Sagbayan
Sagbayan, officially the Municipality of Sagbayan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sagbayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sagbayan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 22,339 people. [3]
Sagbayan | |
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Municipality of Sagbayan | |
Main street | |
Map of Bohol with Sagbayan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Sagbayan Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°55′N 124°06′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
Province | Bohol |
District | 2nd District |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Restituto Q. Suarez III |
• Vice Mayor | Asuncion B. Ybañez |
• Representative | Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado |
• Electorate | 15,999 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 69.61 km2 (26.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,339 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,149 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.9% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱84,247,945.43 (2016) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6331 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
Climate type | tropical monsoon climate |
Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Sagbayan means "place for hanging", coming from the root word sagbay, which means "to hang" and referred to the practice of hanging deer hides on trees to dry after hunting expeditions.[5]
Its main attraction is Sagbayan Peak, a tourism site overlooking a scenic valley with an observation platform and children's playground.[6] While some similar hill formations are visible, it is not within the main Chocolate Hills area.
The town of Sagbayan, Bohol celebrates its feast on May 4/August 28, to honor the town patron San Agustin.[7]
History
Sagbayan was formerly part of the surrounding municipalities of Clarin, Inabanga, Carmen, and Catigbian. It was formed into a separate town by an Executive Order of President Elpidio Quirino on 9 February 1949, and named Borja,[8] in honor of Salustiano Borja, the first elected civil governor of the Province of Bohol.[5] It reverted to its original name in 1957.[9]
In October 2013, Sagbayan was close to the epicenter of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. The town suffered 12 fatalities and damage to almost 1,000 homes, as well as total destruction of its town hall.[10]
Barangays
Sagbayan comprises 24 barangays:
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2015 [3] | 2010 [11] | |||||
071236001 | Calangahan | 4.3% | 957 | 910 | 0.96% | |
071236002 | Canmano | 4.2% | 947 | 1,006 | −1.14% | |
071236003 | Canmaya Centro | 6.5% | 1,448 | 1,317 | 1.82% | |
071236004 | Canmaya Diot | 5.5% | 1,221 | 1,161 | 0.96% | |
071236005 | Dagnawan | 3.8% | 842 | 525 | 9.41% | |
071236006 | Kabasacan | 2.4% | 539 | 490 | 1.83% | |
071236007 | Kagawasan | 1.7% | 376 | 370 | 0.31% | |
071236008 | Katipunan | 2.6% | 591 | 600 | −0.29% | |
071236009 | Langtad | 2.4% | 530 | 570 | −1.38% | |
071236010 | Libertad Norte | 1.6% | 353 | 316 | 2.13% | |
071236011 | Libertad Sur | 0.5% | 117 | 184 | −8.26% | |
071236012 | Mantalongon | 4.3% | 952 | 707 | 5.83% | |
071236013 | Poblacion | 18.6% | 4,154 | 3,945 | 0.99% | |
071236014 | Sagbayan Sur | 5.2% | 1,170 | 1,011 | 2.82% | |
071236015 | San Agustin | 4.6% | 1,037 | 867 | 3.47% | |
071236016 | San Antonio | 4.3% | 966 | 852 | 2.42% | |
071236017 | San Isidro | 3.9% | 882 | 736 | 3.51% | |
071236018 | San Ramon | 2.5% | 563 | 405 | 6.47% | |
071236019 | San Roque | 1.9% | 434 | 420 | 0.63% | |
071236020 | San Vicente Norte | 3.5% | 789 | 715 | 1.89% | |
071236021 | San Vicente Sur | 1.4% | 302 | 290 | 0.78% | |
071236022 | Santa Catalina | 5.1% | 1,136 | 721 | 9.04% | |
071236023 | Santa Cruz | 4.1% | 920 | 985 | −1.29% | |
071236024 | Ubojan | 5.0% | 1,113 | 988 | 2.29% | |
Total | 22,339 | 20,091 | 2.04% |
Climate
Climate data for Sagbayan, Bohol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (83) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98 (3.9) |
82 (3.2) |
96 (3.8) |
71 (2.8) |
104 (4.1) |
129 (5.1) |
101 (4.0) |
94 (3.7) |
99 (3.9) |
135 (5.3) |
174 (6.9) |
143 (5.6) |
1,326 (52.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.0 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 259.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [12] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [11] [13][14] |
Gallery
- Municipal Building (totally destroyed in the 2013 earthquake)
- Sagbayan Peak
- View of the Chocolate Hills from Sagbayan Peak
References
- Municipality of Sagbayan | (DILG)
- "Province: Bohol". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Municipality of Sagbayan". Province of Bohol. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- "Best of Bohol Attractions". www.bohol-philippines.com. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- "Bohol Festivals Timetable". www.bohol-philippines.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- Executive Order No. 1949 (9 February 1949), Organizing certain barrios and sitios of the municipalities of Clarin, Inabanga and Balilihan, province of Bohol, into an independent municipality under the name of Borja
- Republic Act No. 1741 (21 June 1957), An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Borja, Province of Bohol, to Sagbayan
- "SitRep No. 35 re Effects of Magnitude 7.2 Sagbayan, Bohol Earthquake" (PDF). National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- "Sagbayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- 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.
- "Province of Bohol". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
External links
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