Placer, Surigao del Norte
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| Coordinates: 09°39′N 125°36′E / 9.650°N 125.600°ECoordinates: 09°39′N 125°36′E / 9.650°N 125.600°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga (Region XIII) |
| Province | Surigao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district of Surigao del Norte |
| Established | 1850 |
| Barangays | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Jose Patiño |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 27,094 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 8405 |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)86 |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class |
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| Electorate | 19,350 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | elgu |
Placer is a fourth class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,094 people.
After the Japanese obtained the surrender of American and Filipino troops on Mindanao in May and June 1942, Placer, along with much of Mindanao, remained free of Japanese occupation. In late September 1943 Japanese troops landed and occupied Placer. Their goals seemed to be to fill drums with oil from a storage tank there for their use and to search for lumber. About 300 to 400 Japanese troops were in town. Some began moving south toward Claver. On October 10 guerrillas under American leadership attacked with 135 men from both the north and south to dislodge the Japanese from Placer. This attack failed, leaving the town in Japanese hands.
Placer is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. In 1956, the sitios of Sta. Cruz, Anislagan, Alangalang, Soyoc, and Pananay-an were converted into barrios, while barrio Macalaya was divided into Upper and Lower Macalaya.
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