975 | 6,111 | +2.82% |
| 1980 | 9,660 | +9.59% |
| 1990 | 9,917 | +0.26% |
| 1995 | 10,424 | +0.94% |
| 2000 | 10,266 | −0.33% |
| 2007 | 11,176 | +1.18% |
| 2010 | 12,670 | +4.67% |
| 2015 | 13,535 | +1.27% |
| 2020 | 14,618 | +1.53% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||
Poverty incidence of Boston
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 51.85 2003 43.91 2006 22.90 2009 36.56 2012 27.59 2015 29.31 2018 29.48 2021 23.12 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Places adjacent to Boston, Davao Oriental | |
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 Province ofDavao Oriental | |
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Mati (capital and largest city) | |
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