Boston, Davao Oriental
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- Rosalinda A. Adalim
- Revelyn F. Rosit
- Nilo B. Rosit
- Kristoffer R. Pagaduan
- Rommel G. Pawaon
- John Paul C. Lampig
- Amie B. Monredondo
- Menith C. Castillones
Surigaonon
Cebuano
Kalagan
Kamayo
Tagalog
Boston ([ˈboston]), officially the Municipality of Boston, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,618 people.[3]
It is the northernmost and least populated municipality of Davao Oriental.
Boston is named after Boston, Massachusetts
Geography
Climate
Boston has a tropical 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] |
Barangays
Boston is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Cabasagan
- Caatihan
- Cawayanan
- Poblacion
- San Jose
- Sibajay
- Carmen
- Simulao
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
Economy
Poverty incidence of Boston
10 20 30 40 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] |
References
- ^ Municipality of Boston | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Climate: Boston". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Davao Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External links
- Boston Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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