Uson

Uson, officially the Municipality of Uson, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,166 people.

Uson is 38 km southeast of Masbate City and located on Uson Bay which has an approximate area of 15 km2.

History
Uson was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949.

Geography
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.

With and elevation of 604 m above sea level, Mount Uac is the highest point of the municipality. The mountain borders the three municipalities of Uson, Mobo and Milagros.

Uson has several rivers, including 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 can be found, Lake Calero.

Seismic activity
The Philippine Fault System 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. Link to PHIVOLCS website

Barangays
Uson is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


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

Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Uson, Masbate, was 57,166 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.