Barcelona, officially the Municipality of Barcelona ( Waray Sorsogon: ''Bungto san Barcelona''; , ), is a

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in the

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Sorsogon Sorsogon, officially the Province of Sorsogon ( Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Sorsogon''; Waray: ''Probinsya han Sorsogon''; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. It is the southernmost province in the island of Luzon and ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,987 people.

History

The site of Barcelona was originally part of Gubat and Bulusan. The town's name was known as Danlog, taken from the name of a local river. The change of name to

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

was recommended by a Spanish official who saw some similarities with Barcelona,

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(Spain). On April 16, 1886, it became a pueblo civil. Until 1868, it was part of the parish of St. James the Great of Bulusan. After 1868, it took St. Joseph as its patron saint and celebrates their town fiesta on May 19. For most of the Fourth and Fifth Republics, it was governed by Mayors Rustico Estopace and Salvador Estuye. Barcelona is best known for its abundant supply of coconuts, copra, and root crops such as sweet potato & cassava.

Geography

Barcelona is bounded by

Gubat Gubat, officially the Municipality of Gubat ( Gubatnon: ''Bungto san Gubat''; , ), is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,294 people. Gubat is pronounced with the acc ...

in the north,

Bulusan Mount Bulusan, also known as Bulusan Volcano, is a stratovolcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Located in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol Region, it is southeast of Mayon Volcano and approximately southeast of Manila. Bulus ...

in the south, Casiguran in the west, and Philippine Sea in the east.

Barangays

Barcelona is politically subdivided into 25

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. In 1957, the name of barrio Paghaluban was changed to Peña Francia. * Alegria * Bagacay * Bangate * Bugtong * Cagang * Fabrica * Jibong * Lago * Layog * Luneta * Macabari * Mapapac * Olandia * Paghaluban * Poblacion Central * Poblacion Norte * Poblacion Sur * Putiao * San Antonio * San Isidro * San Ramon (Tan-awan) * San Vicente * Santa Cruz * Santa Lourdes * Tagdon

Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

Barcelona Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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