Municipality in Samar, Philippines
Municipality in Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Basey , officially the Municipality of Basey (Waray : Bungto han Basey ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Basey ), is a municipality in the province of Samar , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,685 people.[ 5]
On 8 November 2013, Basey was one of the places heavily devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan , leaving more than 200 people dead.
Basey, strategically located across Tacloban, has become a satellite commercial and trade center in the southwestern area of Samar.
The town's name is pronounced "Basai" or "Basay", not "basÉY". This mispronunciation was propagated by American soldiers in the early days of the American colonial period. There is no "ey" sound in the Waray-Waray language . Basay is from the Waray word mabaysay , meaning "beautiful".
Basey is politically subdivided into 51 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios .
In 1957, the sitio of Cancoral was converted into the barrio of Roxas.[ 6]
Amandayehan
Anglit
Bacubac
Baloog
Basiao
Buenavista
Burgos
Cambayan
Can-abay
Cancaiyas
Canmanila
Catadman
Cogon
Dolongan
Guintigui-an
Guirang
Balante
Iba
Inuntan
Loog
Mabini
Magallanes
Manlilinab
Del Pilar
May-it
Mongabong
New San Agustin
Nouvelas Occidental
Old San Agustin
Panugmonon
Pelit
Baybay (Poblacion )
Buscada (Poblacion )
Lawa-an (Poblacion )
Loyo (Poblacion )
Mercado (Poblacion )
Palaypay (Poblacion )
Sulod (Poblacion )
Roxas
Salvacion
San Antonio
San Fernando
Sawa
Serum
Sugca
Sugponon
Tinaogan
Tingib
Villa Aurora
Binongtu-an
Bulao
Climate data for Basey, Samar
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
30
30
29
29
28
29
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
Average precipitation mm (inches)
90
67
82
70
97
145
142
127
132
152
169
144
1,417
Average rainy days
17.0
13.5
16.0
16.5
20.6
24.3
26.0
25.4
25.2
26.4
23.0
21.0
254.9
Source: Meteoblue[ 7]
Population census of Basey Year ±% p.a. 1903 13,504 — 1918 18,100 +1.97% 1939 28,296 +2.15% 1948 35,523 +2.56% 1960 29,680 −1.49% 1970 35,165 +1.71% 1975 37,890 +1.51% 1980 36,760 −0.60% 1990 39,137 +0.63% 1995 40,114 +0.46% 2000 43,809 +1.91% 2007 48,389 +1.38% 2010 50,423 +1.51% 2015 55,480 +1.84% 2020 56,685 +0.45% 2024 57,645 +0.40% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Poverty incidence of Basey
The town of Basey is famous for its beautiful Sohoton Caves , whose inner chamber features stalactites, stalagmites, and an underground river.[ 21] Banig
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"Basey: Average Temperatures and Rainfall" . Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020 .
^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 .^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016 . ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF) . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016 . ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" . Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007 National Statistics Office . ^
"Province of" . Municipality Population Data . Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016 .
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):" . Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020 .^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .^ "Sohoton Caves, Basey, Samar" . gerryruiz photoblog. Retrieved 22 August 2013 .
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