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| Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
| Pushpin Label Position: | left | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Name: | Francis A. Amboy | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Vicente A. Albacete | ||
| Leader Name2: | Lorenz R. Defensor | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
| Leader Name4: | voters (electorate_point_in_time}}|) | ||
| Elevation Max M: | 366 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 50 | ||
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| Timezone: | PST | ||
| Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
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| Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
| Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
| Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
| Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
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Maasin, officially the Municipality of Maasin (Banwa kang Maasin; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Maasin; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maasin), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,461 people.
Maasin is from Iloilo City.
Maasin is politically subdivided into 50 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, the population of Maasin, Iloilo, was 38,461 people, with a density of NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2.
The contemporary Tultugan Festival was established by Mayor Mariano Malones in 1999. It is rooted from “tultug,” the tapping of the bamboo instrument. Maasin has abundant Bamboo including the “kawayan tinik.” Dedicated to bamboo usage, it is held every last week of December, featuring street dancing, tribal dance, the “Gwapo Karabaw,” “Parada sang Litson,” and “Rara Amakan” contests. The “Kadang Race” is a balance test, with the finale, "Miss Tultugan."[1]
Tultugan Festival won a PHP500,000 cash prize in Dinagyang Festival 2024 and PHP10 million worth of projects from Uswag Partylist. It also won second in the Aliwan Fiesta 2024.[2]