Mansalay, officially the Municipality of Mansalay ( tgl, Bayan ng Mansalay), is a 2nd class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro ( tl, Silangang Mindoro), officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro, is a province in the Philippines located on the island of Mindoro under Mimaropa region in Luzon, about southwest of Manila. The province is bordered by th ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,114 people.
This town is notable for its
indigenous
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Mangyan
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population. The municipal hall is located on the upper land of Mansalay Town proper, in front of a Medical Care Hospital. Nearby is the church and the only Catholic School, Mansalay Catholic High School. Santa Catalina is the town's
patron saint
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.
The town also has a wide
ammonite
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formation area discovered in the 1940s. Since then, thousands of ammonite fossils have been discovered. Due to the complexity and vastness of the collection found in the area, the town has been called the ''Ammonite Capital of the Philippines''. Various local and international scientific institutions have conducted research on the ammonite formations of Mansalay. Scholars have argued that due to the natural significance of the area to Southeast Asian pre-history, the site has a big chance of being declared as a
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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or a
UNESCO
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Geopark Reserve. It is from
Calapan
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.
Geography
Barangays
Mansalay is politically subdivided into 17
barangay
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s. In 1957, the sitios of Santa Brigida, Santa Maria, Roma, Budburan, and Mahabangsapa were constituted into barrios.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Its people relies heavily on fishing and farming to survive and earn a living. Because of meager income opportunities, Mansalay has produced a large number of overseas Filipino workers who send
remittance
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back.
References
External links
Mansalay Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management SystemMansalay Official Home Page
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