Bindoy

Bindoy (formerly Payabon), officially the Municipality of Bindoy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bindoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bindoy), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 39,819 people. [3]

Bindoy
Municipality
Municipality of Bindoy
Map of Negros Oriental with Bindoy highlighted
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Bindoy
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°46′N 123°08′E
Country Philippines
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District1st district
Barangays22 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorIke A. Amorganda
 • Vice MayorEniego C. Jabagat
 • RepresentativeJocelyn S. Limkaichong
 • Electorate25,547 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi)
Elevation
147 m (482 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total39,819
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
 • Households
8,673
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence63.73% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱106,550,968.00 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6209
PSGC
074607000
IDD : area code +63 (0)35
Climate typetropical climate
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

History

Negros Oriental’s lone municipality named after a native of distinction, Bindoy started out as barrio Payabon of Manjuyod. In 1949, President Elpidio Quirino separated it as the Municipality of Bindoy. Hermenegildo “Bindoy” Teves Villanueva (1876-1941) was, at various times, governor of Negros Oriental, congressman of the First District, Labor Secretary of the Quezon cabinet, and senator of the Republic.

Less than two hours’ drive from Dumaguete City, Bindoy is known as the hub of the Negros Oriental I Electric Cooperative, which energizes the northern towns. Its principal produce are copra, rice and corn, sugar cane, mangoes; and quantities of bamboo, pandan and romblon, tikog, buri, maguey and abaca to support cottage industries.

Bindoy’s Bulod flatstones are weighty export items, their quarrying makes for an interesting sight. Bindoy’s mangroves salute nature conservationists, as do dainty Mantahaw Falls and limpid Mantahaw Lake.

The annual Libod-Sayaw sa Bindoy, with streetdancing based on folk dances, is a colorful highlight of the town fiesta.[5]

Barangays

Bindoy is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.

  • Atotes
  • Batangan
  • Bulod
  • Cabcaban
  • Cabugan
  • Camudlas
  • Canluto
  • Danao
  • Danawan
  • Domolog
  • Malaga
  • Manseje
  • Matobato
  • Nagcasunog
  • Nalundan
  • Pangalaycayan
  • Peñahan
  • Poblacion (Payabon)
  • Salong
  • Tagaytay
  • Tinaogan
  • Tubod

Climate
Climate data for Bindoy, Negros Oriental
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4)		 28
(1.1)		 38
(1.5)		 51
(2.0)		 125
(4.9)		 195
(7.7)		 194
(7.6)		 173
(6.8)		 180
(7.1)		 192
(7.6)		 121
(4.8)		 64
(2.5)		 1,396
(55)
Average rainy days 9.2 8.2 9.9 11.3 22.5 27.3 28.0 27.2 27.1 26.9 19.7 12.7 230
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics
Population census of Bindoy
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 13,348—    
1970 18,334+3.22%
1975 21,121+2.88%
1980 23,638+2.28%
1990 29,347+2.19%
1995 29,472+0.08%
2000 34,773+3.61%
2007 36,226+0.57%
2010 39,416+3.12%
2015 39,819+0.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8][9]

Notable people

See also

References
  1.  Municipality of Bindoy | (DILG)
  2. "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "About | Cities & Towns", Negros Oriental Tourism Office. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  6. "Bindoy: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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