Uson, Masbate

=Location=

Uson is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 43,825 people in 8,436 households.

The municipality of Uson is located 42 kilometers to the Southeast of the city of Masbate. Its exact location is 123 degrees 47 minutes East latitude and 12 degrees 14 minutes North latitude.The municipality is bounded by the municipality of Mobo on the North with the Balatucan river. On the East Uson is bounded by the Barangay Balocawe of the municipality of Dimasalang, on the South it is bounded by the Baldosa river and Palo Bandera of Cawayan.. On the West the municipality is bounded by Milagros.On the North the municipality faces the Masbate Pass across which the island of Ticao lies.

The islands of Burias, Ticao and Masbate together form the province of Masbate (Region 5).Uson faces the Uson Bay which has an approximate surface of 15 square kilometers.

Uson is connected to the city of Masbate by an asphalted coastal road.

Mount Uac is the highest elevation of the municipality with 604 meters above sea level (masl). The mountain borders the three municipalities of Uson, Mobo and Milagros.Uson has several rivers, Balucaw River, Buenavista River, Buracan River, Calpi River, Dap-dap River, Mongahay River, Pinangapugan (Quezon) River, and the Sawang River which all flow into Uson bay. East of the poblacion a lake , Lake Calero, can be found.

eismic activity

The Philippine Fault System (PFZ) from which almost all of the recorded strong earthquakes in the Philippines emanated, traverses eastern Uson. As a result strong seismic activity in the form of frequent earthquakes can be experienced. [http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/Earthquake/2003masbateEQ/the%20earthquake.html Link to Philvolcs]

Barangays

Uson is politically subdivided into 35 barangays.

* Arado * Armenia * Aurora * Badling * Bonifacio * Buenasuerte * Buenavista * Campana * Candelaria * Centro * Crossing * Dapdap

* Del Carmen * Del Rosario * Libertad * Madao * Mabini * Magsaysay * Marcella * Miaga * Mongahay * Morocborocan * Mabuhay * Paguihaman

* Panicijan * Poblacion * Quezon * San Isidro * San Jose * San Mateo * San Ramon * San Vicente * Santo Cristo * Sawang * Simawa

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]