Claveria, Masbate

Claveria
Municipality of Claveria
Map of Masbate with Claveria highlighted
Interactive map of Claveria
Claveria
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°54′13″N 123°14′45″E / 12.9035°N 123.2457°E / 12.9035; 123.2457
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceMasbate
District 1st district
FoundedSeptember 5, 1959
Named afterNarciso Clavería y Zaldúa
Barangays22 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorKaren M. Ballesteros
 • Vice MayorVicente R. Sabaulan
 • RepresentativeNarciso Manuel R. Bravo Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
  • Karen M. Ballesteros
  • Oscar N. Albao
  • Cliff A. del Rosario
  • Narcisa L. Bentor
  • Arrjay G. Desamparado
  • Gladys M. Mahinay
  • Alfredo A. Mandal
  • Paulino B. Sandigan
 • Electorate26,425 voters (2025)
Area
 • Total
182.98 km2 (70.65 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Highest elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
40,733
 • Density222.61/km2 (576.55/sq mi)
 • Households
9,688
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
33.5
% (2021)
 • Revenue₱ 257.5 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 652.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 165.2 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 157.3 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMasbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5419
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)56
Native languagesMasbateño
Tagalog

Claveria, officially the Municipality of Claveria (Masbatenyo: Banwa san Claveria; West Albay Bikol: Banwaan nin Claveria), is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,733 people. Ranked 592nd among 1,488 municipalities in the Philippines.

It is located on the southern portion of Burias Island, 352 kilometers southeast of the nation's capital of Manila.