Claveria, Masbate
Claveria | |
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| Municipality of Claveria | |
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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 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Masbate |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | September 5, 1959 |
| Named after | Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Karen M. Ballesteros |
| • Vice Mayor | Vicente R. Sabaulan |
| • Representative | Narciso Manuel R. Bravo Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 26,425 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 |
| • Density | 222.61/km2 (576.55/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,688 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 33.5 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 257.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 652.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 165.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 157.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5419 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Masbateño 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.