Palanas is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 24,666 people in 5,141 households.

Palanas was created in 1951 from the barrios of Palanas, Nipa, Nabangig, Banco, Pina, Maanahao, Salvacion, Antipolo, Malatawan, Intusan, Miabas, San Antonio, Libtong, Malibas, Sta. Cruz, Bontod and Cabil-isan of Dimasalang

Dimasalang, Masbate

Dimasalang is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 21,550 people in 4,367 households....

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Barangays

Palanas is politically subdivided into 24 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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Antipolo Banco Biga-a Bontod Buenasuerte Intusan Jose A. Abenir Sr. (Libtong) Maanahao Mabini Malibas Maravilla Matugnao

Miabas Nabangig Nipa Parina Piña Poblacion Salvacion San Antonio San Carlos San Isidro Santa Cruz Malatawan

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information