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Masantol San Miguel de Masantol | |
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| Municipality of Masantol | |
 Masantol Municipal Hall | |
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| Etymology:Santol | |
| Motto: Kayabe Kabang Bie | |
 Map of Pampanga with Masantol highlighted | |
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.svg)  Masantol Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:14°54′N120°43′E / 14.9°N 120.72°E /14.9; 120.72 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Pampanga |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Reinstated | 1907 |
| Barangays | 26 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | DANILO S. GUINTU |
| • Vice Mayor | LUCIA LIEZLE Y. GUINTU |
| • Representative | Anna York P. Bondoc-Sagum |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 42,091 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.25 km2 (18.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −5 m (−16 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 57,207 |
| • Density | 1,186/km2 (3,071/sq mi) |
| • Households | 13,465 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.76 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 287.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 257.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 195.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 38 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Pampanga 3 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2017 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog English |
| Website | www |
Masantol, officially theMunicipality of Masantol (Kapampangan:Balen ning Masantol;Tagalog:Bayan ng Masantol), is amunicipality in theprovince ofPampanga,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 57,207 people.[5]
The municipality is named after thesantol trees that used to grow abundantly in the area.[6] Another theory suggests that the town was where santol fruits were heavily bartered (Kapampangans being fond of 'sinigang' dish).
Still another legend of how the town got its name goes like this: 'A Spanish missionary came to the town for the first time. Upon reaching a roadside corner store, he parked his horse-driven vehicle and inquired from the storekeeper the name of the place. A middle-aged woman vendor, believing that the Spanish priest was asking for the name of the fruits she was selling, readily responded in broken Spanish language,Padre, todos dulce Masantol. The priest took from his pocket a pencil and a small diary and wrote down the wordmas santol, referring to the name of the place he has visited. At the time, the locality abounded with santol trees, and santol fruits were in season when the priest visited the place.
Originally named San Miguel de Masantol and a part of the town ofMacabebe, three of the town's leading patriarchs - Manuel Fajardo, Gregorio Bautista, and Juan Lacap - filed a motion on June 26, 1877, to separate thebarrios of Bebe, Bulacus, Caingin and Nigui from Macabebe thereby creating a new Spanishpueblo called San Miguel. This new pueblo was approved by Spanish Governor General Domingo Moriones y Murillo and was inaugurated on May 1, 1878. On November 30, 1893, the Catholic Parish of San Miguel was formally acknowledged through a Royal Decree.[7] For a while it came to be known San Miguel Masantol, until popular usage reverted it to the original name.
On July 26, 1904, Masantol once more became part of Macabebe. However, in 1907, Masantol was again reinstated as a separate independent municipality and this lasted up to the present.[7]
Tarik Sulayman Bambalino / Bankau or for some Historians the Unnamed ruler of Macabebe was the indigenous leader of Macabebe from the "Masantol area", who refused to ally with the Spaniards and therefore mounted an attack against the Spanish forces ofMiguel López de Legazpi during theBattle of Bangkusay Channel on June 3, 1571. The Joint Force of Macabebe, Calumpit, Hagonoy and Maynila "Old Rajahnate of Maynila under Rajah Sulayman III / Rajah Mura/Muda of Manila" were defeated, by the Joint Force of Spanish Armada and Tagalog mercenaries and Tarik Sulayman himself was killed in the Battle, and Consequently, this victory enabled the Spaniards to establish themselves throughout the city "Territory of Kingdom of Tondo" and its neighboring Kingdoms and towns.
On January 7, 2008, one person drowned, another missing and 40 others were injured due to electric shocks, when a live cable hit the floatingpagoda boat in the fluvial festival of Virgen La Purisima Concepcion at Barangay Alauli.[8]
Masantol is almost surrounded by the municipality ofMacabebe (For it was once a former part of the town). It is known to be the southernmost town in the province of Pampanga. It is bounded to the north by the municipality of Macabebe; to the east by the municipalities ofCalumpit andHagonoy inBulacan; to the west by Macabebe; and to the south by some parts of Macabebe andManila Bay.
Masantol is 18 kilometres (11 mi) fromSan Fernando and 62 kilometres (39 mi) fromManila.
| Climate data for Masantol, Pampanga | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 23 (72) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 17 (0.7) | 82 (3.2) | 122 (4.8) | 151 (5.9) | 123 (4.8) | 124 (4.9) | 99 (3.9) | 37 (1.5) | 21 (0.8) | 792 (31.1) |
| Average rainy days | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 17.9 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 160.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue[9] | |||||||||||||
Masantol is politically subdivided into 26barangays, as shown below. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
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| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Masantol, Pampanga, was 57,990 people,[15] with a density of 1,200 inhabitants per square kilometre or 3,100 inhabitants per square mile.
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The majority of the population are members of the Roman Catholic Church where each village or barangay has its own fiesta. The mainRoman Catholic parish church of the town is theSan Miguel Parish Church in Barangay San Nicolas which was established in the late 20th century. 80% of the population identified with the Roman Catholic Church and it is followed by the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Islam, and other beliefs.
Poverty incidence of Masantol
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[24] These are the Masantol North Schools District Office, and Masantol South Schools District Office.
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